The Island with Bear Grylls

Generations have wondered whether survival on a desert island is possible. But the question becomes starkly real in this provocative reversal for Bear Grylls: instead of testing himself, he places groups of British men and women on remote, uninhabited Pacific islands for a month or longer, leaving them to fend for themselves. They are completely alone, filming their own progress, with only the clothes on their backs and a handful of basic tools. The island may resemble paradise, yet beyond the sun-drenched beaches the environment can be hell on earth. Stripped of all 21st-century luxuries, does the modern British person still possess the spirit and resources to endure?