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Big Al(TV show/series, 2000)

FSK: 0+ years
| 30min per episode | Genre: Documentary

Mini series in 1 season with 2 episodes

Big AlRating: 3.9/5 (with 6 votes)
The Ballad of Big Al, marketed as Allosaurus in North America, is a 2000 special episode of the nature documentary television series Walking with Dinosaurs. The Ballad of Big Al is set in the Late Jurassic, 145 million years ago, and follows a single Allosaurus specimen nicknamed "Big Al" whose life story has been reconstructed based on a well-preserved fossil of the same name. The Ballad of Big Al was like the other episodes of Walking with Dinosaurs made by Impossible Pictures and was produced by the BBC Studios Science Unit, the Discovery Channel, ProSieben and TV Asahi. The episode was aired together with a 30-minute behind-the-scenes episode, Big Al Uncovered. ()
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About Big Al

Two part documentary re-creating the life of Big Al, an Allosaurus from the Jurassic.

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Big Al Seasons and Episodes

12/25/2000Miniseries - 2 episodes
#1 | 12/25/2000The Ballad of Big Al
145 million years ago an adolescent Allosaurus lay down to die in a dried up river bed. In 1991 scientists discovered his perfectly preserved body and nicknamed him Big Al. This is the story of this predatory dinosaur's life - how he grew from a tiny hatchling to the terror of the Jurassic plains, why his body was covered in so many wounds and how he ended up in the river bed.
#2 | 12/27/2000Big Al Uncovered
The life of a dinosaur was recreated in amazing detail in the Ballad of Big Al, but how was so much known about an animal that died millions of years ago? This programme tells the story of the extraordinary scientific detective work that got Big Al, the Allosaurus back on his feet. Scientists used forensics, spectacular paleontological finds and studies of his closest living relatives to unravel his intriguing life. Find out the real reason why Big Al earned the reputation as the dinosaur who lived fast and died young.

Additional Information

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Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Shot in: Arizona, Wyoming, Utah
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 9 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), French (FR), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 12/25/2000
Last episode released on: 12/27/2000
Creator: Tim Haines
Screenwriter: Michael Olmert
Composer: Ben Bartlett
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"异特龙大艾尔"
"Allosaurus: a Walking With Dinosaurs' Special"
"Big Al Uncovered"
"The Ballad of Big Al"
"Walking with Dinosaurs: Big Al"
"Η Μπαλάντα του Μεγάλου Αλ"
"Allosaurus: A Walking With Dinosaurs Special"

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