Tim Haines is a
screenwriter
A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...
,
producer and
director
Director may refer to:
Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
Music
* Director (band), an Irish rock band
* ''D ...
who is best known for his work on the
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 ...
popular science shows ''
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 ''
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 ...
''. He is co-creator and executive producer of the
ITV sci-fi drama ''
Primeval'', and founder of the production company
Impossible Pictures.
Tim Haines graduated from
Bangor University
Bangor University () is a Public university, public Research university, research university in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. It was established by Royal charter, Royal Charter in 1885 as the University College of North Wales (UCNW; ), and in 1893 ...
in 1981 with a BSc in Applied Zoology, before beginning a career as a journalist, eventually working for the
BBC
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, and becoming a producer. In 2002, Bangor University awarded him an Honorary Fellowship.
[ BBC Interview]
He is also an author, and has written and co-written many books relating to the
television
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series.
Filmography
Director
Producer
Bibliography
* ''Walking with Dinosaurs: A Natural History'' (1999), companion book to the series ''
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: A Prehistoric Safari'' (2001), companion book to the series ''
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 ...
''
* ''Space Odyssey: A Voyage to the Planets'' (2004, with
Christopher Riley
Christopher Riley (born 1967) is a British writer, broadcaster and film maker specialising in the history of science. He has a PhD from Imperial College, University of London where he pioneered the use of digital elevation models in the study ...
), companion book to the series ''
Space Odyssey
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''
* ''
The Complete Guide to Prehistoric Life
''The Complete Guide to Prehistoric Life'' is a 2005 encyclopedia featuring 111 of the prehistoric animals from the '' Walking with...'' series, as well as an additional one (''Homo floresiensis''). It was published in 2005 by Firefly Books, and ...
'' (2005, with Paul Chambers), companion book to the ''
Walking with...'' franchise
* ''Cruel Eden'' (2018), a sequel to
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for ''A Study in Scarlet'', the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Hol ...
's ''
The Lost World''
Awards and nominations
*
BAFTA TV Awards
The BAFTA TV Awards, or British Academy Television Awards, are presented in an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. They have been awarded annually since 1955.
Background
The first-ever Awards, given in ...
** 1999: ''
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. ...
'' (Won)
*
Emmy Award
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** 2007: ''
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 ...
'' (''Nomination'')
** 2006: ''
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 ...
'' (Won)
** 2003: ''
Chased by Dinosaurs'' (Won)
** 2002: ''
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 ...
'' (Won)
** 2001: ''
The Ballad of Big Al'' (Won)
** 2000: ''
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. ...
'' (Won)
External links
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References
Living people
Alumni of Bangor University
British television directors
British television producers
Year of birth missing (living people)
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