BBC survival experiment

London - BBC 1 is to send 30 volunteers to a remote Scottish island for a year to start their own tiny society in one of the …

London - BBC 1 is to send 30 volunteers to a remote Scottish island for a year to start their own tiny society in one of the biggest experiments undertaken on TV.

Castaway 2000 will track their efforts to build and survive the harsh winter.

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