Mexico - Maya Underworld

Return to Mexico with Steve Backshall as he discovers Mayan secrets in subterranean caves.

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Greenland - Ice Mountain

Climb alongside Steve Backshall as he attempts to summit an unclimbed mountain in Greenland.

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Suriname - Ghost River

Ride along as Steve Backshall kayaks a Surinamese river.

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Oman - Desert Fortress

Visit Oman’s Dhofar Mountains, where Steve Backshall encounters one of Earth’s rarest animals.

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10 World Firsts

Steve explains his highlights of the Expeditions and some of the more challenging moments. He also points the way for future generations to explore the Earth's unknown places.

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Expedition Unpacked: No Turning Back

In this episode we unpack the moments that very nearly stopped the Expedition teams in their tracks on adventures that made them question whether they should even be out there, to the points where they knew if they took one step further, there was no turning back.

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Expedition Unpacked: No Turning Back

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In this episode we unpack the moments that very nearly stopped the Expedition teams in their tracks on adventures that mad

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Expedition Unpacked: Close Encounters

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In this episode we unpack close encounters with creatures that were awe-inspiring and fear inducing, including the world's

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Expedition Unpacked: Teamwork

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In this episode we unpack the story of the world class teams behind five of our world-first expeditions. Having the right

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Expedition Unpacked: Behind the Scenes

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In this episode we unpack the behind-the-scenes camerawork and logistics that made filming five of our expeditions possibl

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Greenland - Ice Mountain

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Follow Steve Backshall as he tries to summit a remote and unclimbed mountain in Greenland’s Stauning Alps. After facing qu

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Suriname - Ghost River

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Join Steve Backshall in a region of Suriname that’s so remote, it could conceal undiscovered natural wonders. He and his t

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Oman - Desert Fortress

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Visit the remote and impenetrable Dhofar Mountains in Oman, where Steve Backshall hopes to become the first to climb unexp

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Oman - Desert Canyon

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Follow Steve Backshall to Oman, where he plans to drop nearly 1,300 feet into the deepest canyon in Southern Arabia. In th

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Greenland - Frozen Frontier

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Accompany Steve Backshall to Greenland, where he aims to kayak across the world’s largest fjord during the Arctic’s most v

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Suriname – Lost World

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Travel to the Guiana Shield with Steve Backshall, whose mission is to discover its abundance of wildlife and natural wonde

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Mexico – Flooded Caves

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Dive into a network of unexplored caves under the Yucatan Peninsula with Steve Backshall. After trekking through kilometer

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Bhutan – White Water

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Join Steve Backshall in the foothills of the Himalaya, where he plans to kayak the last unrun river in Bhutan, which runs

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Mexico - Maya Underworld

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Return to Mexico, where Steve Backshall explores a honeycomb of subterranean Mexican caves that the ancient Maya believed

About the Show

Head into the unknown with naturalist Steve Backshall as he journeys to the world’s last unexplored places and faces challenges around the globe, encountering extraordinary wildlife and meeting remarkable people along the way.

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When the Polar Bear Encounter Became Serious

Steve and the team discuss their reaction as a polar bear approached their camp on the Scoresbysund fjord.

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Q&A with Steve

"I’ve been keeping a little black book on exploration since the late 1990s, filled with contacts, leads, maps, scraps of paper with GPS coordinates, names of local hunters or village heads. Several of these expeditions have been plotted for over 20 years – it genuinely is my life’s work!"

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Adventures to Come

Steve looking up at the light from a cave near Tulum, Mexico. | Credit: James Brickell/True to Nature Ltd.

Steve and team wait at the entrance of a cave. | Credit: James Brickell/True to Nature Ltd.

Steve kayaking near an iceberg in Scoresbysund. | Credit: Keith Partridge/True to Nature Ltd.

The climbing team: Libby Peter, Steve Backshall, Aldo Kane and Tamsin Gay. | Credit: Keith Partridge/True to Nature Ltd.

Steve studying a Scolopendra. | Credit: Graham MacFarlane/True to Nature Ltd.

Aldo abseils down a rock face. | Credit: Parker Brown/True to Nature Ltd

Steve and Aldo standing on the back of a pickup truck. | Credit: James Bebbington/True to Nature Ltd.

Steve and Aldo standing on the back of a pickup truck. | Credit: Parker Brown/True to Nature Ltd.

Steve, Aldo and Jon sit around a campfire. | Credit: Hazel Findlay/True to Nature Ltd.

The team uses long boats to journey up the Marang River into heart of the Gergaji Karst Mountains. | Credit: Stuart Trowell/True to Nature Ltd.

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