About this season
Wildlife presenter Steve Backshall tracks down 60 of the world's deadliest animals.
Episodes (26)
1. Indonesia
Aired 26 March 2012 • 29 min
Steve Backshall travels to Indonesia in search of three very different reptiles to add to his list of deadly predators.
2. Ethiopia
Aired 27 March 2012 • 28 min
In the medieval Ethiopian city of Harar, Steve Backshall has a unique and potentially lethal encounter with a pack of spotted hyenas.
3. United Kingdom
Aired 28 March 2012 • 28 min
Steve is on his home turf, scouring land, sea and air for some of the deadliest critters that the UK has to offer.
4. Alaska
Aired 29 March 2012 • 28 min
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.
5. South Africa 1
Aired 30 March 2012 • 29 min
Steve Backshall looks for one of the most iconic of all predators in South Africa, the ferocious great white shark.
6. Mexico 1
Aired 7 May 2012 • 29 min
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.
7. Australia 1
Aired 8 May 2012 • 28 min
Steve heads into the blistering sun of the Australian outback to fulfil a lifelong dream of finding the most venomous snake in the world.
8. New Zealand
Aired 9 May 2012 • 29 min
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.
9. South Africa 2
Aired 10 May 2012 • 28 min
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.
10. Australia 2
Aired 11 May 2012 • 29 min
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.
11. South America 1
Aired 4 June 2012 • 29 min
Steve and his crew are back in the jungles of South America, where they head into crocodile-infested waters for a spooky nocturnal encounter.
12. Nepal
Aired 5 June 2012 • 29 min
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.
13. Mexico 2
Aired 6 June 2012 • 28 min
Steve heads to the stunning Mexican coastline for an exhilarating encounter with one of the most dangerous sharks in the world.
14. Venezuela
Aired 7 June 2012 • 28 min
Steve and the crew comb the Venezuelan wetlands looking for the biggest snake in the world, the mighty green anaconda.
15. South America 2
Aired 8 June 2012 • 29 min
Steve joins a team trying to save an endangered predator, the orinoco crocodile, and witnesses the ferocious maternal instincts of a female croc.
16. Sri Lanka 1
Aired 20 August 2012 • 29 min
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.
17. Sri Lanka 2
Aired 21 August 2012 • 29 min
Steve and the crew continue their Sri Lankan adventure on the hunt for another three perfect predators, including an elusive mugger crocodile.
18. Southern States
Aired 22 August 2012 • 29 min
Steve and the crew visit the southern states of the USA and join a team of scientists tracking and tagging wild bobcats.
19. Florida
Aired 23 August 2012 • 29 min
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.
20. Killer Shots
Aired 24 August 2012 • 29 min
Steve Backshall reveals the advanced camera technology and tricks of the trade that allow him and the Deadly 60 crew to film stunning images.
21. Parasites
Aired 25 August 2012 • 28 min
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.
22. Superpower
Aired 27 August 2012 • 29 min
Steve Backshall takes a look at some of the super skills and senses that animals around the world use to hunt and survive.
23. Deadly Neighbours
Aired 28 August 2012 • 29 min
Steve Backshall investigates how humans around the world are increasingly coming into contact with dangerous and potentially lethal animals.
24. Self Defence
Aired 29 August 2012 • 29 min
In this Deadly 60 Special, Steve Backshall takes a look at the incredible methods animals employ to protect themselves against predators.
25. Endangered
Aired 30 August 2012 • 28 min
In this Deadly 60 special, wildlife expert Steve Backshall examines the increasing pressures threatening our planet's animal populations.
26. Unseen
Aired 31 August 2012 • 28 min
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.