CITV commiions Bear Grylls Survival School

CITV commissions BGV and Potato to make Bear Grylls' Survival School

CITV has commissioned ITV Studios production label Potato and Bear Grylls Ventures to make children's adventure show Bear Grylls' Survival School (12 x 30'). The series will see ten British kids go on the biggest adventure of their lives, learning how to take on the great outdoors from the world's leading survival expert.

In Bear Grylls' Survival School, a diverse group of kids aged 12-15 will leave all their much-loved technology behind as they head into the rugged mountains of Snowdonia in Wales for an action-packed two week trip. Bear and his team of experts will be on hand to teach them all of the tools needed to take on the wilderness, from skills like making a fire and building a shelter to practical techniques such as crossing rivers and abseiling down cliffs. They will also learn how teamwork, perseverance and resilience are critical to success. The young explorers will have to work together and put the skills they've learnt into practice to accomplish a challenging survival exercise in the final episodes. The series will air on CITV in early 2016.

Bear Grylls said: Young people at heart are so often the greatest of adventurers: determined, focussed, resourceful and team players. This series will test and develop all these qualities in spades. These kids need to be prepared for hardship and blisters, but by the end they will have achieved a pride that only sweat and endeavour can buy. Hold tight for the adventure of a lifetime!

Michael Kelpie, Managing Director of Potato and Executive Producer, said: "Bear Grylls is one of the coolest men on the planet. He is an inspirational figure to both adults and children alike. We are really excited to be working with him on Bear Grylls' Survival School for CITV.

Jamila Metran, Head of Programming for CITV, added: "Bear Grylls brings excitement and adventure to viewers of all ages. We re looking forward to what Bear Grylls Survival School has in store for our young adventurers in what will be both an amazingly fun and challenging experience."

Bear Grylls' Survival School is co-produced by Potato and Bear Grylls Ventures (BGV) for CITV. It is executive produced by Michael Kelpie and Phil Mount and series produced and directed by Marshall Corwin for Potato and executive produced by Bear Grylls and Delbert Shoopman for Bear Grylls Ventures. It was commissioned by Jamila Metran, Head of Programming for CITV.

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