On which Hebridean island was the BBC programme 'Castaway 2000' set?
Castaway 2000 later the BBC resurrected the show for "Castaway 2007". In 2016 Channel 4 began airing a similar show, "Eden", which drew many comparisons to and lessons from "Castaway". The show followed a year-long effort by thirty-six men, women and children from the British public to build a community on Taransay, a remote Scottish island in the Outer Hebrides. Billed as a bold experiment for the new millennium, the castaways were to build a sustainable self-sufficient community from scratch (apart from some buildings which were already there, and some which had been placed there for them). They were to grow their
Castaway 2000 5-part series titled "Return to... Castaway". The show featured interviews with stars of the original series and behind the scenes recollections from cast members, as well as original series highlights. Castaway 2000 Castaway 2000 was a reality TV programme broadcast on BBC One throughout the year 2000. The programme followed a group of thirty-six men, women, and children who were tasked with building a community on a remote Scottish island. Described as a pioneering early form of the new genre of reality TV, while a ratings success it nonetheless featured a number of issues during filming, leading to bad publicity