
Episodes List

Ep.1 Indonesia
Air Date: 2012-03-26
Steve Backshall travels to Indonesia in search of three very different reptiles to add to his list of deadly predators.

Ep.2 Ethiopia
Air Date: 2012-03-27
In the medieval Ethiopian city of Harar, Steve Backshall has a unique and potentially lethal encounter with a pack of spotted hyenas.

Ep.3 United Kingdom
Air Date: 2012-03-28
Steve is on his home turf, scouring land, sea and air for some of the deadliest critters that the UK has to offer.

Ep.4 Alaska
Air Date: 2012-03-29
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.

Ep.5 South Africa 1
Air Date: 2012-03-30
Steve Backshall looks for one of the most iconic of all predators in South Africa, the ferocious great white shark.

Ep.6 Mexico 1
Air Date: 2012-05-07
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.

Ep.7 Australia 1
Air Date: 2012-05-08
Steve heads into the blistering sun of the Australian outback to fulfil a lifelong dream of finding the most venomous snake in the world.

Ep.8 New Zealand
Air Date: 2012-05-09
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.

Ep.9 South Africa 2
Air Date: 2012-05-10
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.

Ep.10 Australia 2
Air Date: 2012-05-11
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.

Ep.11 South America 1
Air Date: 2012-06-04
Steve and his crew are back in the jungles of South America, where they head into crocodile-infested waters for a spooky nocturnal encounter.

Ep.12 Nepal
Air Date: 2012-06-05
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.

Ep.13 Mexico 2
Air Date: 2012-06-06
Steve heads to the stunning Mexican coastline for an exhilarating encounter with one of the most dangerous sharks in the world.

Ep.14 Venezuela
Air Date: 2012-06-07
Steve and the crew comb the Venezuelan wetlands looking for the biggest snake in the world, the mighty green anaconda.

Ep.15 South America 2
Air Date: 2012-06-08
Steve joins a team trying to save an endangered predator, the orinoco crocodile, and witnesses the ferocious maternal instincts of a female croc.

Ep.16 Sri Lanka 1
Air Date: 2012-08-20
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.

Ep.17 Sri Lanka 2
Air Date: 2012-08-21
Steve and the crew continue their Sri Lankan adventure on the hunt for another three perfect predators, including an elusive mugger crocodile.

Ep.18 Southern States
Air Date: 2012-08-22
Steve and the crew visit the southern states of the USA and join a team of scientists tracking and tagging wild bobcats.

Ep.19 Florida
Air Date: 2012-08-23
Steve continues his search for the planet's deadliest predators with a visit to Florida in the USA, where he wades into a swamp to try and catch a slippery amphibian.

Ep.20 Killer Shots
Air Date: 2012-08-24
Steve Backshall reveals the advanced camera technology and tricks of the trade that allow him and the Deadly 60 crew to film stunning images.

Ep.21 Parasites
Air Date: 2012-08-25
From leeches to tapeworms and cuckoos to mosquitoes Steve reveals the mind-boggling methods that parasites employ to survive, breed and feed by exploiting their animal and human hosts.

Ep.22 Superpower
Air Date: 2012-08-27
Steve Backshall takes a look at some of the super skills and senses that animals around the world use to hunt and survive.

Ep.23 Deadly Neighbours
Air Date: 2012-08-28
Steve Backshall investigates how humans around the world are increasingly coming into contact with dangerous and potentially lethal animals.

Ep.24 Self Defence
Air Date: 2012-08-29
In this Deadly 60 Special, Steve Backshall takes a look at the incredible methods animals employ to protect themselves against predators.

Ep.25 Endangered
Air Date: 2012-08-30
In this Deadly 60 special, wildlife expert Steve Backshall examines the increasing pressures threatening our planet's animal populations.

Ep.26 Unseen
Air Date: 2012-08-31
Steve Backshall looks back at some remarkable unseen footage from the filming of Deadly 60, including the rescue of a juvenile fur seal from hungry great white sharks in South Africa and a terrifying run in with a giant venomous centipede in Venezuela. There are also some funny outtakes and Steve reveals his all time favourite animal encounter ever.