River Monsters (the book) is now available in PAPERBACK (UK edition, published by Orion, rrp £8.99).

This revised, updated edition is available from bookshops and online. Signed/dedicated copies are available from Icon Films.

Also available in Kindle format.

The US/Canada edition is published by Da Capo Press.

Also available as a recorded book (US).

This is Jeremy's behind-the-scenes account of the stories featured on TV, as well as other incidents from his quarter-century career.

On TV: River Monsters SERIES 4 is airing in the UK from 1st January 2013. Tuesday nights on ITV1 & extended one-hour versions on Wednesday nights on ITV4. See TV listings for times.

Meanwhile SEASON 5 has now been filmed. It will air in the US (Animal Planet) in spring 2013, and in other territories worldwide (Discovery) after that.

The number of man-sized fish, of different inland species, that we have caught on camera now stands at a dozen (all but 2 of them weighed over 150lb, and 6 of these were way over that). But it's not just about size.

Is it safe to get in the water?...

Nearly half the world's fish species live in just 0.01% of the world's water - our lakes and rivers. Yet most people know less about what lives in fresh water than they do about the oceans.

Because some rivers are very hard to get to - and/or too murky to see into, using normal means - many of their inhabitants are rarely or never seen in conventional natural history programmes.

River Monsters takes a different approach. Biologist and fishing detective Jeremy Wade starts by examining myths and fishermen's tales, subjecting them to scientific scrutiny to separate fact from fiction. Then he homes in on his targets using a fishing line. The results are some fish of staggering dimensions and appearance, including some spectacular TV 'firsts'.

To catch up with seasons 1-3, River Monsters DVDs are available from the Animal Planet online shop (US/NTSC format). In the UK, DVDs of series 1 & 2 (PAL format, produced by ITV) are available from retail and online outlets.

River Monsters is produced by multiple award winning Icon Films