Deadly 60
Deadly 60 is a program for youth on CBBC. Steve Backshall tracks down 60 of the world's deadliest animals in Deadly 60. The popular program has been available since 2024. A total of 100 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in July 2025.
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Deadly 60
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.
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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.
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.
Series 5
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!
Series 3
Wildlife series. Steve Backshall looks for one of the most iconic of all predators in South Africa, the ferocious great white shark.
Series 4
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.
Series 3
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 is on his home turf, scouring land, sea and air for some of the deadliest critters that the UK has to offer.
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 Backshall travels to Indonesia in search of three very different reptiles to add to his list of 60 deadly predators.
Series 1
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.
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.
Series 2
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.
In this special episode, Steve shares stories of the contenders that didn't quite make it onto the Deadly 60 list.
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.
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 Backshall demonstrates how reading the tracks and signs left by an animal can lead to fantastic encounters.
Series 1
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.
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.
Series 5
Steve heads to Suriname, a country with more forest than anywhere else on earth. He kayaks upriver in search of some deadly critters.