Extinct: A Horizon Guide to Dinosaurs

The story

Dallas Campbell delves in to the Horizon archive to discover how our ideas about dinosaurs have changed over the past 40 years. From realising that lumbering swamp dwellers were really agile warm blooded killers, astonishing new finds, controversial theories and breakthrough technology have enabled scientists to rethink how they lived and solve the mystery of their disappearance. And they can even reveal whether dinosaurs might still be with us today.

Cast & crew

Dallas CampbellHimself - Presenter

Robert McNeill Alexander

Robert McNeill AlexanderHimself - Leeds University (archive footage)

Luiz Alvarez

Luiz AlvarezHimself - University of California (archive footage)

David Archibald

David ArchibaldHimself - San Diego State University (archive footage) (as Prof David Archibald)

Claire Belcher

Claire BelcherHerself - Royal Holloway, University of London (archive footage)

Brent Breithaupt

Brent BreithauptHimself - Palaeontologist (archive footage)

Chris Brochu

Chris BrochuHimself - University of Iowa (archive footage)

Julia Clarke

Julia ClarkeHerself - Palaeontologist (archive footage)

Philip Currie

Philip CurrieHimself - Palaeontologist (archive footage)

Kristi Curry Rogers

Kristi Curry RogersHerself - Palaeontologist (archive footage)

Cesare Emiliani

Cesare EmilianiHimself - Professor of Geology, University of Miami (archive footage)

Gregory Erickson

Gregory EricksonHimself - Florida State University (archive footage)