| Coming (fairly) soon....
All new 2nd season of River Monsters to be broadcast
in 2010
Following the huge success of Jeremy Wade's River Monsters
series (highest ever audience figures in the history of Animal
Planet), a second series is now in production, to be broadcast
early in 2010.
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 large
(and outlandish) 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'.
Broadcast dates & times for the 2nd
series will be posted here as soon as these are known. (River
Monsters is produced by Icon
Films)
Meanwhile a River
Monsters DVD (series 1, US/NTSC format) is available from
the Animal Planet online shop.
Jungle Hooks (Amazon)
Jeremy Wade's Jungle Hooks series, about
the search for the world's largest freshwater fish - the pirarucu
(arapaima) of the Amazon - was one of the most watched programmes
on satellite TV when it was first screened on Discovery Europe
in 2002. It is still being regularly repeated on Discovery
Real Time (UK) and around the world.
Jungle Hooks India
Jungle Hooks India has likewise attracted large numbers of
viewers since it was first screened on Discovery Europe in
2005.
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