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| - | Craig Kelly | + | [[Kate Humble]] (2000 - 2002) |
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| + | Craig Kelly (2006 - present) | ||
== Broadcast == | == Broadcast == | ||
| - | RDF Media for Channel 4, 2006 | + | RDF Media for Channel 4, 2000 - 2002 (3 series), 2006 - present |
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== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
| - | In an update of the old "social experiment" format, a bunch of 18 | + | In its original incarnation, ''Shipwrecked'' was a survival challenge; sixteen young people were left on a South Pacific island, and challenged to live on their wits and concealed supplies for three months. This experiment - which had no prize, or clear winner - ran for three series between 2000 and 2002, but was not renewed when Channel 4's soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' expanded to five episodes per week. |
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| + | The show that returned in 2006 bore the same title as its predecessor, and was made by the same company, but everything else had changed. In an update of the old "social experiment" format, a bunch of 18 to 24-year-olds are split into two tribes, each with its own island. Each week, a new person arrives and the tribes must compete to convince the newcomer to join them. The tribe with the most members at the end wins. A second series in 2007 was promoted from Sunday lunchtime to early evenings, and included a viewer phone-in. | ||
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| + | == Trivia == | ||
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| + | One of the contestants on the 2002 series was Jeff Brazier, who would find future fame as the husband of [[Jade Goody]]. | ||
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| + | The islands were re-used during 2006 as the location for a US series of [[Survivor]]. | ||
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| + | == Web links == | ||
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| + | * [http://www.channel4.com/shipwrecked/ Official site] | ||
[[Category:Reality]] | [[Category:Reality]] | ||
[[Category:RDF Productions]] | [[Category:RDF Productions]] | ||
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Revision as of 14:14, 4 March 2007
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Host
Voiceovers:
Kate Humble (2000 - 2002)
Craig Kelly (2006 - present)
Broadcast
RDF Media for Channel 4, 2000 - 2002 (3 series), 2006 - present
Synopsis
In its original incarnation, Shipwrecked was a survival challenge; sixteen young people were left on a South Pacific island, and challenged to live on their wits and concealed supplies for three months. This experiment - which had no prize, or clear winner - ran for three series between 2000 and 2002, but was not renewed when Channel 4's soap opera Hollyoaks expanded to five episodes per week.
The show that returned in 2006 bore the same title as its predecessor, and was made by the same company, but everything else had changed. In an update of the old "social experiment" format, a bunch of 18 to 24-year-olds are split into two tribes, each with its own island. Each week, a new person arrives and the tribes must compete to convince the newcomer to join them. The tribe with the most members at the end wins. A second series in 2007 was promoted from Sunday lunchtime to early evenings, and included a viewer phone-in.
Trivia
One of the contestants on the 2002 series was Jeff Brazier, who would find future fame as the husband of Jade Goody.
The islands were re-used during 2006 as the location for a US series of Survivor.
