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	Walking with Dinosaurs Accompanying the television series, this is an illustrated history of dinosaurs, from their first appearance in the middle of the Triassic period to their sudden demise, 160 million years later, at the end of the Cretaceous era. author: Haines, Tim; publisher: BBC Books     Availability: refer to store website Shipping: refer to store website	£15.99 at countrybookshop.co.uk  4.0/5 Info All items of this shop
	Walking With Dinosaurs - Ballad Of Big Al Big Al is a recently discovered fossil skeleton of a male Allosaurus, a huge Jurassic carnivore, found in Wyoming. From his bones, scientists have recreated his life story from his hatching through to his premature death on the carcass of a giant Sauropod. This excellent programme combines a safari through the brutal world of dinosaurs with a scientific detective story, the result being an outstanding documentary.     Availability: refer to store website Shipping: refer to store website	£10.99 at choicesdirect.com Not rated yet Info All items of this shop
	Walking with Dinosaurs / Walking with Beasts FWW-BBC-DVD Video Games     Availability: refer to store website Shipping: refer to store website	£9.99 at misco.co.uk  3.0/5 Info All items of this shop
	BBC WORLDWIDE PUBLISHING Walking With Dinosaurs - Ballad Of Big Al [2000] [1999] <I>The Ballad of Big Al</I> manages the tricky feat of making the viewer feel concern--even sympathy--for a 10m-long, razor-fanged carnivorous predator, an Allosaurus from 145,000,000 years ago. That it does so without resorting to Disney tactics makes its achievement all the more admirable--despite the title, these creatures thankfully don't even speak, let alone sing. In fact, <I>Big Al</I> scores precisely because it takes a resolutely low-key, restrained and intelligent approach to a subject that can all too often end up being sentimentalised. <p> The programme contains two separate half-hour segments originally transmitted as <I>Walking With Dinosaurs</I> ­specials­ The first is a biopic of Big Al, the allosaurus whose remarkably complete skeleton, found in Wyoming in 1991, allowed scientists to piece together an accurate picture of the creature's life. We follow Al from his hatching out of an egg, then at regular stages through his development into an almost fully grown adult. Almost being the operative word since, since after suffering a series of injuries Al becomes too ill to hunt and suffers an arbitrary, unspectacular demise (all the more believable and touching for it) in late adolescence. <p> The second programme is a ­making of­ documentary, showing how scientists analysed Al's bones and came up with a plausible series of adventures for him. It's easy to forget that these recreations can only be educated supposition--the camerawork and narration (by Kenneth Branagh) exactly mimic actual wildlife documentaries about living species, while the computer-generated depiction of the dinosaurs is never less than utterly convincing. We're in danger of taking this kind of dazzling FX work for granted, but <I>Big Al</I> freshens it up by putting it at the service of a well-structured, very specific narrative.<p> The programme doesn't hold back on realities of the Jurassic period's harsh, kill-or-be-killed ecosystem, but while it carries an official warning about ­mild wildlife horror­, <I>Big Al</I> sensibly never dwells on the gory stuff. The most graphic section is also, strangely, the most alluring, as a hungry pack of Allosaurs patiently stalk a herd of colossal Diplodocus across a dry salt lake. The images of these enormous creatures trotting and lumbering along against a stark white background have a surreal, dreamy beauty--the spell abruptly broken when an ailing Diplodocus collapses, exhausted, and the ravenous Allosaurs quickly move in for their bloody feast. --<I>Neil Young</I>     Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Shipping: refer to store website	£6.97 at Amazon.co.uk  4.5/5 Info All items of this shop
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	BBC WORLDWIDE PUBLISHING Walking With Dinosaurs [1999] <I>Walking with Dinosaurs</I>, which must have surprised even its makers by reaching the viewing figures usually reserved for royal weddings, was the undoubted television event of 1999. (The companion book and soundtrack album became bestsellers, too.) Extending the computer animation techniques developed for <I>Jurassic Park</I> (1993) these six 30-minute programmes, narrated by Kenneth Branagh, became the first blockbuster special-effects documentary. Here was natural history with a difference, recreating ­the lost world­ of the Cretaceous and Mesozoic with modern technology, the remarkable visuals enabling the programme-makers to show what life may have been like during the estimated 160 million years ­when dinosaurs ruled the Earth­. <p> As well as the dinosaurs, the series investigates the plants, insects, climate and geography of the distant past, and considers the mystery of why the creatures became extinct so suddenly. There has been some argument over how much is scientific fact, and how much is entertaining speculation--after all, <I>Life on Earth</I> (1978) and <I>The Living Planet</I> (1984) had the advantage of living subjects to film--but for the moment this series must stand as the definitive visual chronicle of the life and times of the fascinating ­terrible lizards­. A year later the BBC followed this with the surprisingly sympathetic <I>The Ballad of Big Al</I> (about a youthful Allosaurus), before the equally ambitious, and equally enthralling <I>Walking with Beasts</I> (2001). <p> <B>On the DVD:</B> Those interested in special effects techniques will appreciate the inclusion of a 50-minute ­making of­ documentary (which is also on the VHS). There's also an informative director's commentary, plus some behind-the-scenes picture sequences and additional graphics. The sound is vivid Dolby stereo and the picture is anamorphic 16:9 widescreen.--<I>Gary S Dalkin</I>     Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Shipping: refer to store website	£14.97 at Amazon.co.uk  4.5/5 Info All items of this shop
	Walking With Dinosaurs Stunning natural history series using leading-edge animatronic and computer imagery allowing you to believe you are watching living dinosaurs in their natural habitat. The thrilling history of these amazing creatures is charted from their first appearance in the middle of the Triassic period to their sudden demise, 160 million years later, at the end of the Cretaceous.     Availability: refer to store website Shipping: refer to store website	£17.99 at choicesdirect.com Not rated yet Info All items of this shop
	BBC Multimedia Walking with Dinosaurs , Platforms: Windows 95 Windows 98     Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Shipping: refer to store website	£8.99 at Amazon.co.uk  4.5/5 Info All items of this shop
	DK Publishing 3-D Dinosaurs: Walking with Dinosaurs with Other (DK Walking with Dinosaurs) Pages: 24, Paperback, DK Publishing     Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Shipping: refer to store website	£5.66 at Amazon.co.uk  4.5/5 Info All items of this shop