# Planet Dinosaur (2011)

> A six-part BBC documentary miniseries that uses fossil evidence and computer graphics to bring the largest, deadliest and strangest prehistoric creatures back to life.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/37150

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 6
- Episode runtime: 30 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: documentary
- Created by: Phil Dobree, Nigel Paterson
- Network: BBC One
- Cast: John Hurt
- TMDB rating: 8.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1998816/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Tone: awe inspiring, wondrous, curious, informative, breezy

## Synopsis

Planet Dinosaur (2011) is a British documentary miniseries created by Phil Dobree and Nigel Paterson for BBC One. Narrated by John Hurt, the six-episode series follows the biggest, deadliest and weirdest creatures ever to walk the Earth, using the latest fossil evidence and immersive computer graphics to reconstruct how these animals moved, hunted and lived. Each half-hour episode is built around a particular creature, presenting paleontological findings as a kind of detective work in which bones, footprints and fossil traces are pieced together into living scenes. The engine of the show is curiosity about how such extraordinary animals could have existed, and each episode lingers on the anatomy and behavior that made them so remarkable. Its tone is awe-filled and wondrous, with a brisk, accessible pace suited to family viewing. Shot in the spirit of natural history documentaries and drawing on the scientific rigor of modern paleontology, the miniseries is a single self-contained season rather than a long run. Fans of Walking with Dinosaurs, Planet Earth and Prehistoric Park will find a similar blend of spectacle and science.

## Shows like Planet Dinosaur

- [Life Story (2014)](https://ember.film/tv/55128)
- [Walking with Monsters (2005)](https://ember.film/tv/4720)
- [Nature's Great Events (2009)](https://ember.film/tv/18234)
- [The Living Planet (1984)](https://ember.film/tv/8856)
- [Sea Monsters (2003)](https://ember.film/tv/18319)
- [Wild China (2008)](https://ember.film/tv/18980)
- [Prehistoric Park (2006)](https://ember.film/tv/748)
- [Life on Our Planet (2023)](https://ember.film/tv/134573)
- [The Dinosaurs (2026)](https://ember.film/tv/1105182)
- [Planet Earth (2006)](https://ember.film/tv/981)

---

Site overview: https://ember.film/llms.txt