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Impossible Pictures Ltd. is a London-based independent TV production company founded in 2002 by
Tim Haines Tim Haines is a screenwriter, producer and director who is best known for his work on the BBC popular science shows ''Walking with Dinosaurs'', ''Walking with Beasts'', and ''Walking with Monsters''. He is co-creator and executive producer of ...
, creator of ''
Walking with Dinosaurs ''Walking with Dinosaurs'' is a 1999 six-part nature documentary television miniseries created by Tim Haines and produced by the BBC Science Unit the Discovery Channel and BBC Worldwide, in association with TV Asahi, ProSieben and France 3. Envi ...
'', and Jasper James. Impossible Pictures began by producing documentary series using computer generated imagery with shows like ''
Walking with Dinosaurs ''Walking with Dinosaurs'' is a 1999 six-part nature documentary television miniseries created by Tim Haines and produced by the BBC Science Unit the Discovery Channel and BBC Worldwide, in association with TV Asahi, ProSieben and France 3. Envi ...
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Walking with Beasts ''Walking with Beasts'', marketed as ''Walking with Prehistoric Beasts'' in North America, is a 2001 six-part nature documentary television miniseries created by Impossible Pictures and produced by the BBC Natural History Unit, the Discovery C ...
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'' and '' Sinbad''. Two further production houses are also part of Impossible Pictures Ltd. These are 360production, with its offices in
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. Productions have aired on UK networks including
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List of productions


While part of BBC

* ''
Walking with Dinosaurs ''Walking with Dinosaurs'' is a 1999 six-part nature documentary television miniseries created by Tim Haines and produced by the BBC Science Unit the Discovery Channel and BBC Worldwide, in association with TV Asahi, ProSieben and France 3. Envi ...
'' (1999) * ''
The Ballad of Big Al ''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, a ...
'' (2001) * ''
Walking with Beasts ''Walking with Beasts'', marketed as ''Walking with Prehistoric Beasts'' in North America, is a 2001 six-part nature documentary television miniseries created by Impossible Pictures and produced by the BBC Natural History Unit, the Discovery C ...
'' (2001) * ''
The Lost World The lost world is a subgenre of the fantasy or science fiction genres that involves the discovery of an unknown Earth civilization. It began as a subgenre of the late- Victorian adventure romance and remains popular into the 21st century. The g ...
'' (2001)


As an Independent Company

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The Giant Claw ''The Giant Claw'' is a 1957 American monster film from Columbia Pictures, produced by Sam Katzman, directed by Fred F. Sears, that stars Jeff Morrow and Mara Corday. Both Sears and Katzman were well known as low-budget B film genre filmmakers. ...
'' (2002) * '' Land of Giants'' (2003) * ''
Sea Monsters Sea monsters are beings from folklore believed to dwell in the sea and often imagined to be of immense size. Marine monsters can take many forms, including sea dragons, sea serpents, or tentacled beasts. They can be slimy and scaly and are ofte ...
'' (2003) * '' The Legend of the Tamworth Two'' (2003) * '' Space Odyssey: Voyage To The Planets'' (2004) * '' T-rex: A Dinosaur in Hollywood'' (2005) * ''
Walking with Monsters ''Walking with Monsters – Life Before Dinosaurs'', marketed as ''Before the Dinosaurs – Walking with Monsters'' in North America, is a 2005 three-part nature documentary television miniseries created by Impossible Pictures and produced by ...
'' (2005) * '' Pickles: The Dog who Won the World Cup'' (2006) * ''
Perfect Disaster ''Perfect Disaster'' is a one-hour American documentary television mini-series that ran from March 19 until April 9, 2006 on the Discovery Channel. The program depicted the worst-case scenario that major cities could expect in the near future ...
'' (2006) * ''
Ocean Odyssey LP ''Odyssey'' is a self-propelled semi-submersible mobile spacecraft launch platform converted from a mobile drilling rig in 1997. The vessel was used by Sea Launch for equatorial Pacific Ocean launches. She works in concert with the assembly ...
'' (2006) * ''
Prehistoric Park ''Prehistoric Park'' is a six-part nature docu-fiction television mini-series that premiered on ITV on 22 July 2006 and on Animal Planet on 29 October 2006. The programme was produced by Impossible Pictures, who also created ''Walking with Din ...
'' (2006) * ''
Frankenstein ''Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus'' is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley. ''Frankenstein'' tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific ex ...
'' (2007) * ''
Primeval Primeval may refer to: * Primeval forest, an area of forest that has attained great age * Primeval number, a positive integer satisfying certain conditions * Primeval history, name given by biblical scholars to the first eleven chapters of the Bo ...
'' (2007-2011) * '' Ways To Save The Planet'' (2009) * ''
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'' (2010) * '' Buzz & Tell'' (2010) * ''
Fleabag Monkeyface ''Fleabag Monkeyface'' is an animated TV series that was based on the popular book series ''The Disgusting Adventures of Fleabag Monkeyface'', written by Knife and Packer, and aired on the British channel CITV. The show follows the gross-out adv ...
'' (2011) * '' Sinbad'' (2012) * '' Dragon Wars: Fire & Fury'' (2012) * '' Primeval: New World'' (2012) * '' Human Swarm'' (2013) * '' The Great Martian War'' (2013) * '' Dinosaurs in the Wild'' (live production) (2017)


Awards


British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs)

*''Walking with Dinosaurs'': 1999 for Innovation *''Walking with Dinosaurs'': 1999 for Best Original Television Music *''Walking with Beasts'': 2001 for enhancement of linear media *''The Giant Claw'': 2002 for visual effects


Emmys The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

*''Walking with Dinosaurs'': 1999-2000 for outstanding animated program *''The Ballad of Big Al'': 2000-2001 for outstanding animated program *''Walking with Beasts'': 2001-2002 for outstanding animated program *''Chased by Dinosaurs'': 2002-2003 for outstanding animated program *''Walking with Monsters'': 2005-2006 for outstanding animated program


Royal Television Society Awards (RTSs)

*''Walking with Dinosaurs'': 1999 for teamwork *''Walking with Beasts'' Online: 2001 for primary and secondary multimedia and interactive


TV and Radio Industry Award

*''Walking with Dinosaurs'': 2000 for documentary program of the year


Visual Effects Society Awards

*''Walking with Monsters'': 2005 outstanding visual effects in a broadcast miniseries, movie or special


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*''Sea Monsters'': 2003 for animal planet international award for popular broadcast program *''The Giant Claw'': 2004 for parthenon entertainment award for innovation


Broadcast Film Critics Association Award The Critics' Choice Movie Awards (formerly known as the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award) is an awards show presented annually by the American-Canadian Critics Choice Association (CCA) to honor the finest in cinematic achievement. Writt ...

*''Walking with Dinosaurs'': 2000 for new program


Peabody Award The George Foster Peabody Awards (or simply Peabody Awards or the Peabodys) program, named for the American businessman and philanthropist George Peabody, honor the most powerful, enlightening, and invigorating stories in television, radio, and ...

*''Walking with Dinosaurs'': 2000


References


External links

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