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 97 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in January 2025.
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Deadly 60
Steve Backshall comes face to face with the world’s deadliest animals and investigates the deadly threats to their survival.
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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 heads to Zambia for the first time, where he hears hippo communication on a whole new level, spots a high-diving croc and meets some incredible sniffer dogs.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 to Suriname, a country with more forest than anywhere else on earth. He kayaks upriver in search of some deadly critters.
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.
Series 2
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 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. 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.