River Monsters Season 5 Episodes

Episode 1

Face Ripper

Sun, Apr 7, 201384 mins

Angler Jeremy Wade investigates his most disturbing case yet - the story of a man who had his face ripped off in a remote Bolivian river. The journey through dangerous jungle ends with a confrontation with one of his oldest adversaries.

Episode 2

Atomic Assassin

Sun, Apr 14, 201348 mins

After venturing to over 20 countries in search of monster fish, biologist and extreme angler Jeremy Wade is thrown headfirst into his most dangerous challenge to date. Stories of grizzly attacks in a remote rural corner of Ukraine lead him on the hunt for an elusive lake monster but the centuries old trail soon lands him at the most unlikely location: the site of the worst nuclear accident in human history, Chernobyl's reactor number 4. In a nerve-shredding race against radiation and time, can he uncover the culprit and could it really be the gargantuan mutant of his innermost nightmares?

Episode 3

Killer Torpedo

Sun, Apr 21, 201345 mins

In the heart of Central America, in a land known for its drug smuggling and remote jungle waterways, there lurks a man-sized killer - a creature that instills fear in all who encounter it. It is said to reach eight feet in length and weigh possibly 300 hundred pounds! And, when it leaps into boats it causes fatal injuries as it knocks fishermen unconscious and smashes their bones. Jeremy Wade will be taken to the breaking point and beyond, as he relearns everything he knows about fishing, in an attempt to catch this elusive River Monster.

Episode 4

Colombian Slasher

Sun, May 5, 201345 mins

Angler Jeremy Wade pushes himself and his gear past breaking point to discover what killed a bride in the Colombian Amazon. Amidst dense jungle and hostage-taking rebels, Jeremy discovers evidence that turns the investigation on its head.

Episode 5

Vampires of the Deep

Sun, May 12, 201345 mins

Extreme angler Jeremy Wade embarks on a punishing mission to the heart of a thundering waterfall in the Pacific Northwest to battle an ancient river monster said to rise from the murky depths to attack swimmers.

Episode 6

Legend of Loch Ness

Thu, May 27, 201089 mins

Jeremy Wade is on a mission to track down the famous monster of Loch Ness, but can he succeed where so many have failed? The journey will take him from the depths of Loch Ness to the volcanoes of Iceland, all in pursuit of the mother of all monsters.

Episode 7

Special: "Year of Beasts"

Mon, May 20, 2013