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".
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 2h
- Released
- 2002
Details
Release year: 2002
Storyline
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".
Top credits
- Henry Ian Cusick — Gideon Mantell
- Paul Brightwell — Leney
- Michelle Bunyan — Caroline Owen
- Alan Cox — Richard Owen
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