Dinosaurs on a Spaceship

episode of Doctor Who (S7 E2)
TVEpisode television_series_episode Q1573846
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Dinosaurs on a Spaceship

Summary

Dinosaurs on a Spaceship is a television series episode[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of television_series_episode entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,150 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dinosaurs on a Spaceship's instance of is recorded as television series episode[3].
  • Dinosaurs on a Spaceship was directed by Saul Metzstein[4].
  • Chris Chibnall wrote the screenplay for Dinosaurs on a Spaceship[5].
  • Dinosaurs on a Spaceship followed Asylum of the Daleks[6].
  • Dinosaurs on a Spaceship was followed by A Town Called Mercy[7].
  • A cast member of Dinosaurs on a Spaceship was Sunetra Sarker[8].
  • A cast member of Dinosaurs on a Spaceship was Mark Williams[9].
  • A cast member of Dinosaurs on a Spaceship was David Bradley[10].
  • A cast member of Dinosaurs on a Spaceship was Arthur Darvill[11].
  • A cast member of Dinosaurs on a Spaceship was Karen Gillan[12].
  • A cast member of Dinosaurs on a Spaceship was Matt Smith[13].
  • A cast member of Dinosaurs on a Spaceship was Richard Hope[14].
  • A cast member of Dinosaurs on a Spaceship was Q457134[15].
  • A cast member of Dinosaurs on a Spaceship was Robert Webb[16].
  • A cast member of Dinosaurs on a Spaceship was Riann Steele[17].
  • A cast member of Dinosaurs on a Spaceship was Rupert Graves[18].
  • Dinosaurs on a Spaceship's part of the series is recorded as Doctor Who[19].
  • Dinosaurs on a Spaceship's part of the series is recorded as Doctor Who[20].
  • Dinosaurs on a Spaceship's depicts is recorded as dinosaur[21].
  • Dinosaurs on a Spaceship's depicts is recorded as Silurian[22].
  • The original language of Dinosaurs on a Spaceship was English[23].
  • Dinosaurs on a Spaceship's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[24].
  • Dinosaurs on a Spaceship was published on September 8, 2012[25].
  • Dinosaurs on a Spaceship's characters is recorded as Eleventh Doctor[26].
  • Dinosaurs on a Spaceship's characters is recorded as Amy Pond[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Dinosaurs on a Spaceship was directed by Saul Metzstein[4]. Chris Chibnall wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Sunetra Sarker[8], Mark Williams[9], David Bradley[10], Arthur Darvill[11], Karen Gillan[12], and Matt Smith[13].

Publication

Dinosaurs on a Spaceship was published on September 8, 2012[25]. The original language of it was English[23]. Series this is part of include Doctor Who[19].

Subject and Themes

Series this is part of include Doctor Who[19].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Dinosaurs on a Spaceship followed Asylum of the Daleks[6]. It was followed by A Town Called Mercy[7].

Why It Matters

Dinosaurs on a Spaceship ranks in the top 5% of television_series_episode entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,150 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Dinosaurs on a Spaceship. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/dinosaurs-on-a-spaceship
MLA “Dinosaurs on a Spaceship.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/dinosaurs-on-a-spaceship.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_dinosaurs-on-a-spaceship_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Dinosaurs on a Spaceship}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/dinosaurs-on-a-spaceship}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Dinosaurs on a Spaceship — https://4ort.xyz/entity/dinosaurs-on-a-spaceship (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/dinosaurs-on-a-spaceship · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 21d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of series → —
    Tv maze episode id → 13936
    Depicts → dinosaur, Silurian
    Takes place in fictional universe → Whoniverse
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P11294]]: 13936, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270703|batch #270703]]"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.