The Dinosaur Hunters

The Dinosaur Hunters 2002 Directed by Andrew Piddington

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".

Country USA

Production Country United Kingdom

Language English

Spoken Language English

Gneres Documentary , Drama

Production Companies Channel 4 Television , PBS , Granada Television , Granada Productions

Release Date 30 December 2002

122 mins