Steve Backshall | |
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 Backshall in 2011 | |
| Born | Stephen James Backshall 21 April 1973 |
| Alma mater | University of Exeter (BA) Canterbury Christ Church University (MSc) |
| Occupation(s) | Naturalist, explorer, presenter, writer |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Television | Deadly 60 |
| Political party | Green Party (since 2019)[1] |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | BAFTA Awards 2011 Children's Television Presenter 2011 Factual Series Deadly 60 SES Explorer of the Year |
Stephen James Backshall MBE (born 21 April 1973) is a British naturalist, explorer, presenter and writer, best known for BBC TV's Deadly 60.
His other BBC work includes being part of the expedition teams in Lost Land of the Tiger, Lost Land of the Volcano, Deadly Dinosaurs and Lost Land of the Jaguar, as well as Expedition with Steve Backshall for the TV channel Dave. He has worked for the National Geographic Channel and the Discovery Channel. He has published a series of four novels for children called The Falcon Chronicles, three adult non-fiction works and numerous other children's non-fiction books.
- ^ @cm_bartley (6 October 2019). "After a lifetime supporting Labour, Steve Backshall tells conference why he has now joined the Greens! - for a poli…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.