Impossible Pictures Ltd. is a London-based independent TV production company founded in 2002 by

Tim Haines Tim Haines is a screenwriter, film producer, producer and film director, director who is best known for his work on the BBC popular science shows ''Walking with Dinosaurs'', ''Walking with Beasts'', and ''Walking with Monsters''. He is co-creat ...

. Impossible Pictures began by producing documentary series using computer generated imagery with shows like ''

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. ...

'', ''

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 Science Unit, the Discovery Channel, Pr ...

'' and ''

Space Odyssey ''Space Odyssey'' is a science fiction media franchise created by writer Arthur C. Clarke and filmmaker Stanley Kubrick, consisting of two films and four novels. The first novel was developed concurrently with Kubrick's film version and publish ...

'' to docu-dramas such as ''

Perfect Disaster ''Perfect Disaster'' is a one-hour American documentary television mini-series that ran from March 19 until April 9, 2006 on the Discovery Channel. The program depicted the worst-case scenario that major cities could expect in the near future i ...

'' and ''Blitz Street'' to drama in the form of '' Primeval'' and ''

Sinbad Sinbad the Sailor (; or Sindbad) is a fictional mariner and the hero of a story-cycle. He is described as hailing from Baghdad during the early Abbasid Caliphate (8th and 9th centuries A.D.). In the course of seven voyages throughout the sea ...

''. Two further production houses are also part of Impossible Pictures Ltd. These are 360production, with its offices in

Derry Derry, officially Londonderry, is the second-largest City status in the United Kingdom, city in Northern Ireland, and the fifth-largest on the island of Ireland. Located in County Londonderry, the city now covers both banks of the River Fo ...

, Northern Ireland and Firestep, an animation company trading as Impossible Kids that works out of

Manchester Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92&nbs ...

. Productions have aired on UK networks including

BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...

, ITV, Sky TV and

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, and overseas.

List of productions

While part of BBC

* ''

'' (1999) * '' The Ballad of Big Al'' (2001) * ''

'' (2001) * '' The Lost World'' (2001)

As an Independent Company

* ''

The Giant Claw ''The Giant Claw'' is a 1957 American monster film from Columbia Pictures, produced by Sam Katzman, directed by Fred F. Sears, that stars Jeff Morrow and Mara Corday. Both Sears and Katzman were well known as low-budget B movie, B film genre fil ...

'' (2002) * '' Land of Giants'' (2003) * ''

Sea Monsters A sea monster is a mythical sea creature. Sea Monsters may refer to: Film * ''Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure'', a 2007 National Geographic 3D film Literature * ''Sea Monsters'', a 2019 novel by Chloe Aridjis Television Episodes * "Chapter ...

'' (2003) * '' The Legend of the Tamworth Two'' (2004) * '' Space Odyssey: Voyage To The Planets'' (2004) * '' T-rex: A Dinosaur in Hollywood'' (2005) * ''

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 ...

'' (2005) * '' Pickles: The Dog who Won the World Cup'' (2006) * ''

'' (2006) * ''

Ocean Odyssey LP ''Odyssey'' is a self-propelled semi-submersible mobile spacecraft launch platform converted from a mobile Oil platform, drilling rig in 1997. The vessel was used by Sea Launch for equatorial Pacific Ocean launches. She works in concert with ...

'' (2006) * ''

Prehistoric Park ''Prehistoric Park'' is a six-part nature docu-fiction television series that premiered on ITV on 22 July 2006 and on Animal Planet on 29 October 2006. The programme was produced by Impossible Pictures, who also created ''Walking with Dinosa ...

'' (2006) * ''

Frankenstein ''Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus'' is an 1818 Gothic novel written by English author Mary Shelley. ''Frankenstein'' tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a Sapience, sapient Frankenstein's monster, crea ...

'' (2007) * '' Primeval'' (2007-2011) * '' Ways To Save The Planet'' (2009) * '' Blitz Street'' (2010) * '' Buzz & Tell'' (2010) * ''

Fleabag Monkeyface ''Fleabag Monkeyface'' is an animated TV series that was based on the popular book series ''The Disgusting Adventures of Fleabag Monkeyface'', written by Knife and Packer, and aired on the British channel CITV. The show follows the gross-out adv ...

'' (2011) * ''

'' (2011) * '' Dragon Wars: Fire & Fury'' (2012) * '' Primeval: New World'' (2012) * '' Human Swarm'' (2012) * '' The Great Martian War'' (2013) * '' Dinosaurs in the Wild'' (live production) (2018)

As Loud Minds

* '' Surviving Earth'' (TBA)

Awards

British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs)

*''Walking with Dinosaurs'': 1999 for Innovation *''Walking with Dinosaurs'': 1999 for Best Original Television Music *''Walking with Beasts'': 2001 for enhancement of linear media *''The Giant Claw'': 2002 for visual effects

Emmys The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the year, each with their own set of rules and award categor ...

*''Walking with Dinosaurs'': 1999-2000 for outstanding animated program *''The Ballad of Big Al'': 2000-2001 for outstanding animated program *''Walking with Beasts'': 2001-2002 for outstanding animated program *''Chased by Dinosaurs'': 2002-2003 for outstanding animated program *''Walking with Monsters'': 2005-2006 for outstanding animated program

Royal Television Society Awards (RTSs)

*''Walking with Dinosaurs'': 1999 for teamwork *''Walking with Beasts'' Online: 2001 for primary and secondary multimedia and interactive

TV and Radio Industry Award

*''Walking with Dinosaurs'': 2000 for documentary program of the year

Visual Effects Society Awards

*''Walking with Monsters'': 2005 outstanding visual effects in a broadcast miniseries, movie or special

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*''Sea Monsters'': 2003 for animal planet international award for popular broadcast program *''The Giant Claw'': 2004 for parthenon entertainment award for innovation

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award The Critics' Choice Awards (formerly known as the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award) is an awards show presented annually by the American Critics Choice Association (CCA) to honor the finest in cinematic achievement. Written ballots are ...

*''Walking with Dinosaurs'': 2000 for new program

Peabody Award The George Foster Peabody Awards (or simply Peabody Awards or the Peabodys) program, named for the American businessman and philanthropist George Foster Peabody, George Peabody, honor what are described as the most powerful, enlightening, and in ...

*''Walking with Dinosaurs'': 2000

References

External links

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List of productions

While part of BBC

As an Independent Company

As Loud Minds

Awards

British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs)

Emmys The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the year, each with their own set of rules and award categor ...

Royal Television Society Awards (RTSs)

TV and Radio Industry Award

Visual Effects Society Awards

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Broadcast Film Critics Association Award The Critics' Choice Awards (formerly known as the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award) is an awards show presented annually by the American Critics Choice Association (CCA) to honor the finest in cinematic achievement. Written ballots are ...

Peabody Award The George Foster Peabody Awards (or simply Peabody Awards or the Peabodys) program, named for the American businessman and philanthropist George Foster Peabody, George Peabody, honor what are described as the most powerful, enlightening, and in ...

References

External links

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