River Monsters

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Episode 1

Killer Catfish - Extended Cut

2009-05-31 · 87m

Two years ago, on the treacherous Kali River, high in the mountains of Northern India, Jeremy Wade unearthed the mother of all fisherman's tales and the ultimate freshwater horror: a super-sized freshwater fish turned man-eater. Jeremy takes on the biggest, toughest challenge he's ever faced as he heads back to the Himalayas to separate fact from fiction and track down the monstrous beast.

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Episode 2

The Giants

2011-03-06 · 42m

Biologist and extreme fisherman Jeremy Wade offers a retrospective of his harrowing attempts to reel in some of the largest freshwater fish in the world, including a man-eating catfish and a massive stingray in Thailand.

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Episode 3

The Deadliest

2011-04-03 · 42m

Jeremy re-lives his most heart-stopping encounters with the world's deadliest fish.

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Episode 4

The Most Bizarre

2011-05-08 · 43m

Angler Jeremy Wade re-lives his encounters with some of the world's most bizarre, and gruesome, freshwater monsters - beasts that can swallow you whole, swim up your private parts, or even eat you alive from within!

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Episode 5

The Lost Reels – Amazonian Giant

2011-05-27 · 42m

This two-part special — featuring long-lost footage never before seen by U.S. audiences — captures some of the biggest moments in Jeremy Wade's life. Journey back to 2002 in part one, "Amazon," as Jeremy searches for one of the world's largest freshwater fish: the arapaima. And in part two, "India," Jeremy travels to India in 2005 in search of a man-eating catfish called the goonch.

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Episode 6

The Lost Reels – Himalayan Giant

2011-05-27 · 42m

This two-part special — featuring long-lost footage never before seen by U.S. audiences — captures some of the biggest moments in Jeremy Wade's life. Journey back to 2002 in part one, "Amazon," as Jeremy searches for one of the world's largest freshwater fish: the arapaima. And in part two, "India," Jeremy travels to India in 2005 in search of a man-eating catfish called the goonch.

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Episode 7

River Monsters Goes Tribal

2011-05-29 · 43m

Jeremy Wade attempts to survive alongside some of the world's best tribal fishermen using spears, bows and arrows, and even spiders webs to catch his prey. These master fishermen live in a tropical island paradise, where they fish and swim in some of the most shark-infested waters on the planet. As Jeremy throws himself into South Pacific tribal life, he comes closer than ever to one of the world's ultimate predator.

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Episode 8

Killer Sharks And Rays

2012-04-29 · 42m

An elite handful of fish are capable of living and thriving in both fresh and saltwater. Among these specialists are aggressive man-eaters, venomous giants and a wickedly armed beast that hails from a bygone age. In this special edition of River Monsters, biologist and extreme angler Jeremy Wade relives his thrilling encounters with some of these fearsome intruders that swim in from beyond the surf. Jeremy reveals how our understanding of these predators has shifted dramatically in recent years and answers pertinent questions about what draws these ocean-dwelling hunters into freshwater in the first place and how they are capable of crossing what is normally an impenetrable barrier.

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Episode 9

Killer Weapons

2012-05-22 · 49m

A look at the ways marine animals attack and the physical attributes that make them so dangerous.

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Episode 10

Lethal Legends

2012-05-23 · 42m

Is there a snakelike fish in New Zealand that could devour you? Or a fishlike being in Japan that stalks children? In this River Monsters Special, Jeremy Wade untangles fact from fiction as he re-lives the beasts that lie behind lethal legends.

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Episode 11

The Deadliest Encounters

2012-05-24

Jeremy recalls close encounters with dangerous marine animals, including wolffish and whaler sharks.

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Episode 12

Untold Stories

2012-05-25 · 41m

Jeremy Wade is renowned for tracking down freshwater beasts, yet it's the untold stories of what happened along the way that are often the best. In this special 'Behind-the-Scenes' edition, Wade reveals how reeling in the big fish is often the easy part!

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Episode 13

The Deadliest Catfish

2012-05-27 · 42m

No other group of fish has such a diversity of horrors, or has spread so successfully around the world. Jeremy Wade re-lives his most intense encounters as he asks: Why are Catfish so often at the top of the suspect list?

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Episode 14

Lair of Giants

2012-05-28 · 85m

The season four finale episode is a two-hour look into one of the most challenging expeditions of Jeremy Wade's life. He'll travel to the isolated and untouched jungles of Guyana, South America, where early explorers wrote about a river system filled with mysterious giants. Armed with only old journals and his rod, Wade embarks on an epic journey where he'll tackle the Essequibo — South America's third largest and least known river. He immerses himself in the culture of the Macushi Indians and must earn the trust of these native people in order to gather their knowledge and hear their stories. Once again he'll set out to separate fact from fiction. Are there terrifying ancient monsters still alive in this region's hostile waters?

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Episode 15

Year of Beasts

2013-05-19 · 44m

Before Jeremy caught radioactive catfish in Chernobyl and killer stingrays in Colombia, he didn’t think Season 5 would bring any new or unusual river monsters. He couldn’t have been more wrong: “At the end of Season 4, I seriously wondered where we could possibly go from there. Surely we'd now run out of monsters. But thoughts of retirement, and warm cups of cocoa in my armchair, proved to be premature. We dug even deeper into fishing folklore and struck an unexpectedly rich seam of new stories, surprising discoveries and spectacular fish. It truly was an exceptional year of travels, surpassing all expectations, and these are the highlights...

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Episode 16

Top Ten Beasts

2013-05-24 · 42m

In this special edition of River Monsters, extreme angler Jeremy Wade brings together the ten biggest and baddest catches of his career. His battles with them have drawn blood, nearly ripped off his arms and become obsessions.

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Episode 17

Into the Ocean

2016-04-07

Extreme angler and underwater detective Jeremy Wade goes in search of the real creature behind the enduring legend of the sea serpent - starting with a violent attack in the English Channel, and culminating in the dark depths of the Mediterranean Sea.

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Episode 18

Deadly Superstitions

2016-04-28

Jeremy relives some of his greatest catches when superstitions and unseen forces seem to have played a helping hand in his success.

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Episode 39

Monster Scars

2017-04-30

Jeremy looks back at the injuries, accidents and moments of agony he inevitably endures in his line of work.

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Episode 40

Killer Discoveries

2016-05-19

Jeremy revisits some of the many scientific projects he has worked with over his career and presents new information discovered since his time with the researchers.

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Episode 41

Secrets at Sea

2016-06-02

Extreme angler Jeremy Wade heads into new territory – the open ocean. Go behind the scenes as Jeremy and his crew face stormy seas, deep-water dives, dangerous creatures and extreme hardship as they produce an entire season at sea.

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Episode 42

2016-09-30

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Episode 43

2016-09-30

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Episode 44

Jurassic-Sized Prehistoric Terror

2015-05-25 · 90m

This extended two hour special of "Prehistoric Terror" features new footage of Jeremy investigating prehistoric monsters and their modern day counterparts.

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