Expedition With Steve Backshall
Expedition With Steve Backshall is a TV show on BBC2. An epic adventure into the unknown. The intrepid explorer discovers relics, ruins and natural wonder in the magical, unexplored corners of the world. The program has been available since 2026. A total of 8 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in June 2026.
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Expedition With Steve Backshall
Steve joins shark scientist Mauricio Hoyosa at a remote volcanic island in the eastern Pacific Ocean to discover where shark mothers give birth and help protect a new generation of the ocean giants.
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Steve takes on four entirely new adventures to some of the remotest parts of the planet. He unearths secrets of an ancient civilisation and discovers wildlife more at risk than ever before.
Series 1
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1:00:00Steve leads an expedition in the Jebel Akhdar mountain range of Oman. With temperatures soaring, dehydration and heat stroke are a constant threat.
Series 2
Steve heads to the Moukalaba-Doudou National Park in Gabon. Alongside jungle experts, he wants to discover if this unexplored rainforest could be home to an undiscovered population of chimpanzees.
Series 1 1:00:00
1:00:00The naturalist visits uncharted territory in pursuit of new discoveries. He takes on physical challenges and encounters extraordinary wildlife.
Series 2
Steve and the team head to remotest Kyrgyzstan in search of snow leopards - if the team can find evidence of the endangered big cat, they hope to protect this remote range.
Steve joins forces with ropes expert Aldo Kane and Saudi Arabian geologists Mahmoud Al-Shanti and Hala Alwagdani to explore a volcanic underworld in search of the longest lava tube in Arabia.
Steve and a team of world-class kayakers head to Kamchatka to take on white water in a bid to explore a pristine wilderness packed with more brown bears than almost anywhere else on the planet.