Expedition with Steve Backshall
Expedition with Steve Backshall is a TV nature adventure documentary starring the famous naturalist and explorer Steve Backshall. The series chronicles the attempts Steve makes to take on the risks needed to dominate certain challenges to exotic locations.[1]
| Expedition with Steve Backshall | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Nature, Documentary |
| Directed by | Ali May |
| Presented by | Steve Backshall |
| Starring | Steve Backshall, Aldo Kane, Katy Fraser |
| Composer | Onur Tarcin |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Wendy Darke |
| Producer | Ali May |
| Production location | Various |
| Editors | Tin Lasseter, Danny McGuire |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 45 (62 for Season 2) |
| Production company | UKTV |
| Release | |
| Original network | Dave |
| Original release | 21 July 2019 – 9 January 2022 |
| Related | |
| Expedition Unpacked (Spin-Off) | |
Production
The show was adopted by PBS during a Fremantle deal.[2] The UK channel Dave rebooted it essentially for an initial 4 episodes, but was extended to 6 ultimately.[3][4] After a pre-air date deal, the French channel France Television bought the rights to air it in their country.[5]
Expedition: Unpacked
This spin-off series was commissioned in 2021 in an attempt to go behind the adventures of their original episodes.[6][7][8]
Episodes
Season 1
| No. | Title | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Oman: Lost Canyon" | 21 July 2019 | N/A | |
| Steve sets foot in the deepest (400m) canyon in Saudi Arabia. | ||||
| 2 | "Bhutan: White Water" | 28 July 2019 | N/A | |
| Steve Backshall kayaks the uncharted waters of a wild river, seeking help from the Bhudist Monastery. | ||||
| 3 | "Suriname: Lost World" | 29 January 2020 | N/A | |
| Encountering unknown animals in the jungle, Steve is in the Guiana Shield. | ||||
| 4 | "Suriname: Ghost River" | 20 May 2020 | N/A | |
| The team explores a surprising natural scene in a concealed, natural world locked away for generations. | ||||
| 5 | "Borneo: Dark Shadow" | 12 February 2020 | N/A | |
| The team rewrites history with rediscovered treasures in Indonesian Borneo. | ||||
| 6 | "Oman: Desert Fortress" | 27 May 2020 | N/A | |
| Steve finds one of the world’s rarest animals while he and a team of rock climbers are in southern Oman. | ||||
| 7 | "Arctic: Frozen Frontier" | 20 January 2020 | N/A | |
| Steve kayaks the biggest fjord in the world during the spring melt in Greenland. | ||||
| 8 | "Mexico: Maya Underworlds" | 26 July 2020 | N/A | |
| Steve finds new artefacts when he crawls through a cave in subterranean Mexico. | ||||
| 9 | "Arctic: Ice Mountain" | 15 September 2019 | N/A | |
| Steve leads a mission to the summit of a large mountain in Greenland. | ||||
| 10 | "Mexico: Flooded Cave" | 5 February 2020 | N/A | |
| Steve and the team push themselves beyond capacity with a cave dive in Mexico. | ||||
Season 2
| No. | Title | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | "Kamchatka: Expedition Grizzly River" | 28 November 2021 | N/A | |
| Steve returns after a year to kayak the dangerous Kronotsky river with his team and elude the Russian grizzlies. | ||||
| 12 | "Saudi Arabia: Expedition Volcanic Underworld" | 5 December 2021 | N/A | |
| Steve traces the lava tubes in Saudi Arabia with his team. | ||||
| 13 | "Kyrgyzstan: Expedition Mountain Ghost" | 12 December 2021 | N/A | |
| Steve helps a team of scientists track the snow leopard in hopes of protecting the environment it lives in. | ||||
| 14 | "Gabon: Expedition Jungle Paradise" | 19 December 2021 | N/A | |
| Steve heads to the Moukalaba Dou Dou national park to be guided through its natural scenery and see a population of chimps. | ||||
| 15 | "Socorro: Expedition Shark Island" | 26 December 2021 | N/A | |
| Steve helps a team of protectionists track and gather data on a gathering of Great White Sharks in hopes of protecting their declining numbers. | ||||
| 16 | "Expedition Unseen" | 9 January 2022 | N/A | |
| Steve winds up his year with 3 under-filmed new adventures at the places he had been this year. | ||||
Reception
In 2022, the programme was nominated for a Broadcast Award in the category Gamechanger Programme of the Year.[9]
Katie Brooks of Birmingham Mail wrote, "Will inspire a new age of explorers."[10]
References
- "Watch Expedition with Steve Backshall: Season 1 | Prime Video". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- "PBS takes "Expedition with Steve Backshall" in Fremantle deal". Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- Skilton, Alison (3 March 2020). "UKTV's Dave Recommissions Expedition with Steve Backshall". TVREAL. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- "Expedition With Steve Backshall, Season 2 | Ecotourism Marketing". PBS National Sales. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- Brzoznowski, Kristin (1 February 2019). "French Partner for Expedition with Steve Backshall". TVREAL. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- "Expedition with Steve Backshall: Unpacked | Dave Channel". dave.uktv.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- "Expedition with Steve Backshall: Unpacked - Expedition Unpacked: Behind the Scenes". Twin Cities PBS. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- Expedition | Expedition Unpacked: Close Encounters, retrieved 15 May 2022
- "Gamechanger Programme of the Year: The Hundred". Broadcast. 5 July 2022. ProQuest 2685044622.
- Brooks, Katie (19 July 2019). "Review - Expedition with Steve Backshall will inspire new age of explorers". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
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