External Rating28%
200930 minTo Be Determined

Deadly 60

Network:BBC iPlayer

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Aired on Apr 22, 2026, 5:00 PM

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Description

Deadly 60 is a British wildlife documentary programming aimed at children and young people, which is broadcast on CBBCEach series sees Backshall and his camera crew (who are often themselves seen on screen) travelling the world in an attempt to find the 60 "most deadly" animals in the world. Each episode of the series features several animals and each sequence sees Backshall tracking the animal in its habitat, and giving details of what makes the animal notable, with particular emphasis on its impact on the wider ecosystem and the manner of its predatory behaviour; thus, why it is "deadly". With two series so far produced, 120 animals have to date been featured in the programme . When series 3 is over there will be 180 animals on the list.Deadly 60 is distributed by BBC Worldwide to many other countries. Most prominently to the US on NatGeo Wild from August 2011.

Details

Status
To Be Determined
Language
English
Runtime
30 min
Premiered
May 27, 2009
Schedule
Monday at 6:00 PM

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Episodes (7 Seasons · 116 Episodes)

Bears and Vipers in Slovenia

Steve Backshall goes in search of one of Europe's most venomous snakes: the nose-horned viper. He also hopes to track down a bear and goes deep into a cave system to find a dragon. 

Mar 27, 2026

28 min

Blue Whales and Saltwater Crocodiles

Steve Backshall heads to Timor Leste in search of the biggest animal to have ever lived - the blue whale. He also hopes to find the saltwater crocodile, one of the giants of land. 

Mar 27, 2026

28 min

Secretive Puma Special

Steve Backshall goes searching for Patagonia's perfect predator: the puma. After waiting his whole life to see one, Steve sees a tiny cub and witnesses a female puma hunting an armadillo. 

Mar 27, 2026

29 min

Slow Loris and King Cobras

Steve Backshall goes in search of bat-hunting boas, meets a team working to save the deadly but cute slow loris, and he comes face to face with the king of snakes: the king cobra. 

Mar 27, 2026

28 min

Puffins and Dragonflies

Steve Backshall heads out to find one of the UK's greatest predators: the dragonfly. He witnesses the aerial prowess of the hobby and dives underwater with the puffin. 

Mar 27, 2026

28 min

Saving Coral Reefs

In this special episode of Deadly 60, Steve Backshall takes a deep dive into the fate of one of the most extraordinary, and endangered, ecosystems on our planet: coral reefs. They may cover less than one per cent of the ocean floor, but they support roughly a quarter of all marine life and are irreplaceable - yet they are in serious trouble. Steve travels to some of the world's most celebrated reef systems, from the shallows of the Java Sea to the tropical waters of the Maldives. Along the way, he meets all the weird and wonderful creatures that call the reef home, including some of the best-camouflaged creatures and some impressive apex predators - he even gets a telling-off from a clownfish! 

Apr 22, 2026

28 min

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