Survival show faces ‘fake’ claim
Channel 4 is to investigate a claim that it misled viewers in a survival series, in the latest allegation of reality being manipulated on a TV show.
[ed. note: sorry folks, I knew this was coming, but finally people caught on that it wasn't real...]
Born Survivor featured British adventurer Bear Grylls dealing with “perilous situations” in the wild.
But a crew member told the Sunday Times some nights were spent in hotels.
Channel 4 insisted Grylls was never billed as working entirely unaided, but promised to raise the matter with the production company that made the show.
American survival consultant Mark Weinert, who was recruited by Diverse Productions, told the paper Grylls claimed to be stranded on a desert island on one occasion.
He often directly addresses the production team, including the cameraman, making it clear he is receiving an element of back-up Channel 4 statement. However, he was actually in Hawaii and spent some of his time there in a motel, Mr Weinert alleged.
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