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Africa 2

Deadly 60 on a Mission Series 2
Episode 7 of 8

Steve Backshall journeys from the lush mountains of Ethiopia to the plains of South Africa. He encounters one of the most feared predators in Africa, the spotted hyena.

Steve Backshall journeys from the lush mountains of Ethiopia to the plains of South Africa. Starting in the medieval Ethiopian city of Harar, Steve has a potentially lethal encounter with one of the most feared predators in Africa, the spotted hyena. Capable of tearing their prey apart with super strong jaws, here these wild hyenas are hand fed, allowing Steve the encounter of a lifetime with this normally unapproachable predator.

Out of town and up into the mountains Steve discovers why a grass munching monkey, the gelada baboon, has a set of teeth that would make a vampire jealous; and he meets the rarest wolf on earth.

Steve then heads to South Africa on the trail of an animal known locally as the black-death, the Cape buffalo. He is then charmed by a snake-munching bird, the ground hornbill; and the regal crowned eagle, a bird capable of snatching unsuspecting monkeys from the treetops.

29 minutes

Last on

Sat 11 Jan 2020 08:25
BBC Two

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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:03

    Bloc Party

    Compliments

  • 00:21

    Florence + The Machine

    Drumming

  • 00:28

    Chase & Status

    Blind Faith (feat. Liam Bailey)

Credits

Presenter Steve Backshall
Presenter Steve Backshall
Director Katharine Arthy
Director Katharine Arthy
Producer Katharine Arthy
Producer Katharine Arthy
Sound Recordist Nick Allinson
Sound Recordist Nick Allinson
Sound Recordist Simon Cole
Sound Recordist Simon Cole
Series Producer Scott Alexander
Series Producer Scott Alexander
Executive Producer Wendy Darke
Executive Producer Wendy Darke
Executive Producer Jonny Keeling
Executive Producer Jonny Keeling
Camera Operator Graham MacFarlane
Camera Operator Graham MacFarlane
Camera Operator Johnny Rogers
Camera Operator Johnny Rogers

Broadcasts

  • Sun 14 Apr 2013 18:05
    BBC One except Scotland & Scotland HD
  • Wed 29 May 2013 10:00
    BBC Two
  • Sat 11 Jan 2020 08:25
    BBC Two except Scotland