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prehistoric park, while made by Impossible Pictures, is not considered part of Walking with... as it's simply a separate ITV production; as for WWD 2025, I think the addition of this series can be decided later when the article is created
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*''[[Walking with Cavemen]]'' (2003)
*''[[Sea Monsters (TV series)|Sea Monsters]]'' (2003)
*''[[Walking with Monsters]]'' (2005)}}
*''[[Prehistoric Park]]'' (2006)
*''[[Walking with Dinosaurs (2025)|Walking with Dinosaurs]]''<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2024/walking-with-dinosaurs-returns</ref> (2025)}}
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* ''[[The Ballad of Big Al]]'' (2000)
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| plays = ''[[Walking with Dinosaurs − The Arena Spectacular]]'' (2007-2019)
| films = [[Walking with Dinosaurs (film)]] (2013)
}}'''''Walking with...'''''{{efn|'''''Walking with...''''' is the conventional umbrella title for the franchise.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Rawnsley |first1=Ming-Yeh T. |author1-link=Ming-Yeh Rawnsley |author2-link=Gary D. Rawnsley |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qb9aDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT175 |title=Connecting Taiwan: Participation – Integration – Impacts |last2=Rawnsley |first2=Gary D. |date=2018 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-351-26894-3 |editor-last=Storm |editor-first=Carsten |language=en |chapter=Science communication in Taiwan}}</ref><ref name="BBC">{{Cite web |title=BBC - Worldwide Press Office - Walking with Spacemen |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2003/03_march/wws.shtml |access-date=2 May 2022 |website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> Other names sometimes used include '''''Walking with Prehistoric Life<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 March 2022 |title=11 Must-Watch Dinosaur Movies That Aren't 'Jurassic Park' |url=https://collider.com/dinosaur-movies-that-arent-jurassic-park/ |access-date=2 May 2022 |website=Collider |language=en-US}}</ref>''''' and '''''Prehistoric Earth'''''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Calderaro |first=Marc |date=31 July 2008 |title=Prehistoric Earth: A Natural History, PopMatters |url=https://www.popmatters.com/prehistoric-earth-a-natural-history-2496135312.html |access-date=2 May 2022 |website=PopMatters |language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[Walking with Dinosaurs]]'' (1999), ''[[Walking with Beasts|Beasts]]'' (2001) and ''[[Walking with Monsters|Monsters]]'' (2005) have also been marketed together as the '''''Trilogy of Life'''''.<ref name=":5">''Walking with Monsters'' DVD - ''Trilogy of Life'' featurette</ref>}} is a [[Paleontology|palaeontology]] [[media franchise]] produced and broadcast by the [[BBC Studios Science Unit]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Støen |first=Michael |date=2022 |title=1999: The BBC simulates prehistoric wildlife |url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09636625211068944 |journal=Public Understanding of Science |volume=31 |issue=4 |language=en |pages=524–529 |doi=10.1177/09636625211068944 |pmid=35062833 |s2cid=246165620 |issn=0963-6625|url-access=subscription }}</ref> The franchise began with the series ''[[Walking with Dinosaurs]]'' (1999), created by [[Tim Haines]]. By far the most watched science programme in British television during the 20th century,<ref name=":172" /> ''Walking with Dinosaurs'' spawned companion material and four sequel series: ''[[Walking with Beasts]]'' (2001), ''[[Walking with Cavemen]]'' (2003), ''[[Sea Monsters (TV series)|Sea Monsters]]'' (2003), and ''[[Walking with Monsters]]'' (2005), and ''[[Prehistoric Park]]'' (2006). Each series uses a combination of [[computer-generated imagery]] and [[animatronics]], incorporated with [[live action]] footage shot at various locations, to portray prehistoric animals in the style of a traditional [[nature documentary]].
 
The ''Walking with...'' programmes were praised for their special effects and for their science communication. Though largely praised by scientists for the effort to adhere to science and for portraying prehistoric life as animals rather than movie monsters, some academic criticism has been leveled at the series for not making clear through their narration what is speculative and what is based in fact.<ref name=":92">{{Cite web |last=Naish |first=Darren |author-link=Darren Naish |title=Reminiscing About Walking With Dinosaurs, Part 2 |url=https://tetzoo.com/blog/2021/7/3/reminiscing-about-walking-with-dinosaurs-part-2 |access-date=30 April 2022 |website=Tetrapod Zoology |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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=== ''Walking with Monsters'' (2005) ===
{{Main|Walking with Monsters}}Serving as a prequel series to ''Walking with Dinosaurs'', ''Walking with Monsters'' explores the prehistoric life of the [[Paleozoic]] era. The series focuses on "the struggle for the survival of the fittest", using stories of individual animals to cast the Palaeozoic as a long "war" between various animal groups for dominance, some of which are described within the context of the series as being distantly related to humans.
 
== Reboot television series ==
=== ''Walking with Dinosaurs'' (2025) ===
In 2024, the BBC announced there would be a new ''Walking with Dinosaurs'' series in 2025.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2024/walking-with-dinosaurs-returns</ref>
It was announced that the series will premiere in May 2025 in the UK and 16 June in the USA.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/articles/c2kvqzg4g32o</ref>
 
== Reception ==