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Expedition with Steve Backshall, Season 2

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Expedition with Steve Backshall, Season 2

PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1):

Wednesdays at 10 PM beginning July 6

Thursdays at 3 AM beginning July 7

Mondays at 5 pm beginning July 11 

 

Naturalist Steve Backshall has dedicated his life to exploring some of the most remote locations on Earth, places never seen by human eyes. Over six episodes, Backshall ventures deeper into the unknown, shining a light on unexplored corners of the planet. 

On a mission to discover fresh insights that could help to secure a future for the world’s wildlife, Backshall and his hand-picked team of experts dive with sharks in Mexico’s Eastern Pacific, search for apes in Africa’s unexplored jungles, paddle into the heart of brown bear territory in the Far East, explore the uncharted volcanic underworld of Saudi Arabia’s ancient deserts and climb the Djangart mountains of Kyrgyzstan in search of endangered snow leopards. 

Backshall has big ambitions and, on this rapidly changing planet, the stakes have never been higher.

Episodes

Kamchatka: Expedition Grizzly River
Steve and a team of world-class kayakers take on the first descent of an unexplored white-water river into the heart of brown bear country—on a mission to experience a connection with nature and wildlife that has not been impacted by human presence. 

 

Saudi Arabia: Expedition Volcanic Underworld
Steve and a team of geologists and ropes experts enter the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as it opens up to the outside world—on a mission to head deep into unexplored volcanic deserts where secrets of our ancient past lie waiting to be discovered. 

 

Kyrgyzstan: Expedition Mountain Ghost
Steve and a team of snow leopard biologists and mountain experts explore a remote region of the Tien Shan mountains—on a mission to discover whether this could be home to an undiscovered population of snow leopards. 

 

Gabon: Expedition Jungle Paradise
Steve joins forces with primatologists, river experts and Gabonese guides to discover what lies beyond a mythical river canyon that local people believe disappears off the face of the earth—on a mission to explore a pristine jungle where no one has ever set foot to discover what wildlife might be living there. 

 

Socorro: Expedition Shark Island
Steve and a team of shark experts and marine biologists set out into the Eastern Pacific to dive unexplored waters—on a mission to discover the best-kept secret of our oceans: the place where sharks give birth. 

 

Expedition Unseen
With the planet under more pressure now than at any other time in history, exploration has never been more important. Steve takes on four entirely new adventures into the unknown to reveal nature at its rawest and leaves us with no doubt that this is the last chance to protect our planet.

Expedition

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Join Steve Backshall in uncharted territory to uncover the world's last unknown places.