Naked and Marooned with Ed Stafford

Naked and Marooned with Ed Stafford

Ended First aired 14/Mar/2013 United Kingdom English 6 season(s) 25 episode(s)
Ed Stafford undertakes an extreme survival challenge as he washes up naked and alone on a desert island, Olorua, south east of Fiji. He has only his brain, bare hands and a camera to keep him alive. He'll take no food, water, clothes, knife or tools, so from the moment he arrives he is on a race to stay alive. As man can only last three days without water and three weeks without food, Ed will attempt to survive on the island physically and mentally, for 60 days.

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Season 5 · Season 5
6 episode(s) · Air date: 23/Jan/2025
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S5E6
Caprivi Strip/The Kwando River
Air date: 27/Feb/2025 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Ed strives to survive for 10 days in the heart of Africa, the Caprivi, a place with the highest concentration of dangerous game in the world.

Summary

Ed strives to survive for 10 days in the heart of Africa, the Caprivi, a place with the highest concentration of dangerous game in the world.

S5E5
Pearl Islands
Air date: 20/Feb/2025 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Isolated on a desert island off the coast of Panama, Ed Stafford is trapped on a beach unless he braves the shark infested waters to find a new base.

Summary

Isolated on a desert island off the coast of Panama, Ed Stafford is trapped on a beach unless he braves the shark infested waters to find a new base.

S5E4
GuangXi Karst
Air date: 13/Feb/2025 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Barefoot among the karst spires of Guangxi China, Ed must learn to navigate the razor-sharp rocks and deadly snakes in this scarce environment.

Summary

Barefoot among the karst spires of Guangxi China, Ed must learn to navigate the razor-sharp rocks and deadly snakes in this scarce environment.

S5E3
Erongo Mountains
Air date: 06/Feb/2025 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

In Namibia's Erongo Mountains: hundreds of kilometres of scorching, rocky desert, but the San bushmen have survived here for millennia. Can Ed?

Summary

In Namibia's Erongo Mountains: hundreds of kilometres of scorching, rocky desert, but the San bushmen have survived here for millennia. Can Ed?

S5E2
Changbai Mountain
Air date: 30/Jan/2025 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Stuck in nearly two metres of powder, Ed must work out how to survive long enough to make his way off the peak of Changbai Mountain in Northern China.

Summary

Stuck in nearly two metres of powder, Ed must work out how to survive long enough to make his way off the peak of Changbai Mountain in Northern China.

S5E1
Orinoco River
Air date: 23/Jan/2025 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Encircled by raging forest fires, Ed Stafford struggles to survive in the arid savannah and dense jungles along Colombia's Orinoco River.

Summary

Encircled by raging forest fires, Ed Stafford struggles to survive in the arid savannah and dense jungles along Colombia's Orinoco River.

Season 4 · Season 4
6 episode(s) · Air date: 08/May/2016
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S4E6
Norway
Air date: 06/Oct/2016 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S4E5
Phillipines
Air date: 29/Sep/2016 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S4E4
Patagonia
Air date: 22/Sep/2016 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Ed Stafford spent 60 days naked and marooned on a desert island with only a camera for company. Now he challenges himself in some of the world's toughest environments.

Summary

Ed Stafford spent 60 days naked and marooned on a desert island with only a camera for company. Now he challenges himself in some of the world's toughest environments.

S4E3
Namibia
Air date: 22/May/2016 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Ed heads to the deserts of Namibia to test his survival skills. It's the end of the dry season, and Ed has to build his strength in the fierce heat to hunt the elusive warthog.

Summary

Ed heads to the deserts of Namibia to test his survival skills. It's the end of the dry season, and Ed has to build his strength in the fierce heat to hunt the elusive warthog.

S4E2
Guatemala
Air date: 15/May/2016 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Survival expert Ed lands in the snake and crocodile-infested Guatemalan jungle, and goes to extreme measures to find food, like the ancient Mayans who lived there.

Summary

Survival expert Ed lands in the snake and crocodile-infested Guatemalan jungle, and goes to extreme measures to find food, like the ancient Mayans who lived there.

S4E1
The Gobi Desert
Air date: 08/May/2016 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Ed tackles an epic mountain climb in Mongolia's Gobi Desert. Going five days without a solid meal, can he thrive in one of earth's most isolated spots?

Summary

Ed tackles an epic mountain climb in Mongolia's Gobi Desert. Going five days without a solid meal, can he thrive in one of earth's most isolated spots?

Season 3 · Season 3
3 episode(s) · Air date: 09/Oct/2014
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S3E3
Arizona
Air date: 23/Oct/2014 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Under the searing summer sun, Ed takes on Arizona's Sonoran Desert. As temperatures exceed 40 degrees C, and the local monsoon season threatens to bring potentially deadly flash floods, he battles against the threat of rattlesnakes and mountain lions in a bid to tread in the footsteps of ancient indigenous Americans who thrived in this harsh habitat.

Summary

Under the searing summer sun, Ed takes on Arizona's Sonoran Desert. As temperatures exceed 40 degrees C, and the local monsoon season threatens to bring potentially deadly flash floods, he battles against the threat of rattlesnakes and mountain lions in a bid to tread in the footsteps of ancient indigenous Americans who thrived in this harsh habitat.

