to reconstruct the prehistoric creatures and environments showcased in the specials, with computer-generated animals and animatronics being used for the animals and background footage being shot in real natural environments. The visual effects were created by visual effects company Framestore, which had also worked on previous installments in the Walking with... franchise, including the original Walking with Dinosaurs. Because grass had not yet evolved in the Cretaceous, the location team had to look for filming sites where there was no grass. Filming locations included Fraser Island in Australia and Tenerife (including the lava-covered slopes of Mount Teide, prominently figuring in Land of Giants) in the Canary Islands. The decision to include a wildlife presenter, The Giant Claw being the first time a wildlife presenter had ever been depicted interacting with computer-generated dinosaurs, was made to more easily allow the audience to see the true scale of the creatures shown in the programme. Tim Haines, the creator of Walking with Dinosaurs, had seen Nigel Marven's work with modern-day reptiles and approached him about the possibility of producing a programme in which Marven travelled back in time to meet dinosaurs, a prospect which Marven was enthusiastic about. Haines and Marven first discussed the prospect of producing the specials on 11 September 2001, the meeting being held at the exact same time as the September 11 attacks in New York. In one segment of The Giant Claw, Marven is chased by velociraptors and has to climb up a tree to escape. While climbing, Marven accidentally put his finger under a vine before stepping on it, which led to one of his fingernails being pulled off. In order to protect himself from infection, Marven then had to wear a bandage on his finger. The bandage and injury was incorporated into the story of the episode, with a Mononykus being depicted as biting Marven's finger. Episodes Reception Reviews Paul Hoggart gave Land of Giants and The Giant Claw a positive review in The Times, calling them "stunningly animated". The episodes was also positively reviewed in the Sunday Express. The Sunday Express review called the them "beautifully produced" with "breathtaking" animation and also called Marven's performance "incredible convincing" and worthy of an Oscar. Awards In 2003, The Giant Claw won a BAFTA TV Award for Best Visual Effects. In 2004, The Giant Claw and Land of Giants won the Emmy for Outstanding Animated Programme. For his