Deadly 60 - Episode Guide

Wildlife series. Steve Backshall tracks down 60 of the world's deadliest animals. In Hoedspruit, South Africa, Steve encounters an angry hippo and a venomous scorpion. 

Wildlife series. Steve Backshall finds out if crocodiles deserve their reputation, and tracks down one of Africa's most elusive predators, the awesome hunting dog. 

Wildlife series. Steve Backshall braves rough seas to get close to a fearsome great white shark and goes scavenging with the world's most fearless animal.

Wildlife expert Steve Backshall continues his Deadly 60 mission, investigating tiger snakes, pelicans, and bottlenose dolphins down under.

Steve Backshall's quest for deadly species sees him come face to face with a huge lace monitor lizard and encounter a venomous redback spider. 

Naturalist Steve Backshall investigates the Pacific's giant cuttlefish, the elusive duck-billed platypus, and the lethal yellowfin tuna. 

Naturalist Steve Backshall's global search for deadly creatures takes him to meet the saltwater crocodile and search for huge-fanged ghost bats. 

Steve Backshall's quest for deadly animals sets him on the trail of the dangerous Indian saw-scaled viper, and the razor-clawed sloth bear.

Wildlife series. Steve Backshall is in India in search of tigers, and also comes face to face with another animal that is on the endangered list, the gharial crocodile. 

Naturalist Steve Backshall's search for deadly creatures takes him to Borneo's Gomantong caves where thousands of cockroaches and the scutigera centipede await. 

Steve Backshall is in Borneo, tracking down underwater animals for his Deadly 60 list. He comes face to face with a highly venomous scorpion fish and a spear mantis. 

The Deadly 60 team scours the UK in search of its lethal beauties. Gannets prove to be more than a match for Steve in a diving competition.

Children's wildlife documentary. Scouring the UK for lethal beauties, Steve goes otter-spotting with Terry Nutkins and meets with the UK's biggest spider. 

Children's wildlife documentary. The team battle freezing conditions to view a wolverine and Arctic foxes, and search for where bald eagles arrive to feed on salmon.

Steve Backshall and the team brave the intense heat of the Arizona desert. Featuring the hunting skill of the Harris hawk, some deadly rattlesnakes and an elusive cougar. 

Steve and the team are on the search for deadly animals in the southern US. The contenders are everywhere, not least the alligators that live in just about every lake.

Naturalist Steve Backshall heads to the Bahamas to see a whole bunch of shark species, and must decide which ones will earn a place on his Deadly 60 list. 

A helicopter trip over Brazil's northern savannah helps adventurer Steve Backshall find his next contender for the Deadly 60, the elusive giant anteater.

Steve Backshall and the Deadly crew head into the flooded forests of Brazil. Steve takes a swim in a piranha-infested river in order to find out more about these killer fish.

Steve Backshall only needs two more animals to complete his Deadly 60 list, so he visits the rainforests of Brazil on the trail of the final contenders. 

Steve Backshall has encountered some incredible animals on his search around the planet, including those that are deadly to humans. They're looked at in detail here. 

Looking back at some of Steve Backshall's favourite creatures, whose jaws, claws, venom and speed prove to be very useful weapons in the battle of the wild. 

This show is devoted to the incredible critters Steve Backshall met on his travels who didn't quite make the Deadly 60 list. They still deserve their own programme.

Steve Backshall looks back at his favourite encounters from the wildlife series, from abseiling into a cave looking for bats to a thrilling meeting with a hippo. 

Wildlife series. Steve Backshall looks at the challenges faced when filming in the frozen tundra of Alaska and the steaming rainforests of Brazil. 

Steve's team looks at endangered predators who may well face extinction, possibly in our lifetime, like the magnificent tiger or the rhinoceros.

Wildlife series. On a trip to Mexico, Steve Backshall takes to the water in search of a monster of the deep seas and searches for snakes in the desert.

Wildlife series. Steve tracks the weirdest-looking fish on the planet, comes face-to-face with a giant Pacific octopus and goes kayaking with killer whales.

Wildlife series. Steve Backshall takes to icy waters in search of the world's biggest sea lion, and there's a surprise in store when Steve meets the infamous black bear. 

Wildlife series. Steve and the crew are thrown deep in the steamy rainforests of Costa Rica. They are on a mission to find the largest cat in South America, the jaguar.

