Deadly Pole to Pole
Deadly Pole to Pole
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Deadly Pole to Pole

6.0 / 10
2013
1 season
25 episodes
Documentary

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.

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Seasons

  • Arctic

    1.Arctic

    15-10-201328m

    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.

  • Somerset Island

    2.Somerset Island

    22-10-201328m

    Steve and the crew continue on their epic Pole to Pole journey and head south to Somerset Island high in the Canadian Arctic.

  • Alaska

    3.Alaska

    29-10-201328m

    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.

  • British Columbia

    4.British Columbia

    05-11-201328m

    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.

  • Yellowstone

    5.Yellowstone

    12-11-201328m

    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.

  • North Carolina

    6.North Carolina

    19-11-201328m

    Steve and his intrepid crew are in the backwoods of North Carolina, USA, in search of the infamous timber rattlesnake.

  • Texas

    7.Texas

    26-11-201328m

    Steve Backshall's journey takes him to Texas, where he lowers himself into the depths of one of the most inhospitable environments on earth.

  • California

    8.California

    03-12-201328m

    Steve and the crew make their way to California's Pacific coast for a fun-filled, adrenaline-fuelled ocean adventure.

  • Southern States

    9.Southern States

    10-12-201328m

    Steve continues his deadly journey through the southern states of the USA and goes fishin' Texan style, reeling in a seven foot prehistoric monster.

  • Bahamas

    10.Bahamas

    17-12-201328m

    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.

  • Hawaii Giants

    11.Hawaii Giants

    17-02-201428m

    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.

  • Hawaii Carnivores

    12.Hawaii Carnivores

    18-02-201429m

    Steve Backshall journeys to the remote Hawaiian Islands in search of three very different deadly carnivores.

  • Cuba

    13.Cuba

    19-02-201429m

    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.

  • Trinidad

    14.Trinidad

    20-02-201428m

    Steve is in Trinidad, a Caribbean island packed with deadly critters, where the team track a rare and stunningly beautiful jungle cat, the ocelot.

  • Shark Island

    15.Shark Island

    21-02-201428m

    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.

  • Ep 16

    16.Baja Mexico

    24-02-201428m

    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.

  • Guyana Giants

    17.Guyana Giants

    25-02-201429m

    Steve's epic adventure from the top to the bottom of the planet has reached Guyana in South America, a land of jungle giants.

  • Jungle River

    18.Jungle River

    26-02-201429m

    The Deadly crew embark on a river expedition deep into the unexplored jungles of Guyana, where Steve joins a team of scientists.

  • Brazil

    19.Brazil

    27-02-201429m

    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.

  • Peru

    20.Peru

    28-02-201429m

    Steve's journey has reached Peru in South America, a challenging environment dominated by the towering Andes mountain range.

  • Patagonia

    21.Patagonia

    13-05-201428m

    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.

  • Falkland Islands

    22.Falkland Islands

    20-05-201428m

    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.

  • Ep 23

    23.Bird Island

    27-05-201429m

    Steve Backshall arrives on the remote and rugged shores of Bird Island, where he discovers a habitat packed with stunning wildlife.

  • South Georgia

    24.South Georgia

    03-06-201429m

    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.

  • Antartica

    25.Antartica

    10-06-201429m

    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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