He has been stranded all over the globe, including Utah’s Moab desert and the Costa Rican rain forest.īut among the charges made against Grylls is that a raft he is depicted as having built himself actually was constructed and then disassembled by consultants to the show in order for the host to put it together. A former British special forces soldier, Grylls is typically depicted as subsisting for several days without intervention or interruption while cameramen follow him offscreen. In each episode of the series, Grylls is airlifted into the wilderness with only a few tools to aid in his survival, such as a flint or water bottle. The production company behind the series, Diverse Television, is cooperating with the Channel 4 investigation, which likely will address a range of allegations that called into question “Wild’s” authenticity. Wild’ show in some episodes were not natural to the environment, and that for health and safety concerns the crew and host received some survival assistance while in the field,” the network said in a statement. “Discovery Communications has learned that isolated elements of the ‘Man vs.
The network issued a statement Monday in response to an investigation launched by British television network Channel 4, which carries the program under the title “Born Survivor: Bear Grylls.” Channel 4 confirmed that host Bear Grylls had partaken of indoor accommodations on at least two occasions when his series had depicted him spending the night in the wild.
Wild,” after allegations surfaced that its survival-expert host was bunking in motels when he was supposed to be braving the great outdoors. LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Discovery Channel is re-evaluating one of its most popular series, “Man vs.