Get up close and personal with one of nature’s most incredible – and misunderstood – animals, then test your knowledge with our jaws-ome quiz

Watch Sharkfest all week from Monday 16 July, Nat Geo WILD/HD (CH 264/265) + Shark Week from Sunday 22 July, Discovery/HD (CH 250/251). Sharkfest shows are available for 30 days in Catch Up > Channels > National Geographic + Shark Week shows are available for 7 days in Catch Up > Channels > Discovery

What’s better than one whole week dedicated to the ocean’s greatest predator? Two whole weeks that’s what!

Nat Geo WILD’s Sharkfest returns on Monday 16 July for seven days of back-to-back shows focusing on all things shark, while Discovery’s Shark Week celebrates its 30th birthday from 22 July with even more deep sea documentaries.

Snap up these shark-tacular highlights

Click/hover on the moving objects below to reveal our top picks from this fortnight of programming on one of nature’s greatest predators…

And if that’s not enough then why not tackle this challenge – click on the images below to match the shark or shark-based character to the TV show or film, and see whether you cross the fin-ish line as a victorious, great white steak-eating sailor, or sink to the deep faster than mis-cast shark bait.