S3E2
Rwanda
Air date: 16/Oct/2014 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Ed Stafford is marooned for 10 days with nothing, on the African savannah in Rwanda. Dropped at 2000 metres on the high grasslands of Central Africa, Ed finds himself in a bid to live in harmony with Africa's biggest game. Surrounded by antelope, warthogs, elephant and giraffe, the grasslands are a harsh environment to thrive in, and food is scarce.

Summary

Ed Stafford is marooned for 10 days with nothing, on the African savannah in Rwanda. Dropped at 2000 metres on the high grasslands of Central Africa, Ed finds himself in a bid to live in harmony with Africa's biggest game. Surrounded by antelope, warthogs, elephant and giraffe, the grasslands are a harsh environment to thrive in, and food is scarce.

S3E1
Thailand
Air date: 09/Oct/2014 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Ed Stafford is marooned for 10 days with nothing in a mountainous area of the Golden Triangle. It's the tail end of the monsoon and Ed is caught out, leaving himself exposed and vulnerable. Keen not to make the same mistake again he uses all his skill and ingenuity to tap into the resources the jungle has to offer

Summary

Ed Stafford is marooned for 10 days with nothing in a mountainous area of the Golden Triangle. It's the tail end of the monsoon and Ed is caught out, leaving himself exposed and vulnerable. Keen not to make the same mistake again he uses all his skill and ingenuity to tap into the resources the jungle has to offer

Season 2 · Season 2
5 episode(s) · Air date: 23/Apr/2014
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S2E5
Borneo
Air date: 21/May/2014 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Ed Stafford takes on the jungles of Borneo. He's completely on his own with nothing; No food, no water, not even a knife. How will he cope in this environment for 10 days?

Summary

Ed Stafford takes on the jungles of Borneo. He's completely on his own with nothing; No food, no water, not even a knife. How will he cope in this environment for 10 days?

S2E4
Romania
Air date: 14/May/2014 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Ed is stranded in the Carpathian Mountains. He's completely on his own with nothing; No food, no water, not even a knife. How will he cope in this environment for 10 days?

Summary

Ed is stranded in the Carpathian Mountains. He's completely on his own with nothing; No food, no water, not even a knife. How will he cope in this environment for 10 days?

S2E3
Australia
Air date: 07/May/2014 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Ed is marooned on the unforgiving coast of Western Australia. He's completely on his own with nothing; No food, no water, not even a knife. How will he cope for 10 days?

Summary

Ed is marooned on the unforgiving coast of Western Australia. He's completely on his own with nothing; No food, no water, not even a knife. How will he cope for 10 days?

S2E2
Venezuela
Air date: 30/Apr/2014 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Ed is marooned in the rainforest surroundings of Venezuela. He's stranded with nothing; No food, no water, not even a knife. How will he cope for 10 days?

Summary

Ed is marooned in the rainforest surroundings of Venezuela. He's stranded with nothing; No food, no water, not even a knife. How will he cope for 10 days?

Season 1 · Series 1
4 episode(s) · Air date: 14/Mar/2013
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S1E3
Swimming with Sharks
Air date: 28/Mar/2013 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 44 min
Summary

Finally, Ed's beginning to master the island, and is living almost comfortably. But he's still got two challenges: to kill and eat a feral goat, and to build a raft and enter the shark-infested waters to catch fish.

Summary

Finally, Ed's beginning to master the island, and is living almost comfortably. But he's still got two challenges: to kill and eat a feral goat, and to build a raft and enter the shark-infested waters to catch fish.

S1E2
Give Me Shelter
Air date: 21/Mar/2013 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 44 min
Summary

As Ed's physical health deteriorates, so does his mental state, and loneliness begins to take its toll. Constantly hungry and dehydrated, he desperately needs to move out of his exposed caveman home and build a shelter inland.

Summary

As Ed's physical health deteriorates, so does his mental state, and loneliness begins to take its toll. Constantly hungry and dehydrated, he desperately needs to move out of his exposed caveman home and build a shelter inland.

S1E1
Stranded
Air date: 14/Mar/2013 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 44 min
Summary

Arriving on a remote, uninhabited Fijian island with nothing, the first man to walk the Amazon, explorer Ed Stafford has to quickly establish his priorities of water, shelter, food and fire to have any chance of surviving his 60-day challenge.

Summary

Arriving on a remote, uninhabited Fijian island with nothing, the first man to walk the Amazon, explorer Ed Stafford has to quickly establish his priorities of water, shelter, food and fire to have any chance of surviving his 60-day challenge.

Season 0 · Specials
1 episode(s) · Air date: 06/Sep/2013
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S0E1
Ed Bares All
Air date: 06/Sep/2013 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 42 min
Summary

After surviving 60-days on a desert island, Naked Castaway Ed Stafford, is safely back home and ready to tell all about his amazing island adventure - the highs and the lows, what he has learned about survival and about himself.

Summary

After surviving 60-days on a desert island, Naked Castaway Ed Stafford, is safely back home and ready to tell all about his amazing island adventure - the highs and the lows, what he has learned about survival and about himself.

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