Generations have wondered if they could survive being stranded on a desert island. But how would people cope if they had to do it, for real, and with only themselves to rely on? It's a role reversal for Bear Grylls in this adventure series. Instead of himself attempting to survive harsh conditions in a remote location, Grylls abandons groups of British men and women on remote, uninhabited Pacific islands for a month and more. They will be completely alone, filming themselves, and with only the clothes they're wearing and some basic tools. The island may look like paradise but behind the beaches it can be hell on earth. When stripped of all the luxuries and conveniences of 21st-century living, does modern British man still have the spirit and resources to survive?
The Island with Bear Grylls (Season 2)
The Men's Island (Episode 1) 7.5
Air date: 2015-04-08
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: The men swim ashore. Hammered by a succession of tropical storms, they must find a safe place away from deadly scorpions, snakes and caiman crocodile. And less than a week in, a fierce row breaks out.
The Women's Island (Episode 2) 7.5
Air date: 2015-04-09
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Bear Grylls abandons 14 women on a desert island in the Pacific. As night falls on Day 1, they make camp in the jungle - at the mercy of deadly creatures and voracious sand flies.
The Men's Island (Episode 3) 7.5
Air date: 2015-04-15
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: The men have barely slept or had a real meal since landing. And a bitter rivalry between the island's two builders, Paul and Andy, has turned into all-out war.
The Women's Island (Episode 4) 7.5
Air date: 2015-04-16
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: The camp has split in two and is dangerously low on water. As the main group head into the jungle, looking for lost members, they're in for a nasty surprise.
The Men's Island (Episode 5) 7.5
Air date: 2015-04-22
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: The men come face to face with a fearsome predator. And, as the group's body weight and energy levels plummet, there's division and conflict in the camp.
The Women's Island (Episode 6) 7.5
Air date: 2015-04-23
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Starving and seriously dehydrated, the group leave camp looking for water. They find two pigs, but can't agree whether to adopt them, or eat them.
The Men's Island (Episode 7) 7.5
Air date: 2015-04-29
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: The men build a raft to go fishing. But, as Vic gets dragged towards razor-sharp rocks, he faces a life and death struggle to turn the raft around.
The Women's Island (Episode 8) 7.0
Air date: 2015-04-30
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: The extreme conditions are taking their toll, with the women on the brink of starvation. Lauren, Beth and Belinda go pig hunting in the jungle.
The Women's Island (Episode 9) 8.0
Air date: 2015-05-06
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: It's almost four weeks into the experiment and the women are entering dangerous medical territory. They're given a 36-hour deadline to turn things around.
The Men's Island (Episode 10) 7.0
Air date: 2015-05-13
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Malnourished, exhausted and under pressure, the group turn on each other. Vic and Sam argue, while a fishing venture goes disastrously wrong for Will.
The Women's Island (Episode 11) 8.0
Air date: 2015-05-14
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Hunger and disorganisation is causing the group to fragment. Lauren and Beth make a push for leadership but Jaime and Belinda push back.
The Men's Island (Episode 12) 8.0
Air date: 2015-05-20
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: After five weeks on the island, the men are low on food and energy. They make a last bid to hunt for food before Bear arrives to take them back to civilisation.
Surviving the Island (Episode 13) 7.0
Air date: 2015-05-21
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Bear meets the men and women who made it through six weeks on a Pacific island, to see how they coped battling hunger, thirst, and each other, in one of the biggest tests of their lives
