NOVA Season 26 Episode 11 Synopsis

Is it just a fairy tale, or could a primeval beast lurk in the deep, dark waters of a Scottish lake? Since it was first reported more than 60 years ago, hundreds claim to have witnessed the Loch Ness Monster, while one scientist after another has brought the latest technology to the loch to probe the phenomenon. Twenty-five years after their first, groundbreaking expedition to Loch Ness, NOVA joins two American scientists as they return to Scotland for one last go at Nessie. During a three-week expedition, they use state-of-the-art sonar and sensitive underwater cameras in an attempt to track down and identify the elusive beast. Biologists study the ecosystem of the loch to determine if it could support a large animal. Geologists study its history, looking for clues about what kind of creature might have colonized it, and when. NOVA examines the photographic evidence in the case. And eyewitnesses vividly recount their sightings. Could this legendary creature be real, perhaps a relic from the time of dinosaurs? Or is it a shared illusion-a product of myth, mirage and wishful thinking?

NOVA Season 26 Episodes...

• s26e01 - Lost At Sea: The Search For Longitude
• s26e02 - Chasing El Niño
• s26e03 - Terror In Space
• s26e04 - Special Effects: Titanic and Beyond
• s26e05 - Deadly Shadow of Vesuvius
• s26e06 - Ice Mummies (1): Frozen In Heaven
• s26e07 - Ice Mummies (2): Siberian Ice Maiden
• s26e08 - Ice Mummies (3): Return of the Iceman
• s26e09 - Leopards of the Night with David Attenborough
• s26e10 - The Perfect Pearl
• s26e11 - The Beast of Loch Ness
• s26e12 - Submarines, Secrets & Spies
• s26e13 - Surviving AIDS
• s26e14 - Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Fire (1)
• s26e15 - Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Car Crash (2)
• s26e16 - Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Plane Crash (3)
• s26e17 - Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Abandon Ship (4)
• s26e18 - Battle Alert in the Gulf
• s26e19 - Volcanoes of the Deep
• s26e20 - To the Moon

NOVA Show Summary

Seen in more than 100 countries, NOVA is the most watched science based television series in the world and the most watched documentary series on PBS. It is also one of television's most acclaimed series, having won many major television awards, most of them many times over.