Monsters of the Deep: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Season 1 Episode 1 of 2
The first of two programmes exploring the world of deep-sea killers, revealing mysterious creatures with the use of cutting-edge CGI, including the anglerfish, which lures prey with its glowing spine. Giant prehistoric fish the dunkleosteus is brought back to life with a mechanical bite force test, while adventurer Steve Backshall uncovers the secrets of the stoplight loose-jaw, while biologist Jennifer Hoyal Cuthill reveals the terrifying thalassotitan, an evolved predator that moved from land to sea over millions of years
Monsters of the Deep: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea airs on Channel 5 +1 at 9:00 PM, Saturday 28 December. (Subtitles, new.)
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Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
Unexplained ➝ Mysteries
Wildlife
Tayte Simpson
Executive Producer