Deadly Pole to Pole Season 1, Episode 25: Antartica

1

Arctic

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.

28 min

2

Somerset Island

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

28 min

3

Alaska

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.

28 min

4

British Columbia

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.

28 min

5

Yellowstone

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.

28 min

6

North Carolina

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

28 min

7

Texas

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

28 min

8

California

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

28 min

9

Southern States

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

28 min

10

Bahamas

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.

28 min

11

Hawaii Giants

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.

28 min

12

Hawaii Carnivores

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

29 min

13

Cuba

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.

29 min

14

Trinidad

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

28 min

15

Shark Island

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.

28 min

16

Baja Mexico

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.

28 min

17

Guyana Giants

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

29 min

18

Jungle River

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

29 min

19

Brazil

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.

29 min

20

Peru

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

29 min

21

Patagonia

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.

28 min

22

Falkland Islands

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.

28 min

23

Bird Island

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

29 min

24

South Georgia

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.

29 min

25

Antartica

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.

29 min