Walking with...


Walking with..., also referred to as Walking with Prehistoric Life, is a media franchise created by Tim Haines and Jasper James centered on a collection of documentary series produced by the BBC and created by the independent production company Impossible Pictures. The series of documentaries began with Walking with Dinosaurs, which was followed by three more series; Walking with Beasts, Walking with Cavemen and Walking with Monsters.
Dinosaurs, Beasts and Monsters form an overarching series within the franchise dubbed the Trilogy of Life. In addition to the main series, six special episodes have been produced; The Ballad of Big Al, the two-part Chased by Dinosaurs and the three-part Sea Monsters. In 2013, a movie based on Walking with Dinosaurs, with the same name, was directed by Neil Nightingale and Barry Cook.
The aim of the installments in the franchise is to recreate extinct animals and present them in the same way modern animals are presented in wildlife documentaries. The various extinct animals were realized throughout the franchise using computer graphics and animatronics.

Series

This six-part series is focused on the rise, success, and the demise of the dinosaurs and other animals in the Mesozoic Era.
This six-part series is a sequel to Walking with Dinosaurs, and its focus is on the world after the dinosaurs, and the rise of the mammals in the Cenozoic Era. It was released in North America as Walking with Prehistoric Beasts.
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This four-part series is a sequel to Walking with Beasts and recounts the evolution of humans.
This three-part series is a prequel to Walking with Dinosaurs, and its focus is life before the dinosaurs, in the Paleozoic Era. It was released in North America as Before the Dinosaurs.

Specials

This special follows the life and death of "Big Al", a famous Allosaurus skeleton found with various injuries. In the North American market, it was released under the title Allosaurus: A Walking with Dinosaurs Special.
In these two episodes, real-life zoologist Nigel Marven travels through time in search for various dinosaurs.
In this three-part series, Marven again travels through time to encounter many prehistoric marine creatures that lived during, before, and after dinosaurs. In North America it was titled Chased by Sea Monsters.

Timeline of episodes

TimeGeological periodSeriesEpisode
4400 myaEarly PrecambrianWalking with Monsters"Water Dwellers"
530 myaEarly CambrianWalking with Monsters"Water Dwellers"
450 myaLate OrdovicianSea Monsters"The Seventh Most Deadly Sea"
418 myaLate SilurianWalking with Monsters"Water Dwellers"
360 myaLate DevonianSea Monsters"The Fifth Most Deadly Sea"
360 myaLate DevonianWalking with Monsters"Water Dwellers"
300 myaLate CarboniferousWalking with Monsters"Reptile's Beginnings"
280 myaEarly PermianWalking with Monsters"Reptile's Beginnings"
250 myaLate PermianWalking with Monsters"Clash of Titans"
248 myaEarly TriassicWalking with Monsters"Clash of Titans"
230 myaLate TriassicSea Monsters"The Sixth Most Deadly Sea"
220 myaLate TriassicWalking with Dinosaurs"New Blood"
155 myaLate JurassicSea Monsters"The Second Most Deadly Sea"
152 myaLate JurassicWalking with Dinosaurs"Time of the Titans"
149 myaLate JurassicWalking with Dinosaurs"Cruel Sea"
145 myaLate JurassicThe Ballad of Big Al"The Ballad of Big Al"
127 myaEarly CretaceousWalking with Dinosaurs"Giant of the Skies"
106 myaEarly CretaceousWalking with Dinosaurs"Spirits of the Ice Forest"
100 myaLate CretaceousChased by Dinosaurs"Land of Giants"
75 myaLate CretaceousChased by Dinosaurs"The Giant Claw"
75 myaLate CretaceousSea Monsters"The Most Deadly Sea Ever"
65 myaLate CretaceousWalking with Dinosaurs"Death of a Dynasty"
49 myaEarly EoceneWalking with Beasts"New Dawn"
36 myaLate EoceneWalking with Beasts"Whale Killer"
36 myaLate EoceneSea Monsters"The Fourth Most Deadly Sea"
25 myaLate OligoceneWalking with Beasts"Land of Giants"
4 myaEarly PlioceneSea Monsters"The Third Most Deadly Sea"
3.2 myaLate PlioceneWalking with Beasts"Next of Kin"
3.2 myaLate PlioceneWalking with Cavemen"First Ancestors"
2 myaEarly PleistoceneWalking with Cavemen"Blood Brothers"
1.5 myaEarly PleistoceneWalking with Cavemen"Savage Family"
1 myaEarly PleistoceneWalking with Beasts"Sabre Tooth"
500,000 yaLate PleistoceneWalking with Cavemen"Savage Family"
400,000 yaLate PleistoceneWalking with Cavemen"The Survivors"
30,000 yaLate PleistoceneWalking with Beasts"Mammoth Journey"
30,000 yaLate PleistoceneWalking with Cavemen"The Survivors"

Crew

Books

Several books were released that directly accompanied different series in the Walking with... series. These include the following:
Related books issued by the BBC and Dorling Kindersley include:

Primetime Emmy Awards

Award-------
AwardWalking with DinosaursWalking with BeastsWalking with MonstersThe Ballad of Big AlChased by DinosaursSea MonstersWalking with Cavemen
Outstanding Animated Program
Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
Outstanding Sound Editing in Non-Fiction Program
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing in Non-Fiction Program
Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Non-Fiction Program

BAFTA Awards

Award-------
AwardWalking with DinosaursWalking with BeastsWalking with MonstersThe Ballad of Big AlChased by DinosaursSea MonstersWalking with Cavemen
Innovation
Best Original Television Music
Lew Grade Award
Best Sound
Best Visual Effects and Graphic Design
Interactive Entertainment Award

Visual Effects Society Awards

Award-------
AwardWalking with DinosaursWalking with BeastsWalking with MonstersThe Ballad of Big AlChased by DinosaursSea MonstersWalking with Cavemen
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Television Series
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or Special