Silver Screen Science - One Million Years B.C. (1966)
4/23/20261 hr 20 min
Silver Screen Science is our series where we explore science on the big screen and beyond. This year, we’re taking a tour through cinematic history with Old School Dinosaurs!
This episode, we visit a classic of mid-century caveman-versus-dinosaur cinema, with One Million Years B.C.
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You're listening to the Common Descent podcast.
David· Host0:26
[upbeat music] Hello, Will.
Will· Host0:44
Hello, David.
David· Host0:44
Hello, listeners, and welcome back to Silver Screen Science, the special side series of Common Descent where we talk about the science in movies. This year, throughout the month of April, we are doing our Silver Screen Science on the theme of old-school dinosaurs.
Will· Host1:01
Yes.
David· Host1:02
So far in this series, we have remained firmly in the first half of the 1900s, but now we are moving into firmly in a little bit past that. We're in the '60s now. Only slightly less old school. And actually, today's movie is an interesting one because it, it bridges this gap.
Will· Host1:22
Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
David· Host1:22
Today we are discussing the movie One Million Years B.C., which was released in 1966,