The Dinosaur Hunters
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One man who kept asking questions was Gideon Mantell, the amateur paleontologist who, in the early 19th century, fought to get the British scientific establishment to accept Britain had been inhabited by dinosaurs. As this dramatised documentary shows, Mantell had an uphill battle in a time when the biblical account of creation was considered literal truth and authorities such as the Reverend William Buckland were determined that science remain "the handmaid of religion".
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Henry Ian Cusick
Gideon Mantell
Known for
The 100
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Paul Brightwell
Leney
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The Bible
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Michelle Bunyan
Caroline Owen
Alan Cox
Richard Owen
Known for
The Odyssey
Young Sherlock Holmes
Kristian Griffiths
Walter Mantell (Aged 14-18)
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Derek Jacobi
Narrator (voice)
Known for
Gladiator
Tomb Raider
Rebecca McClay
Mary Anning
Robert Morgan
Charles Lyell
Known for
Childhood's End
The OA
Michael Pennington
William Buckland
Known for
Return of the Jedi
The Iron Lady
Rachel Shelley
Mary Mantell
Known for
The L Word
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Laurie Goode
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Andrew Piddington Director · Deborah Cadbury Author
First release December 30, 2002 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Granada Productions, Channel 4 Television
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Granada Television
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Granada Productions
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Channel 4 Television
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PBS
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United Kingdom
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English
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English
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 30, 2002
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