Wildlife series. In the jungles of Costa Rica, Steve is strangled by a boa, gets hands-on with a poisonous frog and nearly gets a nip from a blood-sucking vampire.

Wildlife series. Steve chases a deadly racer snake downriver and even faces his fears to handle some giant bullet ants, while on the hunt for a harpy eagle.

Wildlife series. Deep in the waters of the Indian Ocean, Steve goes in search of the biggest fish in the sea, so big that it can weigh as much as a double decker bus. 

Wildlife series. With his crew in tow, Steve Backshall is on a mission to find all the animals that most Africans spend as much time as possible avoiding. 

Wildlife series. A clever camera brings Steve close to a tiny but mighty spider, while persistence pays off as the team track down an elusive and deadly reptile. 

Wildlife series. Steve dons a camouflage suit to beat a leopard at its own game by hunting his crew, but it proves to be a lot harder than it looks. 

Wildlife series. Steve encounters gremlin-like aye-ayes and Madagascar's most ferocious carnivore as he searches the vast island for contenders for the Deadly 60. 

Wildlife series. Steve is in Uganda, getting up close and personal with gorillas in the mountains, squabbling baboons on the savannah and chimps in the forest.

In Thailand, Steve comes face-to-face with the longest venomous snake in the world, the king cobra, whose bite could kill an elephant.

Wildlife series. Steve goes nose-to-nose with a living dinosaur and meets an arachnid with legs four times longer than its body in the Philippines. 

Wildlife series. Steve dives in the beautiful waters of the Philippines to check out a shark that spends most of the day 550 metres below the surface. 

Wildlife series. Steve Backshall takes a look at dogs and their distant relatives, wolves. He heads to the Arctic Circle where huskies show him a thing or two about stamina. 

Wildlife series. Steve and his trusty team head to the frozen north of Norway. He follows the tracks of Europe's largest cat, the elusive lynx, up into the hills.

Wildlife series. Steve and the Deadly 60 team are on their home turf, the UK. The adventure begins in a lake as Steve dives in to track down a deadly monster. 

Wildlife series. Steve heads for the marshlands of Argentina, where he searches for an anaconda and swims in piranha-infested waters. 

Wildlife series. Steve and the crew are in Peru, searching for elusive giant river otters, when Steve has a chance encounter with the largest reptile in South America.

Wildlife series. A behind-the-scenes look at how the series is filmed, from where the team eat and sleep to the extreme measures they have to take as they travel. 

Wildlife series. Steve Backshall demonstrates how reading the tracks and signs left by an animal can lead to fantastic encounters. 

Wildlife series. Steve takes a look inside some of the top predators featured on Deadly 60 to find out what makes them so deadly. 

Wildlife series. Steve is spat at and bitten by scorpions, spiders and snakes in his quest to prove that venom is one of the most lethal weapons of the animal kingdom. 

In this special episode, Steve shares stories of the contenders that didn't quite make it onto the Deadly 60 list. 

Steve Backshall looks at animals that are both deadly and endangered, including the chimpanzee, mountain gorilla and harpy eagle, as well as the bizarre aye-aye. 

Wildlife series. Steve Backshall travels to Indonesia in search of three very different reptiles to add to his list of 60 deadly predators. 

Wildlife series. In the medieval Ethiopian city of Harar, Steve Backshall has a unique and potentially lethal encounter with a pack of spotted hyenas. 

Wildlife series. Steve is on his home turf, scouring land, sea and air for some of the deadliest critters that the UK has to offer. 

Wildlife series. Steve and the crew head into the beautiful Alaskan wilderness, home to some of the most impressive predators on Earth - humpback whales and grizzly bears. 

Wildlife series. Steve Backshall looks for one of the most iconic of all predators in South Africa, the ferocious great white shark. 

Wildlife series. Steve and the crew head to Mexico's breathtaking Yucatan Peninsula, where he embarks on a high-octane chase with the fastest fish in the sea.

Wildlife series. Steve heads into the blistering sun of the Australian outback to fulfil a lifelong dream of finding the most venomous snake in the world. 

Wildlife series. Steve and the team head to New Zealand for the first time, where Steve descends deep into the Waitomo caves to find an unusual predator. 

