May 15, 2017
60 min
Full-HD

The Day the Dinosaurs Died (2017)

Investigates the greatest vanishing act in the history of our planet - the sudden disappearance of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago.

Category

Documentary TV Movie

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

Barcroft Productions

Ben Garrod

Himself - Presenter

Alice Roberts

Herself - Presenter

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