Steve Backshall is a BAFTA award-winning wildlife expert, who inspires people of all ages with his enthusiasm for the natural world, and his love of challenge and adventure. Steve fronts the (CBBC) Deadly series, which includes Deadly Pole to Pole, Deadly 60, Deadly Mission Shark, Live and Deadly, Deadly 360, Deadly on a Mission and Backshall’s Deadly Adventures.

In 2011 Steve received a BAFTA for Best Children’s Television Presenter for his work on Deadly 60. The series itself won a BAFTA for Best Factual Series. Other TV has included Whale with Steve Backshall for (Sky TV), Deadly Mission Shark for (CBBC), which inspires children to become shark ambassadors, and Our Changing Planet for (BBC One) – a ground-breaking seven-year diary, documenting the fight to save our planet’s most threatened ecosystems.

Previous TV credits include Blue Planet Live (BBC One), Deadly Dinosaurs and Monster Mountain (CBBC), the hugely successful Wild Alaska Live (BBC One, PBS) and Hedgehog A&E with Brian May (Channel 5).

Steve received critical acclaim for his canoeing expedition on one of the world’s wildest rivers, the Baliem in New Guinea, for Down The Mighty River with Steve Backshall (BBC Two).

Prior to this, Steve featured in the two-part series Extreme Mountain Challenge (BBC Two) and Fierce (ITV). In 2016 Steve co-presented Big Blue Live (BBC One, PBS) from Monterey, California. He also completed an expedition to Venezuela on behalf of the BBC and appeared on Strictly Come Dancing (BBC One). 

Steve is a prolific author, having written 13 books. These include Wildlife Adventurer’s Guide, Looking for Adventure, Ocean, Expedition, and Mountain. His latest book Deep Blue is a fascinating blend of memoir, travel, and marine and environmental science. His four-part children’s adventure series The Falcon Chronicles consists of Tiger Wars, Ghosts of the Forest, Wilds of the Wolf and Shark Seas. 
 

He has fronted live shows around the world, including his hugely popular show, Ocean. This live event is a fantastic opportunity for fans of all ages to dive deep into the wonderful world beneath the waves. ‘Deadly Live’ is touring the UK this Autumn half-term.  Steve is an all-action hero whose leisure pursuits include mountaineering, kayaking, scubadiving, martial arts and endurance running, which together with his unsurpassed wildlife knowledge, make him a compelling presenter and now podcast host.  

He is the host of new wildlife podcast series ‘That’s Just Wild’ with Sarah Roberts and Lizzie Daly.