The Ballad of Big Al (2000)

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Runtime: 30m episodes
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A WALKING WITH DINOSAURS SPECIAL.

145 million years ago an adolescent Allosaurus lay down to die in a dried up river bed. In 1991 scientists discovered his perfectly preserved body and nicknamed him Big Al. This is the story of this predatory dinosaur's life - how he grew from a tiny hatchling to the terror of the Jurassic plains, why his body was covered in so many wounds and how he ended up in the river bed. The second part tells the story of the extraordinary forensics, spectacular paleontological finds and intricate studies of Al's closest living relatives to unravel his intriguing life for the film.

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Director: Kate Bartlett
Writing: Kate Bartlett, Michael Olmert
Status: Ended
First aired: Dec 25, 2000
Network: BBC One
Studio: BBC, Discovery

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1 hrs

2 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

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Kenneth Branagh

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SERIES

20001 Season30m episodes7.9

Documentary

TMDB7.9

Votes24

Your rating

Runtime: 30m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Origin: GB

About

A WALKING WITH DINOSAURS SPECIAL.

Where to watch

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Not available to stream in United States yet. It is in Japan.

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E1 · Airs Dec 25, 2000 · 28m
The Ballad of Big Al
145 million years ago an adolescent Allosaurus lay down to die in a dried up river bed. In 1991 scientists discovered his perfectly preserved body and nicknamed him Big Al. This is the story of this predatory dinosaur's life - how he grew from a tiny hatchling to the terror of the Jurassic plains, why his body was covered in so many wounds and how he ended up in the river bed.
E2 · Airs Dec 27, 2000 · 21m
Big Al Uncovered
The life of a dinosaur was recreated in amazing detail in the Ballad of Big Al, but how was so much known about an animal that died millions of years ago? This programme tells the story of the extraordinary scientific detective work that got Big Al, the Allosaurus back on his feet. Scientists used forensics, spectacular paleontological finds and studies of his closest living relatives to unravel his intriguing life. Find out the real reason why Big Al earned the reputation as the dinosaur who lived fast and died young.

Details

Director: Kate Bartlett
Writing: Kate Bartlett, Michael Olmert
Status: Ended
First aired: Dec 25, 2000
Network: BBC One
Studio: BBC, Discovery

Time to finish

1 hrs

2 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

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Cast

Kenneth Branagh

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