The X Creatures

The X Creatures
Title card
Genre	Documentary
Starring	Chris Packham
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Running time	22 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	26 August (1998-08-26) – 30 September 1998 (1998-09-30)

The X Creatures is a British documentary television series that was produced by the BBC which was broadcast from 26 August to 30 September 1998 on BBC One.^[1] It was presented by Chris Packham, and examined the possibility of the existence of mystery animals.^[2]

The name of the show was a reference to the popular fictional television show The X-Files. Each episode (there were six in all, each lasting 30 minutes) involved Chris Packham travelling to a certain place on Earth where the creature supposedly exists, and examining eyewitness accounts, as opposed to searching for the creature. No VHS or DVD releases were ever made.

Episode list

#	Title	Plot	Date
1	Yeti, Myths & Men	This episode looked at two hominid creatures - the Yeti, also known as the Abominable Snowman from the Himalayas,[3] and the Orang Pendek from Sumatra.[4]	26 August 1998
2	Alien in the Abyss	This episode looked at a creature that is known to exist, despite the fact that at the time so little was known about it - the giant squid.[5]	2 September 1998
3	Loch Ness: Fathoming the Monster	A look at the legendary Loch Ness Monster from Loch Ness in Scotland.[6][7] It also looks at the existence of a giant lizard - Megalania in Australia.	9 September 1998
4	Shooting the Bigfoot	A look at Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch of North America. In particular, there was an attempt to debunk the Patterson–Gimlin film.	16 September 1998
5	Big Cats in a Little Country	A look at the existence of big cats in the wild of England.[8]	23 September 1998
6	Beyond the Jaws of Extinction	A look at the possible existence of the extinct thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian tiger.[9]	30 September 1998

References

1. Mulholland, John, ed. (17 February 1997). "Natural History Unit: 'The X-Creatures'". Media. The Guardian. No. 46, 789. London, England. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Brockington, Dan (2013). Celebrity and the Environment: Fame, Wealth and Power in Conservation. Zed Books Ltd. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-84813-624-3.
3. Forestier, Katherine (28 July 1999). "Ape myths". South China Morning Post.
4. Banks-Smith, Nancy (27 August 1998). "So why did grandma catch fire?". G2. The Guardian. No. 47, 266. London, England. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Rees, Jasper (5 October 1998). "Television Review". The Independent. London, England: Independent Digital News & Media. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022.
6. Monbiot, George (2011). Bring on the Apocalypse: Collected Writing. Doubleday Canada. pp. 169–170. ISBN 978-0-307-37499-8.
7. Jordan, Richard (9 September 1998). "Television Wednesday". G2. The Guardian. No. 47, 277. London, England. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Boucher, Caroline (20 September 1998). "There's no airbrushing..." Life. The Observer. London, England. p. 65. ISSN 0029-7712 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Wollaston, Sam (1 October 1998). "Things that go woof miaow in the night". G2. The Guardian. No. 47, 297. London, England. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• X Creatures^{[permanent dead link‍]}