:05:01
set trepidatious foot on this sceptr'd isle,
those astonishing creatures,
:05:06
to which we give the name dinosaurs,
cast their...
:05:11
- Sir, you need a ticket!
- I have important scientific evidence.
:05:16
Take your hands off me!
:05:18
Thank you, gentlemen. You MAY let him go.
:05:21
Despite appearances,
he isn't a burglar or pickpocket.
:05:24
(AUDIENCE LAUGHS)
:05:29
I see you're still having trouble
with your timekeeping, Professor Challenger.
:05:34
(MAN) What have you got there, Challenger?
:05:37
The Professor and I were at Oxford together.
He was often late for lectures then, as well.
:05:43
I was punctual if I thought
there was something worth hearing.
:05:46
Do you mind?
:05:49
- Mrs Summerlee.
- George.
:05:52
George Challenger.
:05:54
A slapdash scientist
with an absurdly high opinion of himself.
:05:58
Summerlee beat him to the Chair of Zoology.
He's never got over it.
:06:02
When Professor Challenger is finally ready,
perhaps I might continue?
:06:06
Carry on, Professor.
:06:11
The very word dinosaur,
meaning "terrible reptile", tells us...
:06:16
...this is a vertebra from a creature
known as Iguanodon bernissartensis.
:06:24
Behind me is an artist's impression
of the iguanodon,
:06:28
which stood on its hind legs
in the manner of a kangaroo.
:06:31
Oh, come on! A kangaroo?
Are you sure? Have you ever seen one?
:06:37
Don't be absurd!
No one's ever seen a dinosaur.
:06:41
(LAUGHTER)
:06:42
The great size of these creatures
was paradoxically their weakness,
:06:46
for the dinosaurs could not compete
with the smaller and more agile mammals.
:06:52
Where's his proof?
:06:55
The proof is that we are here and dinosaurs
are remarkably thin on the ground.
:06:59
(LAUGHTER)