In 1922 American paleontologist Roy Chapman Andrews led an archeological expedition into Mongolia...
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".
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- Cast
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The Dinosaur Hunters
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Dec 30, 2002
Runtime
2h 2m
Genres
Drama, Documentary
User Score
50%
Original Title
The Dinosaur Hunters
Production Companies
Granada Television, Granada Productions, Channel 4 Television, PBS
Director
Andrew Piddington
Description
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".