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Expedition with Steve Backshall: Unpacked

2021

Last aired: S1 E4, Behind the Scenes · 2021-01-24

With previously unseen footage, revealing a fresh perspective on naturalist and explorer Steve Backshall's ten world-first expeditions and showing just how his epic adventures were filmed. While Steve gets ever closer to the natural world in his awe-inspiring and fear-inducing close encounters with some of the planet's most iconic wildlife in some of the remotest places on earth, the success of these expeditions really depends on the skill and training of a whole crew. This series meets the experts and the team behind the camera, without whom success would not be possible. Mounting expeditions into uncharted territory requires complex logistics and meticulous planning, but above all it comes down to teamwork and a passion for exploration.

Cast

Steve Backshall Presenter

Season 1

E1 No Turning Back 2021-01-03 · 60 min Moments that very nearly stopped the Expedition teams in their tracks on adventures that made them question whether they should even be there in the first place.

E2 Close Encounters 2021-01-10 · 60 min Steve and the crew encounter creatures both awe-inspiring and fear inducing, including the world's largest land predator. Plus, close encounters with nature itself in flooded caves of Mexico and on sheer cliffs of Oman.

E3 Teamwork 2021-01-17 · 60 min From the remote Arctic wilderness and flooded caves of Mexico, to impenetrable jungles, the expertise and thirst for adventure of the Expedition crew are vital, not just in capturing incredible footage, but also in staying alive.

E4 Behind the Scenes 2021-01-24 · 60 min The camerawork and complex logistics that made filming the incredible expeditions possible. Working together meant not only venturing into the unknown, but also bringing the epic journeys to the TV screen.

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