Steve Backshall

Adventurer & Natural History Presenter

‘Looking For Adventure’ –Steve’s new book full of incredible wildlife, cultures, wilderness, danger and excitement is the irresistible, inspiring story of a little boy who let his heart rule his head is now available to buy. Later this year Steve will also be publishing the book ‘Predator’.



Steve is spending the majority of this year travelling the world filming a new series of Deadly 60 the hugely popular wildlife show now on its 3rd series. He is also currently filming the new series of Live and Deadly across the UK which transmits live on Saturday mornings throughout Autumn on BBC1- be sure to keep an eye out for the accompanying Deadly Days Out near you. Earlier this year Steve completed his UK theatre tour ‘Steve Backshall Wild and Live’, which was a great success and his new series Deadly Art was transmitted on CBBC.

As wildlife expert on CBBC’s groundbreaking series Steve Backshall’s Deadly 60, Steve has established himself as a popular children’s TV Presenter. Recent projects also include the BBC’s hugely successful Lost Land of the Jaguar (2008), the Lost Land of the Volcano series (2009) and Lost Land of the Tiger (2010).

As the expedition king, Steve has travelled the globe in search of the wild, weird and wonderful. He made the first descent into an enormous, unexplored sinkhole for the BBC1’s Emmy-nominated epic Expedition Borneo, and trekked into the heart of America’s most inhospitable terrain for Discovery’s Expedition Alaska. For the BBC’s Secret Wilderness: Japan he met giant salamanders and feisty Macaque monkeys, and came face-to-face with King Cobras for Sky One’s Inside King Cobra programme. Closer to home, Steve has presented Britain’s Lost World, Extreme Caving, Inside Out, The Nature of Britain and, most famously, CBBC’s The Really Wild Show.

Steve is a successful author with Steve Backshall’s Venom, The Rough Guide to: Indonesia, Southeast Asia and First-time Asia, as well as the forthcoming Adventurers Guide to Wildlife and Adventurer in Residence. He regularly writes article for newspapers and magazines including the National Geographic Traveler and BBC Wildlife. He is currently busy writing a book entitled 'Expeditions'.

As an inspirational public speaker Steve presents on a range of wildlife, conservation, exploration and adventure topics. His recent climbing accident and recovery is the focus of his current presentation and makes for a fascinating and motivating event.