Wildlife series. Steve and the crew are back in South Africa to turn the latest camera technology on a trio of deadly snakes and meet the predatory crowned eagle. 

Wildlife series. Steve and the crew are back in Australia for one of his most dramatic encounters ever as he is dropped into a nest of giant, wild saltwater crocodiles.

Wildlife series. Steve and his crew are back in the jungles of South America, where they head into crocodile-infested waters for a spooky nocturnal encounter. 

Wildlife series. Steve and the crew head to the mountain kingdom of Nepal to search for more animal predators, including a very grumpy rhinoceros and a Bengal tiger. 

Wildlife series. Steve heads to the stunning Mexican coastline for an exhilarating encounter with one of the most dangerous sharks in the world. 

Wildlife series. Steve and the crew comb the Venezuelan wetlands looking for the biggest snake in the world, the mighty green anaconda. 

Wildlife series. Steve joins a team trying to save an endangered predator, the orinoco crocodile, and witnesses the ferocious maternal instincts of a female croc.

Steve Backshall and the crew head for the island paradise of Sri Lanka in search of two massive predators and Steve attempts to free dive with a blue whale. 

Wildlife series. Steve and the crew continue their Sri Lankan adventure on the hunt for another three perfect predators, including an elusive mugger crocodile.

Wildlife series. Steve and the crew visit the southern states of the USA in search of more predators to add to his Deadly list. 

Wildlife series. Steve continues his search for the planet's deadliest predators with a visit to Florida in the USA. 

Wildlife series. Steve Backshall reveals the advanced camera technology and tricks of the trade that allow him and the Deadly 60 crew to film stunning images.

Wildlife series. Steve Backshall delves into the weird and wonderful world of parasites in this Deadly 60 special.

Wildlife series. Steve Backshall takes a look at some of the super skills and senses that animals around the world use to hunt and survive. 

Wildlife series. Steve Backshall investigates how humans around the world are increasingly coming into contact with dangerous and potentially lethal animals.

Wildlife series. In this Deadly 60 Special, Steve Backshall takes a look at the incredible methods animals employ to protect themselves against predators. 

Wildlife series. In this Deadly 60 special, wildlife expert Steve Backshall examines the increasing pressures threatening our planet's animal populations.

Steve Backshall comes face to face with the world's deadliest animals and investigates the deadly threats to their survival.

Steve sets sail to Bali for a diving adventure to find a giant ocean sunfish. He rescues fish trapped in an abandoned net and meets the teenagers fighting to ban plastic bags on the island.

Steve travels to Gabon for the first time. Exploring Loango National Park, Steve goes in search of crocodiles, surprisingly deadly chimpanzees and feisty forest elephants. 

Steve heads to Norway to dive with the planet's ultimate predator - the orca. He also witnesses the northern lights and gets up close to the mighty mouth of a humpback whale.

Steve witnesses a serval hunting in the weird surroundings of a power station at night, puts snakes to the test in a chomp-off and meets a rare spider.

Steve heads to Ecuador to dive with the giant manta ray. He also gets a unique view of the biggest baby on earth and rescues a turtle caught in a fishing line.

Steve gets strangled by a python on a night-time river expedition, climbs a 40-metre tree and finds out why our thirst for palm oil is threatening bears and orangutans. 

Steve dives in the shark capital of the world, meets hammerhead and tiger sharks nose to nose and passionately explains why sharks need friends

Steve heads to the Amazon rainforest in search of some of the deadliest critters on earth. From deadly snakes to freaky spiders, this episode may leave you hiding behind the sofa!

Steve finds out who is boss as he faces a real-life King Kong. He gets up close to Africa's largest snake and stakes out a crocodile nest to try and catch a sneaky thief red-handed. 
 

Deadly special featuring some of the best moments from the series. Steve races a cheetah, rescues a king cobra and shares some of those rare times when things go wrong! 

Only Steve Backshall and his crack team of young fossil finders can solve the mystery of the precious artefact stolen from the Natural History Museum. 

Steve is in search of one of the most spectacular events on earth - bait balls. These wildlife events are so epic that they can be seen from space - but they won't be easy to find. 

Steve goes in search of the deadliest cats in Africa in the carnivore capital of Zambia. He gets up close to the rulers of the Savannah - the lions and leopards. 

