Tim Haines is a

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, producer and director who is best known for his work on the BBC popular science shows ''

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 ...

'', ''

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 Chann ...

'', and ''

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 t ...

''. He is co-creator and executive producer of the ITV sci-fi drama '' Primeval'', and founder of the production company Impossible Pictures. Tim Haines graduated from

Bangor University , former_names = University College of North Wales (1884–1996) University of Wales, Bangor (1996–2007) , image = File:Arms_of_Bangor_University.svg , image_size = 250px , caption = Arms ...

in 1981 with a BSc in Applied Zoology, before beginning a career as a journalist, eventually working for the BBC, and becoming a producer. In 2002, Bangor University awarded him an Honorary Fellowship. BBC Interview He is also an author, and has written and co-written many books relating to the

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series.

Filmography

Director

Producer

Bibliography

* ''Walking with Dinosaurs: A Natural History'' (1999), companion book to the series ''

'' * ''Walking with Beasts: A Prehistoric Safari'' (2001), companion book to the series ''

'' * ''Space Odyssey: A Voyage to the Planets'' (2004, with Christopher Riley), companion book to the series ''

Space Odyssey The ''Space Odyssey'' series is a series of science fiction novels by the writer Arthur C. Clarke. Two of the novels have been made into feature films, released in 1968 and 1984 respectively. Two of Clarke's early short stories may also be co ...

'' * ''

The Complete Guide to Prehistoric Life ''The Complete Guide to Prehistoric Life'' is a 2005 encyclopedia featuring 111 of the prehistoric animals from the '' Walking with...'' series, as well as an additional one (''Homo floresiensis''). It was published in 2005 by Firefly Books, and ...

'' (2005, with Paul Chambers), companion book to the '' Walking with...'' franchise * ''Cruel Eden'' (2018), a sequel to

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's '' The Lost World''

Awards and nominations

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** 1999: ''

'' (Won) *

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** 2007: '' Ocean Odyssey'' (''Nomination'') ** 2006: ''

'' (Won) ** 2003: '' Chased by Dinosaurs'' (Won) ** 2002: ''

'' (Won) ** 2001: ''

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, ...

'' (Won) ** 2000: ''

'' (Won)

External links

References

Living people Alumni of Bangor University British television directors British television producers Walking with... Year of birth missing (living people) {{UK-tv-bio-stub