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Does anyone remember Stig of the Dump (2002)?

Episode 12

Saturday, October 3, 2026 • Duration 01:00:30

Now here’s one for the British 2000s kids. First broadcast in 2002, this CBBC adaptation of Stig of the Dump had some surprisingly big shoes to fill, being based on a classic children’s novel about a boy and his caveman friend beloved by generations since 1963. So naturally, the best approach was to stuff some poor actor in a hideous, nightmare fuel monkey suit, pad the runtime with boring, pointless crap and mean-spirited classism, cut the most thrilling chapter from the book entirely, and torture paleo fans with nods to dinosaurs that never appear in the show at all. What could possibly go wrong with that?

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Dinotopia (The Series): The Hallmarking Continues

Episode 11

Saturday, September 19, 2026 • Duration 01:27:02

No, we didn’t cover this already. There is in fact another Dinotopia TV show out there, made as a follow-up to the 2002 miniseries, featuring the same sets, creature effects, and characters played by literally none of the same actors – and that’s before we get to the magic pendants, portals and time travelling toads. Join us as we take part in the great Series vs Miniseries debate, wonder if Cal from Titanic’s sister plays the best villain in all of paleo media, question why the obviously toxic pairing of Karl and Marion don’t seek some serious couples therapy, and stress test Darby’s limited tolerance for fantasy (a youth potion made from stegosaurus tail spikes oughta crack him).

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Primeval Series 2: Still Pretty Sexy Stuff (2/2)

Episode 10

Saturday, September 5, 2026 • Duration 01:26:33

Creatures, romance, futuristic mind control; the best is still to come on our Primeval Series 2 review. Join Tom, Darby and O’Reilly as we gush over new creatures and creature designs – from sabretooths to Silurian scorpions to the show’s VERY FIRST DINOSAUR – question the evolutionary pathway, biologically and creatively, of a certain aquatic primate, delve into the greatest series finale in Primeval history (and the laughably bad security measures that enabled it), and relive the unforgettable scene that melted every fan's heart with five simple words: “I can’t! I love you!”

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Primeval Series 2: Something's Changed... (1/2)

Episode 10

Saturday, September 5, 2026 • Duration 01:18:49

Back for two more bites! After an already strong Series 1, Primeval Series 2 ups the ante to 11 with its creatures, characters, ambition and imagination, rightfully earning its reputation as, quite simply, one of the very best of the show. Join Tom, Darby and guest host, O’Reilly Carroll, in the first of this two-part review, as we revisit the best sci-fi HQ set ever built for British television, the (literal) alternate timelines Series 2 could have taken, a surprisingly complex debate of government censorship vs public transparency, and our volcanic rage at a character with a disturbing taste for recreating Fatal Attraction's bunny boiler scene with a freezer and our favourite Permian reptile.

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La Brea S1: Terra Nova 2.0?

Episode 9

Saturday, August 22, 2026 • Duration 01:37:35

In our longest episode of The Dinosaur Box so far (skip to the 58-minute mark if you’re just here for the creatures), Tom, Darby and guest host, Woody Laui, check out a paleo drama about a dysfunctional family living in a prehistoric world with a frustrating lack of creatures in it…Wait, didn’t we cover that show already? Join us as we find out how much La Brea really lifts from its spiritual predecessor, Terra Nova, encounter godawful CGI dire wolves and ground sloths, wonder who thought having magic psychic visions in a sci-fi series was a good idea, and try to answer the show’s most baffling question: …Why does Tom somehow still love this shit?

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Why Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous (S1) is Better than the Movies.

Episode 8

Saturday, August 8, 2026 • Duration 01:32:23

Wh-What? A Jurassic World animated TV show that's actually...dare we say it...good? Who would have guessed it? Certainly not us or the Jurassic fandom at large. Yet here we have a show that despite being animated, despite being (ostensibly) for kids, despite having no business being as good as it is, somehow has a better story, characters and writing than all the JW movies put together (no, we are NOT making this up)! Join Tom, Darby and guest host, Ken Yu, as we enjoy the welcome breath of fresh air that is Camp Cretaceous, question the design choices for its mascot baby dinosaur, wonder why we can't help but love/pity rich douchebag, Kenji, and ask if this show does for Jurassic World what the Clone Wars TV show did for Star Wars.

Note: This episode was recorded before the release of Jurassic World: Rebirth, hence why we refer to the Jurassic World movies as a trilogy.

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Primal (S1): A Dark, Daring Dinomation

Episode 7

Saturday, July 25, 2026 • Duration 01:02:26

From the creator of Samurai Jack comes a dark, twisted, beautifully animated drama with not a single word of dialogue to speak of – full of dinosaurs, mammoths, cavemen, and a surprising throughline of compassion amidst the gore-spattered creature battles ... and Darby can't stand it! Find out why as we debate on this darling of new age paleo media, overly nitpick the ecology of a cartoon world where tyrannosaurs rub shoulders with literal witches, and force Tom to relive an old childhood trauma involving a giant, murderous, hideously animated beast, courtesy of another giant, murderous, hideously animated beast.

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Terra Nova: What went wrong? (2/2)

Episode 6

Saturday, July 11, 2026 • Duration 01:05:53

Hope you liked the Terra Nova pilot, because it only goes downhill from here. Join Tom and Woody for Round 2 of our Terra Nova two-parter, as we dissect how a show that should have been on par with the creativity, fun and creature action of Primeval instead ended up with barely any dinosaur screentime, a plot no one asked for about spies and colony intrigue or something, and a teen romance — not even the same one from the pilot — that couldn't be more wooden and unbelievable if the writers manufactured it that way (oh wait, they did). But hey, with any luck, we at least hopefully got a half decent podcast episode out of it 10+ years later.

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Terra Nova: So much promise... (1/2)

Episode 5

Saturday, June 27, 2026 • Duration 01:11:30

Remember Terra Nova? That show that seemed to combine Jurassic Park, Avatar, Lost and Stargate into an epic sci-fi family drama? Remember when we all thought it was going to be good? In our very first two-parter episode, Tom and guest host, Woody Laui, look back at one of the biggest let-downs in paleo TV...and the brief period when it looked like it wouldn't be. Join us as we enjoy Stephen Lang in his other role as a soldier in a fictional rainforest world, marvel at a set that's better made than most of the show going forward, and apply real evolutionary biology to a totally made-up species of dinosaur. Also, how many Jurassic Park and Avatar references can we squeeze into one episode? Answer: a lot.

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Primeval Series 1: Prime Paleo TV

Episode 4

Saturday, June 13, 2026 • Duration 01:27:52

It's back to the halcyon year of 2007 as Tom and Darby revisit Primeval Series 1 in all its nostalgic British sci-fi glory. Widely considered to be one of the best of the show, this is the series that did prehistoric wildlife in the modern world right the first time — Jurassic World: Dominion should have taken notes — helped in no small part by great characters, imaginative writing and a healthy dose of groundedness too. Relive the series that briefly popularised a Permian predator, turned a former pop star into an accomplished actress long before Lady Gaga, concludes with one of the most epic creature battles in paleo media, and somehow makes you sob your heart out for a conspiracy theorist fighting the urge to infect other people with a deadly parasite.

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