'Prehistoric Planet' review: Brings dinosaurs to life again, brighter and... downier than ever

: 'Right, that's standing upright off the to-do list. Now we just need to evolve opposable thumbs. Photos: Handout

One of the most startling things about Prehistoric Planet, the new BBC documentary series hosted by the evergreen, ever-animated Sir David Attenborough, is... the feathers.

Yes, you read that right. Further reinforcing contemporary palaeontological research (that is, dinosaur theory) that these terrible lizards were indeed the ancestors of birds, the dinos here largely have feathers.