
Steve and a team of world-class kayakers head to the Kamchatka Peninsula in the far east of Russia to take on the first descent of the Kronotsky River – through white water so extreme that it has never before been attempted.\n\nThe team set out to paddle from source to sea, starting in the shadow of a still-active volcano and ending at the Pacific Ocean – kayaking through an unspoilt wilderness packed with more brown bears than almost anywhere else on the planet. If the team can make it through the white water, they will enter an untouched landscape and witness brown bears in their natural habitat, unaffected by humans. These Russian brown bears are so isolated, some of them may never have seen people before.
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Series 2: Episode 6
Steve takes on four entirely new adventures to some of the remotest parts of the planet in search of precious natural wonders.\n\nIn the desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Steve te ...
28-06-2026
BBC 2
Series 2: Episode 5
Naturalist Steve Backshall and a team of dive experts embark on an expedition to the eastern Pacific Ocean. Steve joins forces with renowned shark scientist Mauricio Hoyos to di ...
21-06-2026
BBC 2
Series 2: Episode 4
Regarded as the Eden of Africa, Gabon is one of the most biodiverse countries on the planet – home to gorillas, chimpanzees, crocodiles and forest elephants. With 80 per c ...
14-06-2026
BBC 2
Series 2: Episode 3
Steve and the team head to the Tian Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan to find one of the world’s most endangered big cats – the snow leopard. Kyrgyzstan sits at the heart ...
07-06-2026
BBC 2
Series 2: Episode 2
As Saudi Arabia opens up to the outside world, miles and miles of its vast desert landscape remain completely unknown. Over 120,000 years ago, the Arabian desert was a pathway f ...
31-05-2026
BBC 2
Series 2: Episode 1
Steve and a team of world-class kayakers head to the Kamchatka Peninsula in the far east of Russia to take on the first descent of the Kronotsky River – through white wate ...
24-05-2026
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 10
Steve leads a team into the largest unexplored cave network on earth. Below the jungles of Mexico, they push further and deeper than anyone has gone before.
18-05-2025
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 9
Steve leads a team on a mission to climb a remote mountain in the Stauning Alps of Greenland, as well as cross a vast river and ski across a glacier.
11-05-2025
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 7
Steve and his team of explorers head to Greenland in the Arctic. Kayaking the world's largest fjord, they dodge giant icebergs and hungry polar bears.
04-05-2025
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 8
Steve heads into Yucatan, Mexico, on the trail of the ancient Maya. Uncovering secrets and artefacts, he pushes far into the Mayan underworld.
27-04-2025
BBC 2
Series 2: Episode 1
Steve and a team of world-class kayakers head to the Kamchatka Peninsula in the far east of Russia to take on the first descent of the Kronotsky River – through white wate ...
24-05-2026
BBC 2
Series 2: Episode 4
Regarded as the Eden of Africa, Gabon is one of the most biodiverse countries on the planet – home to gorillas, chimpanzees, crocodiles and forest elephants. With 80 per c ...
14-06-2026
BBC 2
Series 2: Episode 2
As Saudi Arabia opens up to the outside world, miles and miles of its vast desert landscape remain completely unknown. Over 120,000 years ago, the Arabian desert was a pathway f ...
31-05-2026
BBC 2
Series 2: Episode 6
Steve takes on four entirely new adventures to some of the remotest parts of the planet in search of precious natural wonders.\n\nIn the desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Steve te ...
28-06-2026
BBC 2
Series 2: Episode 3
Steve and the team head to the Tian Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan to find one of the world’s most endangered big cats – the snow leopard. Kyrgyzstan sits at the heart ...
07-06-2026
BBC 2
Series 2: Episode 5
Naturalist Steve Backshall and a team of dive experts embark on an expedition to the eastern Pacific Ocean. Steve joins forces with renowned shark scientist Mauricio Hoyos to di ...
21-06-2026
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 3
Steve heads to the Himalayas to visit the last unexplored river in Bhutan. Legend has it that, at some point, the river drops off the face of the planet.
30-03-2025
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 2
Steve leads an expedition in the Jebel Akhdar mountain range of Oman. With temperatures soaring, dehydration and heat stroke are a constant threat.
23-03-2025
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 9
Steve leads a team on a mission to climb a remote mountain in the Stauning Alps of Greenland, as well as cross a vast river and ski across a glacier.
11-05-2025
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 8
Steve heads into Yucatan, Mexico, on the trail of the ancient Maya. Uncovering secrets and artefacts, he pushes far into the Mayan underworld.
27-04-2025
BBC 2