History Franchise / WalkingWith

* TheCretaceousIsAlwaysDoomed: Played straight with the Cretaceous extinction in the last episode of ''Walking with Dinosaurs'' and largely played straight in the third episode of ''Walking with Monsters'' for the Permian extinction (it does not show any single event, but shows the world right around the time of the extinction, with conditions that imply it is in progress). Averted for other episodes and the other mass extinctions.

** In "New Blood" there was an extended drought, in "Time of the Titans" there was a forest fire, in "Cruel Seas" there was a cyclone, in "Spirits of the Ice Forest" there's the polar winter, and in "Death of a Dynasty"... [[TheCretaceousIsAlwaysDoomed just guess]].

*** Likewise the first episode of ''Walking With Dinosaurs'' ends with the score "Time Of The Titans", fittingly the final episode of 'Walking With Monsters'' and the franchise overall ends with a reprise of "Time Of The Titans".

*** Likewise the first episode of 'Walking With Dinosaurs'' ends with the score "Time Of The Titans", fittingly the final episode of 'Walking With Monsters'' and the franchise overall ends with a reprise of "Time Of The Titans".

* BookEnds: When watching the Trilogy of Life in historical order, the story begins with the first shot being a view of Earth as it is formed. While ''Walking With Beasts'' use a few shots from orbit, the Earth is not seen in full again until the very last shot fifteen episodes later, when the camera pulls out to reveal the planet in its modern state.
** Likewise when watched in release order, the franchise overall started with ''Walking With Dinosaurs'' and when you reach the final installment of the main series in ''Walking With Monsters'' we end back in the Mesozoic era, the era in where the whole franchise started.

* LighterAndSofter: The Discovery Channel often edited the BBC original to be less graphic, as it was released in North America to coincide with the release of ''WesternAnimation/{{Dinosaur}}''.

* ScienceMarchesOn: Many new discoveries have been made after this series, which changed our perception about prehistoric wildlife. These discoveries regard animal behaviour, taxonomy, or other issues. See [[ScienceMarchesOn/WalkingWith here]] for examples.

* SpeculativeDocumentary: Maybe a bit too much on the speculative side.
* ThreateningShark: Subverted mostly, as sharks in the series can't hold a candle to larger predators like ''[[UsefulNotes/PrehistoricLifeOtherExtinctCreatures Dunkleosteus]]'', ''[[UsefulNotes/StockDinosaursNonDinosaurs Liopleurodon]]'', ''[[UsefulNotes/PrehistoricLifeOtherExtinctCreatures Hyneria]]'' and ''[[UsefulNotes/PrehistoricLifeMammals Basilosaurus]]''. They do get a few moments of genuine menace, however.

->''"And if all of this has taught us one thing, it's this: no species lasts forever..."''

The ''Walking with...'' franchise is a series of {{Speculative Documentar|y}}ies created by [[Creator/TheBBC BBC]]. It employs state-of-the-art CGI and special effects to bring to life the prehistoric flora and fauna of a specific chapter in Earth's history.

* ''Series/ChasedByDinosaurs'' (2002), two specials focusing on two striking dinosaurs, the gigantic ''[[UsefulNotes/StockDinosaursTrueDinosaurs Argentinosaurus]]'' and the odd ''[[UsefulNotes/StockDinosaursTrueDinosaurs Therizinosaurus]]''. This was the first in the ''Walking with...'' series to feature a visible presenter (in this case, Nigel Marven, who acted out interactions with the dinosaurs).

* NoisyNature: Many animals in the whole series make continuously sounds of every kind from roars to bellows, screechs, and so on (a major example of the strong RuleOfCool that characterize this series). The most incredible example is perhaps the early "amphibian" ''[[UsefulNotes/PrehistoricLifeOtherExtinctCreatures Hynerpeton]]'' which ''makes belch-like sounds without a pause'' and apparently without any good reason.... despite being a very archaic vertebrate, and thus very ''unlikely'' to utter any loud cry.
** Another example: giant arthropods like the scorpion ''[[UsefulNotes/PrehistoricLifeOtherExtinctCreatures Brontoscorpio]]'' and the millipede ''[[UsefulNotes/PrehistoricLifeOtherExtinctCreatures Arthropleura]]'' ''making creaking sounds when walking'' and even when they're ''moulting their exoskeleton''. This kind of sound is heard also during the "Evolution takes over" moments in WWM (just like a horror movie...)

** In "New Blood" there was an extended drought, in "Time of the Titans" there was a forest fire, in "Cruel Seas" there was a cyclone, in "Spirits of the Ice Forest" there's the polar winter, and in "Death of a Dynasty".... [[TheCretaceousIsAlwaysDoomed just guess]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TheBalladOfBigAl'' (2001), which tries to recreate the possible life of a RealLife ''[[UsefulNotes/StockDinosaursTrueDinosaurs Allosaurus]]'' named [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Big Al]]. Considering his fossil had over 44 broken bones, it wasn't easy.

* [[RuleOfCool/WalkingWithDinosaurs Rule of Cool]]

* ScienceMarchesOn: Many new discoveries have been made after this series, which changed our perception about prehistoric wildlife. These discoveries regard animal behaviour, taxonomy, or other issues. See [[ScienceMarchesOn/WalkingWithDinosaurs here]] for examples.

* [[ScienceMarchesOn/WalkingWithDinosaurs Science Marches On]]

The ''Walking with Dinosaurs'' franchise is a series of {{Speculative Documentar|y}}ies created by [[Creator/TheBBC BBC]]. It employs state-of-the-art CGI and special effects to bring to life the prehistoric flora and fauna of a specific chapter in Earth's history.

* [[StockDinosaurs/WalkingWithDinosaurs Stock Dinosaurs]]

* SmallTaxonomyPools: Averted - the series did feature several creatures that weren't well-known among the general public before.

* StockDinosaurs: Lots, but a few new additions and subversion as well. For every stock dinosaur used, there's one or more creatures that have never been heard of in mass media before--or, substitution for an appropriate relative. Again, see [[StockDinosaurs/WalkingWithDinosaurs here]] for a exhaustive list of examples.

* ''Prehistoric Planet'' (2002), a LighterAndSofter version of ''Walking with Dinosaurs'' and ''Walking with Beasts'', aimed at a younger audience and narrated by Creator/BenStiller and later Christian Slater.
* ''WesternAnimation/WalkingWithDinosaurs'' (2013), a theatrical movie, but with [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox a different team]] behind it. Tells the story of the life of a ''Pachyrhinosaurus'' runt of the litter. It has more conventional storytelling mechanics akin to ''WesternAnimation/SpiritStallionOfTheCimarron'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime'' sequels, down to BlackAndWhiteMorality and traditional heroism. It later received a re-release titled ''Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet'', abandoning the voice cast in favor of a narration by Creator/BenedictCumberbatch.

''Series/PrehistoricPark'' (2006) and ''Series/PlanetDinosaur'' (2011) can be regarded either as {{spiritual successor}}s to the later Nigel Marven specials and the original ''WWD'', respectively, or as actual {{spin off}}s.