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Nigel Paterson(I)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Nigel Paterson is known for Walking with Prehistoric Beasts (2001), Planet Dinosaur (2011) and Last One Standing (2007).
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win total

    Known for

    Walking with Prehistoric Beasts (2001)
    Walking with Prehistoric Beasts
    8.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Producer
    Planet Dinosaur (2011)
    Planet Dinosaur
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Producer
    Last One Standing (2007)
    Last One Standing
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Producer
    David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
    Nova
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Producer

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    Producer

    • Aidan Gillen in Killers of the Cosmos (2021)
      Killers of the Cosmos
      7.3
      TV Series
      • series producer
      • 2021
    • Alien Worlds (2020)
      Alien Worlds
      6.5
      TV Series
      • series producer
      • 2020
    • The Human Body: Secrets of Your Life Revealed (2017)
      The Human Body: Secrets of Your Life Revealed
      7.6
      TV Series
      • series producer
      • 2017
    • Jim Al-Khalili in The Beginning and End of the Universe (2016)
      The Beginning and End of the Universe
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • series producer
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Dallas Campbell in Britain Beneath Your Feet (2015)
      Britain Beneath Your Feet
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • Operation Cloud Lab: Secrets of the Skies (2014)
      Operation Cloud Lab: Secrets of the Skies
      8.1
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Planet Dinosaur (2011)
      Planet Dinosaur
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • series producer
      • 2011
    • James May's Big Ideas (2008)
      James May's Big Ideas
      7.5
      TV Series
      • series producer
      • producer
      • 2008
    • In Search of Medieval Britain (2008)
      In Search of Medieval Britain
      7.6
      TV Series
      • series producer
      • 2008
    • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
      Nova
      8.7
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2007
    • Last One Standing (2007)
      Last One Standing
      8.7
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2007
    • Horizon (1964)
      Horizon
      8.6
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2005
    • Walking with Prehistoric Beasts (2001)
      Walking with Prehistoric Beasts
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 2001
    • The Beasts Within
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2001
    • Triumph of the Beasts
      8.1
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2001

    Director

    • Alien Worlds (2020)
      Alien Worlds
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Jim Al-Khalili in The Beginning and End of the Universe (2016)
      The Beginning and End of the Universe
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Dawn Chorus: The Sounds of Spring
      8.2
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Planet Dinosaur: Ultimate Killers (2012)
      Planet Dinosaur: Ultimate Killers
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Terra X - Rätsel alter Weltkulturen (1982)
      Terra X - Rätsel alter Weltkulturen
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2005–2012
    • Planet Dinosaur (2011)
      Planet Dinosaur
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • series director
      • 2011
    • James May's Big Ideas (2008)
      James May's Big Ideas
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2008
    • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
      Nova
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Last One Standing (2007)
      Last One Standing
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial (2006)
      Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Horizon (1964)
      Horizon
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2005
    • The Truth About Killer Dinosaurs (2005)
      The Truth About Killer Dinosaurs
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Director (1 episode)
      • 2005
    • J.D. Sievertson, Mike Valentine, Will Aslett, Sara Kenney, Nigel Paterson, Paul Kirsop, Ben Giles, and Karen Kelly in Dive to Bermuda Triangle (2004)
      Dive to Bermuda Triangle
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • documentary director
      • 2004
    • Meet the Ancestors (1998)
      Meet the Ancestors
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Human Senses (2003)
      Human Senses
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2003

    Writer

    • Planet Dinosaur: Ultimate Killers (2012)
      Planet Dinosaur: Ultimate Killers
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2012
    • Planet Dinosaur (2011)
      Planet Dinosaur
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • written by
      • 2011
    • Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial (2006)
      Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • writer
      • 2006
    • Terra X - Rätsel alter Weltkulturen (1982)
      Terra X - Rätsel alter Weltkulturen
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2005
    • Walking with Prehistoric Beasts (2001)
      Walking with Prehistoric Beasts
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • written by
      • 2001

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