'Walking with Dinosaurs' reboot is breathtaking and powerful

BACK in 1999, factual television was revolutionised when Walking with Dinosaurs was released.

- KARISHMA DIPA

The six-part nature documentary miniseries, created by Tim Haines, was a production collaboration between the BBC Science Unit, the Discovery Channel, BBC Worldwide, TV Asahi, ProSieben and France 3.

Regarded at the time as the first series of its kind, the show depicted dinosaurs and other Mesozoic animals as living animals in the style of a traditional nature documentary.

It has gained a worldwide cult following for the manner in which it recreated the extinct species through the combined use of computer-generated imagery and animatronics.

Now, 26 years later, a bold reimagining with the same title, once again produced by the BBC Studios Science Unit, brings to life six extraordinary dinosaurs through groundbreaking visual effects, dramatic storytelling and the latest advancements in palaeontological research.

Narrated by Bertie Carvel, a double Olivier and Tony Award-winning actor who is renowned for roles in The Crown and Doctor Foster, Walking with Dinosaurs premiered on BBC Earth (DStv Channel 184) at the end of June.

It invites viewers into the lives of the individual dinosaurs, who each have their own emotional journeys of survival, parenting and adaptation.

Some elements of these magnificent creatures which will be featured include the towering might of the Lusotitan, the delicate vulnerability of the Clover and the life of a baby Triceratops.

Walking with Dinosaurs also brings to life their habitats, their behaviours and their survival strategies.