Marooned with Ed Stafford

Dropped deep in the foothills of the Andes, in Argentine Patagonia, Ed faces extreme exposure to both intense sunlight and freezing temperatures as the southern hemisphere unleashes a torrent of meteorological abuse. Making camp in a mountain river valley, he subsists on a diet of wild woodland salad, tadpoles and ant eggs before getting to grips with tickling trout in the fish-rich waters. In a final demonstration of thriving, he builds an automated fishing system and creates a living larder to keep his food source alive in preparation for a last evening mega-meal.

Ed attempts to survive on a secluded, litter-covered beach on Coron Island, in the Philippines. After becoming seriously ill, he struggles with ghosts from the past.

Ed is dropped on top of a snow-covered mountain in the western fjords of Norway. Under constant risk of hypothermia, he faces the rising spring tide threatening his shelter.