Escape from Scorpion Island is a BAFTA-nominated BBC

BBC

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 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

RDF Media

Zodiak Media is a Anglo-American television production company. It was formed in 2010 when RDF Media Group was acquired by, and merged with Zodiak Entertainment...

 for CBBC

CBBC

CBBC is one of two brand names used for the BBC's children's television strands. Between 1985 and 2002, CBBC was the name given to all the BBC's programmes on TV for children aged under 14...

. Series 2 onwards were produced by Foundation/Freehand for CBBC and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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 (ABC) .

Each series contains a different amount of contestants who work in set teams to try and escape the island. The contestants are children who are 11 – 14 years old. Each series introduces a different number of contestants, new challenges and different storylines.

Series 1

The first series ran on BBC One

BBC One

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 from 3 September 2007 to 21 September 2007 and was presented by Caroline Flack

Caroline Flack

Caroline Louise Flack is a British television presenter. She is known for presenting I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW! from 2008 to 2010....

 and Reggie Yates

Reggie Yates

Reginald "Reggie" Yates is a British actor, television presenter and radio DJ of Ghanaian descent. He went to Central Foundation Boys' School.-Early career:...

 and filmed in Fernando de Noronha

Fernando de Noronha

Fernando de Noronha is an archipelago of 21 islands and islets in the Atlantic Ocean, offshore from the Brazilian coast. The main island has an area of and had a population of 3,012 in the year 2010...

, Brazil

Brazil

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.

• 10 Adventurers
• 3 Weeks
• 1 Island

Series 2

Series Two premiered on 28 September 2008 on BBC Two

BBC Two

BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...

 and on 3 November 2008 on ABC1

ABC1

ABC1 was a United Kingdom based television channel from Disney using the branding of the Disney owned American network, ABC.The channel initially launched exclusively on the British digital terrestrial television platform Freeview on 27 September 2004. On 10 December 2004 it was launched on...

. It was hosted by JK and Joel

JK and Joel

Jason King and Joel Ross , known professionally as JK and Joel, are a radio show presenters and are best known for hosting the official UK chart on BBC Radio 1 between 2004 and 2007 and then presented on Virgin Radio UK, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at weekends and covering the breakfast and...

 and was filmed in Mission Beach, Queensland

Mission Beach, Queensland

Mission Beach is a small village along the Coral Sea in Queensland, Australia. The popular tourist destination of Dunk Island lies 4 km offshore.-History:...

, Australia

Australia

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 in 2008.

• 1 Island
• 2 Teams (Sting and Claw)
• 10 Captives

Series 3

Series Three premiered on 5 April 2009 on CBBC

CBBC

CBBC is one of two brand names used for the BBC's children's television strands. Between 1985 and 2002, CBBC was the name given to all the BBC's programmes on TV for children aged under 14...

 and on 9 March 2009 on ABC1. It was hosted by JK and Joel

JK and Joel

Jason King and Joel Ross , known professionally as JK and Joel, are a radio show presenters and are best known for hosting the official UK chart on BBC Radio 1 between 2004 and 2007 and then presented on Virgin Radio UK, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at weekends and covering the breakfast and...

 and was filmed in Mission Beach, Queensland

Mission Beach, Queensland

Mission Beach is a small village along the Coral Sea in Queensland, Australia. The popular tourist destination of Dunk Island lies 4 km offshore.-History:...

, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 in 2008.

• 16 Adventurers
• 3 Teams (Sting, Claw and Venom)
• 1 Island

Series 4

Series Four premiered on 9 August 2010 on CBBC

CBBC

CBBC is one of two brand names used for the BBC's children's television strands. Between 1985 and 2002, CBBC was the name given to all the BBC's programmes on TV for children aged under 14...

, and on 13 October on ABC3

ABC3

-Future shows:Programming confirmed for future broadcast will include:* After School Care * Bindi's Boot Camp * Bushwacked! * Dance Academy * Dancing Down Under...

. It was hosted by Myleene Klass

Myleene Klass

Myleene Angela Quinn is an English singer, pianist, media personality and occasional model. She was formerly a member of the defunct British pop band Hear'Say.-Early life:...

 and Johny Pitts

Johny Pitts

Johny Pitts is a UK TV presenter, writer and photographer from Sheffield. He currently presents Escape from Scorpion Island, Roar and All Over the Place...

 and was filmed in Tallebudgera Valley, Queensland, Australia in April 2010.

• 10 Adventurers
• 5 Powers (Balance, Bravery, Speed, Strength and Stamina)
• 1 Island

Series 5

Series Five premiered on 11 March 2011 on ABC3. It was hosted by Myleene Klass

Myleene Klass

Myleene Angela Quinn is an English singer, pianist, media personality and occasional model. She was formerly a member of the defunct British pop band Hear'Say.-Early life:...

 and Johny Pitts

Johny Pitts

Johny Pitts is a UK TV presenter, writer and photographer from Sheffield. He currently presents Escape from Scorpion Island, Roar and All Over the Place...

and was filmed in Tallebudgera Vallery, Queensland, Australia in April 2010. The series premiered on BBC 2 on 16:05 on 20th May and concluded on 25th July.

• 10 Adventurers
• 2 Teams (Originally - Boys and Girls) (Final - Sting and Claw)
• 1 Island

External links

• http://www.rdfmedia.com/newsitem.aspx?id=74
• http://scorpionisland.wikia.com