Narrated by Kenneth Branagh
5-star series
Mammoths looked truly authentic!
Marvellous depiction of a lost age!
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Walking
with Beasts The last sixty-five million years on earth are
brought to life with the rise of mammals, freezing of the climate and the
arrival of man. Each new chapter brings vividly to life the origins of our
heritage.
Walking With Beasts is an introduction to the animals
(predominantly mammals) that roamed the earth from the extinction of the
dinosaurs until the rise of early humans. The sequel to the BBC’s
acclaimed and highly successful series Walking With Dinosaurs,
Beasts also uses a combination of clever
special effects and computer-generated imagery to create a realistic world
as it may have appeared millions of years ago. As to be expected from any
BBC nature programme, the images are visually stunning; the prehistoric
animals look impressively lifelike, interacting seamlessly with each other
and their environment to create an entire world that could have been
photographed only yesterday. Best of all is Episode 2, "Whale Killer",
which follows a female Basilosaurus, an enormous ancient predatory whale,
as she travels through shallow seas and along coastlines - the underwater
images could have just as easily originated in the BBC’s spectacular
Blue Planet series.
A host of little touches and flourishes
that add to the feeling of realism (the animals knock over the cameras,
pebbles hit the lens), which make this programme a success as a piece of
pure entertainment and prehistoric escapism.
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