Walking with Monsters (also distributed as
Before the Dinosaurs - Walking with Monsters or
Walking with Monsters - Life Before Dinosaurs) is a three-part British
documentary film series about life in the
Paleozoic, bringing to life extinct
arthropods,
fish,
amphibians,
synapsids, and
reptiles. As with previous
Walking with... instalments, it is narrated by
Kenneth Branagh. Using state-of-the-art
visual effects, this prequel to
Walking with Dinosaurs shows an epic 300 million year war between creatures before the dinosaurs. The series draws on the knowledge of over 600 scientists and depicts Paleozoic history, from the
Cambrian Period (530 million years ago) to the Early
Triassic Period (248 million years ago). It was written and directed by
Tim Haines. As with some of the other
BBC specials, it was renamed in North America, where its title was
Before the Dinosaurs: Walking with Monsters. It has also aired as a two-hour special on the
Canadian and American
Discovery Channel with yet another narrator though Kenneth Brangh's narration can be heard in this version sometimes. At the
58th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2006 it won the Emmy Award in the category
Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or More).