Planet Dinosaur

Planet Dinosaur is a six-part documentary television series produced by the BBC, narrated by John Hurt, first aired in the United Kingdom in 2011, produced by VFX studio Jellyfish Pictures. It is the first major dinosaur-related series for BBC One since Walking with Dinosaurs. There are more than 50 different prehistoric species featured, and they and their environments were created entirely as computer-generated images, for only a third of the production cost that was needed a decade earlier for Walking with Dinosaurs. By the time the third episode aired, the companion book to the series was released accompany it. The DVD will be released after the series finishes.

 Spin-off 
CBBC aired a spin-off, Planet Dinosaur Files, from 29 September, 2011, hosted by Jem Stansfield.Planet Dinosaur Files . BBC. Retrieved 7 October 2011. Each episode compares three Mesozoic creatures and involves practical tests to replicate certain behaviours in an attempt to find out which creature holds a certain title, such as the "most powerful" theropod.BBC iPlayer: Planet Dinosaur Files "Most Powerful". BBC. Retrieved 15 October 2011.

Reception
Tom Sutcliffe in the Independent found that it was visually "polished and jazzed up" but that  the "knowledge and science generally take second place to B-movie spectacle".

 List of episodes 
#TitleEraDirectorWriter(s)Original air date UK viewers(million) 

 References 

 Other websites 
 BBC website
 Production website 

Category:2010s British documentary television series
Category:2011 British television series debuts
Category:2011 British television series endings
Category:BBC One television series
Category:British documentary television series
Category:British English-language television shows
Category:Television series about dinosaurs