The Dinosaur Hunters

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:

United Kingdom

Genre:

Drama,

Documentary

Duration:

122 minutes

Year:

2002

Director:

Andrew Piddington

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Company:

Granada Television,

Granada Productions,

Channel 4 Television,

PBS

Cast:

Gideon Mantell

Leney

Caroline Owen

Richard Owen

Walter Mantell (Aged 14-18)

Crew:

Director

Teleplay

Teleplay

Teleplay

Producer