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Australia and New Zealand

Steve Backshall and his crew visit Australia and New Zealand in search of more lethal predators. Steve is dropped onto the nest of a saltwater crocodile.

Steve Backshall and his crew travel to Australia and New Zealand in search of more lethal predators. First up, Steve has his most dramatic encounter ever as he dangles beneath a helicopter and is dropped onto the nest of a wild saltwater crocodile.

Steve then heads into the blistering sun of the outback to fulfil a lifelong dream of finding the most venomous snake in the world, the fierce snake whose toxic strike has the potential to kill the whole crew.

Then it is time for the team to head over to New Zealand and venture deep into the Waitomo caves, where he hopes to find an unusual predator that lures insects to their death with a lethal light show.

Finally, Steve heads out in search of the largest-toothed predator on the planet - the mighty sperm whale.

29 minutes

Music Played

  • Bloc Party

    Helicopter

  • The Ting Tings

    Hang It Up

  • Plan B

    Stay Too Long

  • Plan B

    Stay Too Long

  • Basement Jaxx

    Day of the Sunflowers

  • The Vaccines

    A Lack Of Understanding

  • The Ting Tings

    Great DJ

  • Emeli Sand茅

    Next To Me

  • Example

    Playing In The Shadows

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Steve Backshall
Presenter Steve Backshall
Director Ruth Harries
Director Ruth Harries
Producer Ruth Harries
Producer Ruth Harries
Camera Operator Graham MacFarlane
Camera Operator Graham MacFarlane
Series Producer Scott Alexander
Series Producer Scott Alexander
Executive Producer Wendy Darke
Executive Producer Wendy Darke
Executive Producer Jonny Keeling
Executive Producer Jonny Keeling

Broadcasts

  • Sun 3 Mar 2013 18:05
  • Wed 10 Apr 2013 09:30
  • Sat 23 Nov 2019 08:50