How long did you work on this project?
I did 150 days filming in six different countries over 15 months.

Where are you off to next?
I'm leaving for South Georgia, a sub-Antarctic island, to film a soap opera about the life of four species of penguin.

Why are you interested in palaeontology?
Fossils are a direct link with an amazing past. I never believed in boogeymen or fairies at the bottom of the garden, but I loved thinking about prehistoric creatures because they were real — sometimes huge, other times ferocious.

Who do you think will enjoy this show?
As long as they immerse themselves in the adventures, everyone will enjoy the show. It's a fun roller-coaster ride with some juicy facts too.

What was your favorite part of the show?
To get convincing prehistoric locations, we traveled to some spectacular parts of the world. I'll never forget Conguillo National Park in Chile with its magical forests of monkey puzzle trees, or the bubbling muds and thermal springs of Rotorua, New Zealand, or the bone-numbing landscapes of the Yukon, Canada.

What did you like best about working on this show?
Seeing the finished results. After a team of 70 artists and technicians brought the prehistoric beasts to life, it was so convincing I almost believed I really traveled back in time.

Were you surprised to see what it looked like on the screen?
I wasn't surprised. I had every faith in the brilliance of the team behind Walking with Dinosaurs.