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".
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 Cast
Henry Ian Cusick
Character: Gideon Mantell
Paul Brightwell
Character: Leney
Michelle Bunyan
Character: Caroline Owen
Alan Cox
Character: Richard Owen
Kristian Griffiths
Character: Walter Mantell (Aged 14-18)
Derek Jacobi
Character: Narrator (voice)
Rebecca McClay
Character: Mary Anning
Robert Morgan
Character: Charles Lyell
Michael Pennington
Character: William Buckland
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