Deadly 60 (2009)
Wildlife presenter Steve Backshall tracks down 60 of the world's deadliest animals.
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Episode 1 - South Africa
Release Date: 2009-05-28In Hoedspruit, South Africa, Steve Backshall encounters an angry hippo and a venomous scorpion.
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Episode 2 - South Africa
Release Date: 2009-06-04Steve Backshall finds out if crocodiles deserve their reputation, and tracks down one of Africa's most elusive predators, the awesome hunting dog.
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Episode 3 - South Africa
Release Date: 2009-06-11In South Africa, Steve Backshall braves rough seas to get close to a great white shark, and goes out scavenging with the world's most fearless animal.
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Episode 4 - Australia
Release Date: 2009-06-18Wildlife expert Steve Backshall and his crew head for the Australian continent as he continues his Deadly 60 mission, meeting snakes, pelicans and dolphins.
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Episode 5 - Australia
Release Date: 2009-06-25Steve Backshall's quest for deadly species sees him come face to face with a huge lace monitor lizard and encounter a venomous redback spider.
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Episode 6 - Australia
Release Date: 2009-07-02Naturalist Steve Backshall investigates the Pacific's giant cuttlefish, the elusive duck-billed platypus, and the lethal yellowfin tuna.
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Episode 7 - Australia
Release Date: 2009-07-09Steve Backshall's global search for deadly creatures takes him to meet the saltwater crocodile and look for huge-fanged ghost bats.
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Episode 8 - India
Release Date: 2009-07-16Steve Backshall's quest for deadly animals sets him on the trail of the dangerous Indian saw-scaled viper, and the razor-clawed sloth bear.
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Episode 9 - India
Release Date: 2009-07-23Steve Backshall is in India in search of tigers, and also comes face to face with another animal that is on the endangered list, the gharial crocodile.
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Episode 10 - Malaysia
Release Date: 2009-07-30Steve Backshall's search for deadly creatures takes him to Borneo's Gomantong caves where thousands of cockroaches and the scutigera centipede await.
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Episode 11 - Malaysia
Release Date: 2009-08-06Steve Backshall is in Borneo, where he comes face to face with a highly venomous scorpion fish and a spear mantis.
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Episode 12 - United Kingdom
Release Date: 2009-08-13The 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.
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Episode 13 - United Kingdom
Release Date: 2009-08-20Scouring the UK for lethal beauties, Steve goes otter-spotting with Terry Nutkins, meets with the UK's biggest spider, and falls prey to the peregrine falcon.
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Episode 14 - Alaska
Release Date: 2009-10-15In Alaska, the team battle freezing conditions to view a wolverine and Arctic foxes, and search for where bald eagles arrive to feed on salmon.
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Episode 15 - Arizona
Release Date: 2009-10-22Steve 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.
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Episode 16 - Louisiana
Release Date: 2009-10-29Steve and the team are on the search for deadly animals in the swamps of the southern USA, not least the alligators that live in just about every lake.
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Episode 17 - Bahamas - Shark Special
Release Date: 2009-11-05Steve Backshall heads to the Bahamas to see a whole bunch of shark species, and must decide which ones will earn a place on his Deadly 60 list.
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Episode 18 - Brazil
Release Date: 2009-11-12A helicopter trip over Brazil's northern savannah helps adventurer Steve Backshall find his next contender for the Deadly 60, the elusive giant anteater.
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Episode 19 - Brazil
Release Date: 2009-11-19Steve and the crew head into the flooded forests of Brazil. Steve takes a swim in a piranha-infested river in order to find out more about these killer fish.
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Episode 20 - Brazil
Release Date: 2009-11-26Steve Backshall and the Deadly team visit the rainforests of Brazil on the trail of a monster tarantula, and encounter a colony of army ants on the move.
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Episode 21 - Killers
Release Date: 2009-12-03Steve Backshall has encountered some incredible animals on his search around the planet, including those that are deadly to humans. They're looked at in detail here.
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Episode 22 - Weapons
Release Date: 2009-12-10Looking back at some of Steve Backshall's favourite creatures, whose jaws, claws, venom and speed prove to be very useful weapons in the battle of the wild.
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Episode 23 - Unseen
Release Date: 2009-12-17This show is devoted to the incredible critters Steve Backshall met on his travels who didn't quite make the Deadly 60 list. They still deserve their own programme.
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Episode 24 - Behind the Scenes
Release Date: 2009-12-24Steve Backshall looks back at his favourite encounters from the wildlife series, from abseiling into a cave looking for bats to a thrilling meeting with a hippo.
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Episode 25 - Making of Alaska and South America
Release Date: 2009-12-31Steve Backshall looks at the challenges faced when filming in the frozen tundra of Alaska and the steaming rainforests of Brazil.
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Episode 26 - Endangered
Release Date: 2010-01-07Steve finishes his journey with a look at the vulnerable side of deadly animals.