Sur la terre des dinosaures

Was originally to be narrated by David Attenborough, but he turned down the part, unwilling to support a fictitious, fake wildlife documentary. He would later open up to documentaries of prehistoric wildlife where animals are brought to life via special effects, lending his voice to productions such as Ptérodactyles 3D - Dans le ciel des dinosaures (2011), David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive (2014) and the series Planète préhistorique (2022), which many consider to be the successor to Sur la terre des dinosaures (1999).

All throughout the show, animals are consistently misplaced in time. In reality, only very few of the depicted animals lived in the time their respective episodes take place in.

The original UK version, shown on BBC, and the US version, shown on Discovery Channel, differ in various aspects:

• Kenneth Branagh does the narration for the UK version, Avery Brooks for the US version
• UK version is presented in 6 episodes à 30 minutes, US version is shown as a 3-hour special
• US version is cut for gore

Edited from Black Rain (1989)