After over 25 years since it was on our screens, the landmark programme Walking With Dinosaurs is back.
The new six-part series will take viewers on a unique journey back in time, revealing the incredible lives of these prehistoric creatures with the help of the latest scientific discoveries. Each episode will tell the dramatic story of an individual dinosaur whose remains are currently being unearthed by world-leading palaeontologists. As the dinosaurs’ bones emerge from the ground, the series brings these stories to life with state-of-the-art visual effects.
Blue Peter is offering one dinosaur fan aged between 6-12 the chance to join paleontologists at a live dig site in Alberta, Canada.
To enter, young viewers will conjure up their own prehistoric creature – drawing it, and describing its unique abilities and the world it once inhabited. Children will also have the chance to explain why they'd like to be a Blue Peter dino hunter. The competition closes on 5pm Monday 30th June 2025; find full details here.
When is Walking With Dinosaurs on TV?
The new series of Walking With Dinosaurs will return to BBC One on Sunday 25 May at 6.25pm, while the entire series will be available to stream on BBC iPlayer. You can watch the first series of Walking With Dinosaurs on BBC iPlayer.
Who is narrating Walking With Dinosaurs?
Double Olivier and Tony award-winning actor Bertie Carvel will be narrating the new series of Walking With Dinosaurs. Aside from his his stage roles, you may recognise him from TV series such as Doctor Foster and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. Actor Kenneth Branagh narrated the UK version of the 1999 series.
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What dinosaurs will feature on Walking With Dinosaurs?
The Utahraptor, Albertosaurus, Pachyrhinosaurus and Spinosaurus are just some of the dinosaurs that will feature on the new series of Walking With Dinosaurs.
Albertosaurus is a smaller relative of Tyrannosaurus rex. Young Albertosaurus were capable of reaching speeds of up to 30mph – making it the fastest animal in Walking With Dinosaurs – and had sharp teeth and were feathered. Closely related to Triceratops, Pachyrhinosaurus was a herbivore with keratin-covered bone over its nose, known as a boss, used for combat.
Main image: Key art featuring a Utahraptor, Albertosaurus, Pachyrhinosaurus, Spinosaurus/Credit: BBC Studios/Lola Post Production/Getty Images
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