Walking With Series

Walking with... is a media franchise composed of various prehistory-based documentaries created by Impossible Pictures.

Each documentary series focuses on the lives of prehistoric animals. The creatures in the series were mostly computer generated animations on real world backgrounds, and close-ups of certain body parts (mouth, arm, leg, etc.) were usually scale models or manipulated puppets, usually heads. There are three main installments: the first was Walking with Dinosaurs, made in 1999, which followed the natural history of the dinosaurs during the Mesozoic era. The second was Walking with Beasts, made in 2001, which featured animals that evolved during the Cenozoic era after the extinction of the dinosaurs. The third was Walking with Monsters, made in 2005, that showed creatures of the Paleozoic era before the evolution of dinosaurs. Four specials were released, one about an Allosaurus specimen named Big Al and three hosted by zoologist Nigel Marven.

Series[]

Walking with Dinosaurs (1999)

This six-part series focuses on the rise, success, and demise of the dinosaurs and other animals in the Mesozoic era.

Walking with Beasts (2001)

This six-part series is a sequel to Walking with Dinosaurs, focusing on the world after the dinosaurs and the rise of mammals in the Cenozoic era. It was released in North America as Walking with Prehistoric Beasts.

Walking with Monsters (2005)

This three-part series is a prequel to Walking with Dinosaurs, focusing on life before the dinosaurs in the Paleozoic era. It was released in North America as Before the Dinosaurs.

Walking with Cavemen (2003)

This fourth and last series recounts the evolution of humans.

Specials[]

The Ballad of Big Al (2000)

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.

Chased by Dinosaurs (2002)

In these two episodes, real-life zoologist Nigel Marven travels through time in search of various dinosaurs.

Sea Monsters: A Walking with Dinosaurs Trilogy (2003)

In this three-part series, Marven again travels through time to encounter many prehistoric marine creatures that lived during, before, and after the dinosaurs. In North America it was titled Chased by Sea Monsters.

Trivia[]

The series Andy's Dinosaur Adventures and Andy’s Prehistoric Adventure uses footage from Walking with Dinosaurs and Walking with Beasts/Cavemen.

Species represented[]

Abelisaurus

Timeline of Episodes (canon)[]

Hadean <-Water Dwellers (prologue)
Archean
- Eoarchean
- Paleoarchean
- Mesoarchean
- Neoarchean
Proterozoic
- Paleoproterozoic
  - Siderian
  - Rhyacian
  - Orosirian
  - Statherian
- Mesoproterozoic
  - Calymmian
  - Ectasian
  - Stenian
- Neoproterozoic
  - Tonian
  - Cryogenian
  - Ediacaran
Phanerozoic
- Paleozoic
  - Cambrian
    - Terreneuvian
      - Fortunian <-Water Dwellers (part 1)
      - Age 2
    - Epoch 2
      - Age 3
      - Age 4
    - Miaolingian
      - Wuliuan
      - Drumian
      - Guzhangian
    - Furongian
      - Paibian
      - Jiangshanian
      - Age 10
  - Ordovician
    - Early Ordovician
      - Tremadocian
      - Floian
    - Middle Ordovician
      - Dapingian
      - Darriwilian
    - Late Ordovician
      - Sandbian
      - Katian <-Dangerous Seas (part 1)
      - Hirnantian
  - Silurian
    - Llandovery
      - Rhuddanian
      - Aeronian
      - Telychian
    - Wenlock
      - Sheinwoodian
      - Homerian
    - Ludlow
      - Gorstian
      - Ludfordian
    - Pridoli
  - Devonian
    - Early Devonian
      - Lochkovian <-Water Dwellers (part 2)
      - Pragian
      - Emsian
    - Middle Devonian
      - Eifelian
      - Givetian
    - Late Devonian
      - Frasnian
      - Famennian <-Dangerous Seas (part 3)/Water Dwellers (part 3)
  - Carboniferous
    - Mississippian
      - Tournaisian
      - Viséan
      - Serpukhovian
    - Pennsylvanian
      - Bashkirian
      - Moscovian
      - Kasimovian
      - Gzhelian <-Reptile's Beginnings (part 1)
  - Permian
    - Cisuralian
      - Asselian
      - Sakmarian
      - Artinskian
      - Kungarian <-Reptile's Beginnings (part 2)
    - Guadalupian
      - Roadian
      - Wordian
      - Capitanian
    - Lopingian
      - Wuchiapingian
      - Changhsingian
- Mesozoic
  - Triassic
    - Early Triassic
      - Induan
      - Olenekian <-Clash of Titans
    - Middle Triassic
      - Anisian
      - Ladinian
    - Late Triassic
      - Carnian <-Dangerous Seas (part 2)
      - Norian <-New Blood
      - Rhaetian
  - Jurassic
    - Early Jurassic
      - Hettangian
      - Sinemurian
      - Pliensbachian
      - Toarcian
    - Middle Jurassic
      - Aalenian
      - Bajocian
      - Bathonian
      - Callovian
    - Late Jurassic
      - Oxfordian <-To Hell... and Back? (part 1)
      - Kimmeridgian <-Time of the Titans
      - Tithonian <-Cruel Sea/The Ballad of Big Al
  - Cretaceous
    - Early Cretaceous
      - Berriasian
      - Valanginian
      - Hauterivian <-Giant of the Skies
      - Barremian
      - Aptian
      - Albian <-Spirits of the Ice Forest/Land of Giants
    - Late Cretaceous
      - Cenomanian
      - Turonian
      - Coniacian
      - Santonian
      - Campanian <-The Giant Claw/To Hell... and Back? (part 2)
      - Maastrichtian
- Cenozoic
  - Paleogene
    - Paleocene
      - Danian <-Death of a Dynasty
      - Selandian
      - Thanetian
    - Eocene
      - Ypresian <-New Dawn
      - Lutetian
      - Bartonian
      - Priabonian <-Whale Killer/Into the Jaws of Death (part 1)
    - Oligocene
      - Rupelian
      - Chattian <-Land of Giants
  - Neogene
    - Miocene
      - Aquitanian
      - Burdigalian
      - Langhian
      - Serravallian
      - Tortonian
      - Messinian
    - Pliocene
      - Zanclean <-Into the Jaws of Death (part 2)
      - Piacenzian <-Next of Kin/First Ancestors
  - Quaternary
    - Pleistocene
      - Gelasian <-Blood Brothers
      - Calabrian <-Savage Family (part 1)/Sabre Tooth
      - Chibanian <-Savage Family (part 2)/The Survivors (part 1)
      - Late Pleistocene <-Mammoth Journey/The Survivors (part 2)
    - Holocene
      - Greenlandian
      - Northgrippian
      - Meghalayan (present)