<P> The Island with Bear Grylls is a British reality television programme which premiered on Channel 4 on 5 May 2014 . Four series have aired since 2014 . Narrated by Bear Grylls , it features participants placed on remote uninhabited Pacific islands as a test of their survival skills . They are left completely alone , filming themselves , and with only the clothes they were wearing and some basic tools and training . Pitched as an assessment of the capabilities of British men in the 21st Century , the first series featured thirteen male participants . Following accusations of sexism , the second series used two islands , with 14 men on one , and 14 women on the other . The third series continued the gender divide theme and featured eight men and eight women abandoned on opposite sides of a single island . </P>
<P> The Island with Bear Grylls is a British reality television programme which premiered on Channel 4 on 5 May 2014 . Four series have aired since 2014 . Narrated by Bear Grylls , it features participants placed on remote uninhabited Pacific islands as a test of their survival skills . They are left completely alone , filming themselves , and with only the clothes they were wearing and some basic tools and training . Pitched as an assessment of the capabilities of British men in the 21st Century , the first series featured thirteen male participants . Following accusations of sexism , the second series used two islands , with 14 men on one , and 14 women on the other . The third series continued the gender divide theme and featured eight men and eight women abandoned on opposite sides of a single island . </P>
where is the island with bear grylls based
where is the island with bear grylls based
remote uninhabited Pacific islands
remote uninhabited Pacific islands