Steve heads to Zambia for the first time. He hears hippo communication on a whole new level, spots a high-diving croc and meets some incredible sniffer dogs. 

Steve heads to Suriname, a country with more forest than anywhere else on earth. He kayaks upriver in search of some deadly critters. 

Steve takes a special journey to meet the most trafficked animal on earth - the pangolin. He meets the people working tirelessly to save them. 

Steve heads down in a deep-sea submersible to explore the ocean depths like never before. He then travels to the Natural History Museum to meet some of the weirdest animals from the deep.

Steve heads into the heart of the Suriname Jungle. He goes in search of poison dart frogs, deadly snakes and hopes to find the elusive giant river otter. 

Steve searches for deadly animals living in the capital of Suriname, from snakes in people's gardens to snail-catching kites and one of the deadliest snakes on earth. 

Steve heads to the Mexican island of Cabo Pulmo, where the people have worked tirelessly to bring their surrounding oceans back to life and make it a marine reserve. 

Steve heads to meet some of the most endangered animals in southern Africa - wild dogs. He meets the people working to save them and explores why their survival is so important. 

Steve goes in search of ocean acrobats, mischievous coyotes and deadlies in miniature - but he ends up having an encounter with a humpback whale he will never forget! 

Steve Backshall tracks cheetahs across Zambia by motorbike, witnessing epic hunting and the challenges faced by this endangered predator. 

Steve dives with 100 grey nurse sharks - aka ragged-tooth sharks - a wobbegong and a gigantic whale shark, and he joins a mission in Indonesia to save sharks from over-fishing with eco-tourism. 

Steve is underwater in Indonesia with funny-looking frogfish, a stargazer, flamboyant cuttlefish, a mimic octopus and a Bobbit worm. 

Steve Backshall is in Zambia to witness ten million fruit bats undertake the world's largest aerial migration. However, these bats are a buffet for Africa's top three eagles. 

Steve Backshall is in Sydney, Australia, searching for the world's most venomous spider, the fastest striking snake and an ocean dragon that is a camouflaged assassin. 

Steve Backshall is in Brazil searching for the world's most elusive cat: the jaguar. He sees them swimming, meets mothers and cubs, and even witnesses one jaguar hunting a caiman. 

Steve Backshall is in Australia to search for the world's most freaky and venomous fish: the stone fish. He also finds trapdoor spiders and a snake that hunts bats. 

Steve Backshall is in the Kalahari to search for its weirdest residents. From aardwolves to aardvarks and mischievous meerkats, Steve is hoping for some Deadly firsts. 

Steve Backshall dives into the world of the caiman, learns about the plight of the world's biggest parrot and tries to find his nemesis - the giant river otter. 

Steve Backshall heads to a place very few people ever go: Snake Island in Brazil, where the concentration of snakes is higher than anywhere else on earth. 

Steve Backshall goes in search of one of Europe's most venomous snakes: the nose-horned viper. He also hopes to track down a bear and goes deep into a cave system to find a dragon. 

Steve Backshall heads to Timor Leste in search of the biggest animal to have ever lived - the blue whale. He also hopes to find the saltwater crocodile, one of the giants of land. 

Steve Backshall goes searching for Patagonia's perfect predator: the puma. After waiting his whole life to see one, Steve sees a tiny cub and witnesses a female puma hunting an armadillo. 

Steve Backshall goes in search of bat-hunting boas, meets a team working to save the deadly but cute slow loris, and he comes face to face with the king of snakes: the king cobra. 

Steve Backshall heads out to find one of the UK's greatest predators: the dragonfly. He witnesses the aerial prowess of the hobby and dives underwater with the puffin. 

In this special episode of Deadly 60, Steve Backshall takes a deep dive into the fate of one of the most extraordinary, and endangered, ecosystems on our planet: coral reefs. They may cover less than one per cent of the ocean floor, but they support roughly a quarter of all marine life and are irreplaceable - yet they are in serious trouble. 

Steve travels to some of the world's most celebrated reef systems, from the shallows of the Java Sea to the tropical waters of the Maldives. Along the way, he meets all the weird and wonderful creatures that call the reef home, including some of the best-camouflaged creatures and some impressive apex predators - he even gets a telling-off from a clownfish!