Deadly 60 - Season 3
Episode List
E1 - Indonesia
Aired: March 26, 2012
Steve Backshall travels to Indonesia in search of three very different reptiles to add to his list of deadly predators.
E2 - Ethiopia
Aired: March 27, 2012
In the medieval Ethiopian city of Harar, Steve Backshall has a unique and potentially lethal encounter with a pack of spotted hyenas.
E3 - United Kingdom
Aired: March 28, 2012
Steve is on his home turf, scouring land, sea and air for some of the deadliest critters that the UK has to offer.
E4 - Alaska
Aired: March 29, 2012
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.
E5 - South Africa 1
Aired: March 30, 2012
Steve Backshall looks for one of the most iconic of all predators in South Africa, the ferocious great white shark.
E6 - Mexico 1
Aired: May 07, 2012
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.
E7 - Australia 1
Aired: May 08, 2012
Steve heads into the blistering sun of the Australian outback to fulfil a lifelong dream of finding the most venomous snake in the world.
E8 - New Zealand
Aired: May 09, 2012
Steve and the team head to New Zealand for the first time, where Steve descends deep into the Waitomo caves to find an unusual predator.
E9 - South Africa 2
Aired: May 10, 2012
Steve and the crew are back in South Africa to turn the latest camera technology on a trio of deadly snakes and meet the predatory crowned eagle.
E10 - Australia 2
Aired: May 11, 2012
Steve and the crew are back in Australia for one of his most dramatic encounters ever as he is dropped into a nest of giant, wild saltwater crocodiles.
E11 - South America 1
Aired: June 04, 2012
Steve and his crew are back in the jungles of South America, where they head into crocodile-infested waters for a spooky nocturnal encounter.
E12 - Nepal
Aired: June 05, 2012
Steve and the crew head to the mountain kingdom of Nepal to search for more animal predators, including a very grumpy rhinoceros and a Bengal tiger.
E13 - Mexico 2
Aired: June 06, 2012
Steve heads to the stunning Mexican coastline for an exhilarating encounter with one of the most dangerous sharks in the world.
E14 - Venezuela
Aired: June 07, 2012
Steve and the crew comb the Venezuelan wetlands looking for the biggest snake in the world, the mighty green anaconda.
E15 - South America 2
Aired: June 08, 2012
Steve joins a team trying to save an endangered predator, the orinoco crocodile, and witnesses the ferocious maternal instincts of a female croc.
E16 - Sri Lanka 1
Aired: August 20, 2012
Steve Backshall and the crew head for the island paradise of Sri Lanka in search of two massive predators and Steve attempts to free dive with a blue whale.
E17 - Sri Lanka 2
Aired: August 21, 2012
Steve and the crew continue their Sri Lankan adventure on the hunt for another three perfect predators, including an elusive mugger crocodile.
E18 - Southern States
Aired: August 22, 2012
Steve and the crew visit the southern states of the USA and join a team of scientists tracking and tagging wild bobcats.
E19 - Florida
Aired: August 23, 2012
Steve continues his search for the planet's deadliest predators with a visit to Florida in the USA, where he wades into a swamp to try and catch a slippery amphibian.
E20 - Killer Shots
Aired: August 24, 2012
Steve Backshall reveals the advanced camera technology and tricks of the trade that allow him and the Deadly 60 crew to film stunning images.
E21 - Parasites
Aired: August 25, 2012
From leeches to tapeworms and cuckoos to mosquitoes Steve reveals the mind-boggling methods that parasites employ to survive, breed and feed by exploiting their animal and human hosts.
E22 - Superpower
Aired: August 27, 2012
Steve Backshall takes a look at some of the super skills and senses that animals around the world use to hunt and survive.
E23 - Deadly Neighbours
Aired: August 28, 2012
Steve Backshall investigates how humans around the world are increasingly coming into contact with dangerous and potentially lethal animals.
E24 - Self Defence
Aired: August 29, 2012
In this Deadly 60 Special, Steve Backshall takes a look at the incredible methods animals employ to protect themselves against predators.
E25 - Endangered
Aired: August 30, 2012
In this Deadly 60 special, wildlife expert Steve Backshall examines the increasing pressures threatening our planet's animal populations.
E26 - Unseen
Aired: August 31, 2012
Steve Backshall looks back at some remarkable unseen footage from the filming of Deadly 60, including the rescue of a juvenile fur seal from hungry great white sharks in South Africa and a terrifying run in with a giant venomous centipede in Venezuela. There are also some funny outtakes and Steve reveals his all time favourite animal encounter ever.