BBC’s new show puts 36 people on a desolate island to live, and films the results. The critics are skeptical: “You cannot flirt with nature on this particular Atlantic frontier and not expect to get comprehensively ravaged by her. These poor sods with their suburban escapist fantasies are being shamelessly exploited, and despite the assurances, I simply do not believe they know what they’re letting themselves in for.” – Los Angeles Times 03/01/00