Expedition with Steve Backshall
{{Short description|British television documentary series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
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| director = Ali May
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| presenter = Steve Backshall
| starring = Steve Backshall, Aldo Kane, Katy Fraser
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| composer = Onur Tarcin
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 16
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| executive_producer = Wendy Darke
| producer = Ali May
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| editor = Tin Lasseter, Danny McGuire
| camera = Multi-camera
| runtime = 45 (62 for Season 2)
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| network = Dave
| first_aired = {{Start date|2019|07|21|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2022|01|09|df=y}}
| related = Expedition Unpacked (Spin-Off)
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Expedition with Steve Backshall is a TV nature adventure documentary hosted by naturalist and explorer Steve Backshall.
Production
The show was adopted by PBS during a Fremantle deal.{{Cite web |title=PBS takes "Expedition with Steve Backshall" in Fremantle deal |url=https://realscreen.com/2019/11/25/pbs-takes-expedition-with-steve-backshall-in-fremantle-deal/ |access-date=15 May 2022}} The UK channel Dave rebooted it essentially for an initial 4 episodes, but was extended to 6.{{Cite web |last=Skilton |first=Alison |date=3 March 2020 |title=UKTV's Dave Recommissions Expedition with Steve Backshall |url=https://worldscreen.com/tvreal/uktvs-dave-recommissions-expedition-with-steve-backshall/ |access-date=15 May 2022 |website=TVREAL |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Expedition With Steve Backshall, Season 2 {{!}} Ecotourism Marketing |url=https://www.pbs.org/sponsorship/shows/expedition-with-steve-backshall/ |access-date=15 May 2022 |website=PBS National Sales |language=en-US}} After a pre-air date deal, the French channel France Television bought the rights to air it in their country.{{Cite web |last=Brzoznowski |first=Kristin |date=1 February 2019 |title=French Partner for Expedition with Steve Backshall |url=https://worldscreen.com/tvreal/french-partner-for-expedition-with-steve-backshall/ |access-date=15 May 2022 |website=TVREAL |language=en-US}}
Expedition: Unpacked
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This spin-off series was commissioned in 2021, going behind the stories of their original episodes.{{Cite web |title=Expedition with Steve Backshall: Unpacked {{!}} Dave Channel |url=https://dave.uktv.co.uk/shows/expedition-with-steve-backshall-unpacked/ |access-date=15 May 2022 |website=dave.uktv.co.uk |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Expedition with Steve Backshall: Unpacked - Expedition Unpacked: Behind the Scenes |url=https://www.tpt.org/expedition-with-steve-backshall-unpacked/video/behind-the-scenes-pizjeb/ |access-date=15 May 2022 |website=Twin Cities PBS |language=en}}{{Citation |title=Expedition {{!}} Expedition Unpacked: Close Encounters |url=https://www.pbs.org/video/close-encounters-7woo6b/ |language=en |access-date=15 May 2022}}
Episodes
=Season 1=
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|Title = Oman: Lost Canyon
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|07|21|df=y}}
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|ShortSummary = Steve sets foot in the deepest (400m) canyon in Saudi Arabia.
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|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title = Bhutan: White Water
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|07|28|df=y}}
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|ShortSummary = Steve Backshall kayaks the uncharted waters of a wild river, seeking help from the Bhudist Monastery.
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|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title = Suriname: Lost World
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|01|29|df=y}}
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|ShortSummary = Encountering unknown animals in the jungle, Steve is in the Guiana Shield.
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|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = Suriname: Ghost River
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|05|20|df=y}}
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|ShortSummary = The team explores a surprising natural scene in a concealed, natural world locked away for generations.
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|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = Borneo: Dark Shadow
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|02|12|df=y}}
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|ShortSummary = The team rewrites history with rediscovered treasures in Indonesian Borneo.
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|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title = Oman: Desert Fortress
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|05|27|df=y}}
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|ShortSummary = Steve finds one of the world’s rarest animals while he and a team of rock climbers are in southern Oman.
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|EpisodeNumber = 7
|Title = Arctic: Frozen Frontier
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|01|20|df=y}}
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|ShortSummary = Steve kayaks the biggest fjord in the world during the spring melt in Greenland.
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|EpisodeNumber = 8
|Title = Mexico: Maya Underworlds
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|07|26|df=y}}
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|ShortSummary = Steve finds new artefacts when he crawls through a cave in subterranean Mexico.
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|EpisodeNumber = 9
|Title = Arctic: Ice Mountain
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|09|15|df=y}}
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|ShortSummary = Steve leads a mission to the summit of a large mountain in Greenland.
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|EpisodeNumber = 10
|Title = Mexico: Flooded Cave
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|02|05|df=y}}
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|ShortSummary = Steve and the team push themselves beyond capacity with a cave dive in Mexico.
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=Season 2=
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|EpisodeNumber = 11
|Title = Kamchatka: Expedition Grizzly River
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|11|28|df=y}}
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|ShortSummary = Steve returns after a year to kayak the dangerous Kronotsky river with his team and elude the Russian grizzlies.
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|EpisodeNumber = 12
|Title = Saudi Arabia: Expedition Volcanic Underworld
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|12|05|df=y}}
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|ShortSummary = Steve traces the lava tubes in Saudi Arabia with his team.
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|EpisodeNumber = 13
|Title = Kyrgyzstan: Expedition Mountain Ghost
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|12|12|df=y}}
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|ShortSummary = Steve helps a team of scientists track the snow leopard in hopes of protecting the environment it lives in.
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|EpisodeNumber = 14
|Title = Gabon: Expedition Jungle Paradise
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|12|19|df=y}}
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|ShortSummary = Steve heads to the Moukalaba Dou Dou national park to be guided through its natural scenery and see a population of chimps.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 15
|Title = Socorro: Expedition Shark Island
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|12|26|df=y}}
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|ShortSummary = Steve helps a team of protectionists track and gather data on a gathering of Great White Sharks in hopes of protecting their declining numbers.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 16
|Title = Expedition Unseen
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|01|09|df=y}}
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|ShortSummary = Steve winds up his year with 3 under-filmed new adventures at the places he had been this year.
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Reception
In 2022, the programme was nominated for a Broadcast Award in the category Gamechanger Programme of the Year.{{cite magazine|title=Gamechanger Programme of the Year: The Hundred|magazine=Broadcast|date=5 July 2022|id={{ProQuest|2685044622}}}}
Katie Brooks of Birmingham Mail wrote, "Will inspire a new age of explorers."{{Cite web |last=Brooks |first=Katie |date=2019-07-19 |title=Review - Expedition with Steve Backshall will inspire new age of explorers |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/review-expedition-steve-backshall-inspire-16608291 |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=BirminghamLive |language=en}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|8451372}}
{{Dave original programming}}
Category:2019 British television series debuts
Category:2022 British television series endings
Category:2010s British documentary television series
Category:2020s British documentary television series
Category:BBC television documentaries
Category:Documentary films about nature