Shine TV, part of Endemol Shine Group, came up with the initial concept for the Channel 4 survival series The Island with Bear Grylls as an experiment to see how people react when they are taken outside of everyday environments and away from all the material things they have at home - removing all connection to the outside world for five weeks. To film this accurately the castaways couldn't have the distraction of a camera crew, so they had to become the camera crew as well as the contributors.
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