Original title
Deadly Pole to Pole
Released
10/15/2013
Origin country
GB
Genre
Documentary
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
1
Number of episodes
25
Adventurer Steve Backshall circumnavigates the planet, tracking down the world's greatest predators as well as some of the earth's deadly forces of nature. From the Arctic to the Antarctic, follow him every step of the way.
Steve Backshall goes back in time to discover the deadliest animals that ever walked the earth - the dinosaurs - starting at London's Natural History Museum.
Steve Backshall travels the globe to swim with sharks and prove they are not simply the brutish killers many people believe.
Steve Backshall experiences killer cold and discovers how animals survive sub-zero temperatures - from thick pelts and blubber to the ability to freeze and survive.
Steve Backshall takes a look at some of the most deadly forces of nature on our planet as he explores the elemental furies of fire, ice, water and wind.
Steve Backshall discovers how reptiles, including chameleons, turtles, crocodiles, snakes and komodo dragons, become cold-blooded predators.
Steve travels to a wolf conservation centre to come nose-to-nose with some wolves and demonstrates how their highly developed senses make them such formidable hunters.
Steve Backshall begins his global journey at the top of the world when he boards an Arctic icebreaker and goes in search of the Arctic's top predator, the polar bear.
Steve and the crew continue on their epic Pole to Pole journey and head south to Somerset Island high in the Canadian Arctic.
Steve and the crew are in Alaska, where Steve abseils into the heart of a glacier, experiencing a cold, harsh and inhospitable world that pushes him to his limits.
Steve and his Deadly crew travel to the remote west coast of Canada, where they see weird and wonderful deadly critters that are stranger than science fiction.
Steve Backshall heads south once more and into Yellowstone national park in the USA. This frozen wonderland is home to the continent's most iconic beasts.
Steve and his intrepid crew are in the backwoods of North Carolina, USA, in search of the infamous timber rattlesnake.
Steve Backshall's journey takes him to Texas, where he lowers himself into the depths of one of the most inhospitable environments on earth.
Steve and the crew make their way to California's Pacific coast for a fun-filled, adrenaline-fuelled ocean adventure.
Steve continues his deadly journey through the southern states of the USA and goes fishin' Texan style, reeling in a seven foot prehistoric monster.
Steve travels to the tropical islands of the Bahamas for an underwater mission like no other, as he enters one of the deadliest environments on the planet.
Steve and his intrepid crew hit Hawaii, to encounter fighting humpback whales and the so-called sea devil as well as avoid being roasted on volcanic lava flows.
Steve Backshall journeys to the remote Hawaiian Islands in search of three very different deadly carnivores.
Steve reaches Cuba, a colourful Caribbean island with a secret deadly side, where he must overcome his fears to get in the water with a lethal prehistoric predator.
Steve is in Trinidad, a Caribbean island packed with deadly critters, where the team track a rare and stunningly beautiful jungle cat, the ocelot.
Steve and the team travel to Guadalupe Island, 150 miles off the Mexican coast, where Steve swims alongside the planet's top predator - the great white shark.
Steve travels to Baja Mexico, a land of toxic terrors and ocean giants, where the team hop in the saddle and ride horses into the heart of the Mexican desert.
Steve's epic adventure from the top to the bottom of the planet has reached Guyana in South America, a land of jungle giants.
The Deadly crew embark on a river expedition deep into the unexplored jungles of Guyana, where Steve joins a team of scientists.
Steve Backshall and his team have travelled over 7,000 miles from the start of their pole-to-pole journey, to reach the Pantanal in Brazil.
Steve's journey has reached Peru in South America, a challenging environment dominated by the towering Andes mountain range.
Steve travels to Patagonia, one of only two places on the planet where it is possible to watch killer whales hunting sea lions off the beaches.
Steve travels to the remote and wild Falkland Islands where he meets an animal never before featured on Deadly - the pugnacious and tough rockhopper penguin.
Steve Backshall arrives on the remote and rugged shores of Bird Island, where he discovers a habitat packed with stunning wildlife.
Steve and the crew are nearing the end of their epic global adventure as they reach the icy shores of South Georgia, the last stop before Antarctica.
Steve's journey finally comes to an end at the land of extremes - the least inhabited, remotest, highest, driest, coldest and windiest continent on the planet.
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