The BBC’s *Walking with Dinosaurs* (1999) revolutionised natural history programming, merging cutting-edge CGI with palaeontological rigour to resurrect prehistoric worlds. Its success spawned a franchise that expanded with *Walking with Beasts* (2001), charting mammalian dominance in the Cenozoic era. The third instalment, *Walking with Cavemen* (2003), occupies an ambiguous space: part sequel, part spinoff. While…

