Dinosaur Britain

This series might have been called : "When dinosaurs ruled Britain". In my humble opinion they still do - for instance, there's the Ultraposhus Rismoggodon, which likes to tell the plebs to cool it, or the amazingly fertile Bojo Partymannus, which feeds its numerous young with pieces of birthday cake. (Not that it's noticeably better where I live - alas.) In the series, modern-day landscapes or monuments, often of an iconic nature, become the backdrop for computer-generated images of dinosaurs which were proper to the region. As a result the viewer gets to watch eerily realistic dinosaurs walking the corridors of a museum, pursuing cyclists or raiding picknick tables.

Among the subjects treated : the way in which various species of dinosaurs lived (food, size, environment, behavior...), the way in which some of their remains were preserved through the ages, the gradual discovery of this hidden world by science and its wider implications for religion and society, etc. Attention is also paid to some of the most recent finds.

It's a pleasantly entertaining and informative series meant for a family audience. As befits a British series, it contains touches of wit and humour. Still, some of the creepier critters might be too scary for very young children...