Escape from Scorpion Island
Escape from Scorpion Island is a BBC children's TV adventure game show in which contestants try to 'escape from an exotic island with a mind of its own' by doing various challenges to improve their chances of escaping. Series 1 was made by RDF Television for CBBC and was filmed in Brazil, while series 2 onwards were produced by Foundation/Freehand for CBBC and ABC Television and were filmed in Australia.
| Escape from Scorpion Island | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Presented by | Caroline Flack and Reggie Yates (series 1) JK and Joel (series 2–3) Myleene Klass and Johny Pitts (series 4–5) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom Australia (series 2-5) |
| No. of episodes | 84 (UK) 86 (AUS) |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Fernando de Noronha, Brazil (series 1) Mission Beach, Queensland, Australia (series 2–3) Tallebudgera Valley, Queensland, Australia (series 4–5) |
| Running time | 30–60 mins |
| Production companies | Series 1: RDF Television Series 2–5: The Foundation Freehand Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Original release | |
| Network | United Kingdom: BBC One (series 1) BBC Two (series 2) CBBC Channel (series 3–5) Australia: ABC1 (series 2–3) ABC3 (series 4–5) |
| Release | 3 September 2007 – 25 July 2011 |
The show has been presented by 3 different sets of presenters; Caroline Flack and Reggie Yates (series 1), JK and Joel (series 2–3) and Myleene Klass and Johny Pitts (series 4–5). The show ran for five series across four years before being cancelled in 2011 following the end of BBC's and ABC's partnership.
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