Channel 4 have confirmed that they will be filming a new series of Shipwrecked to air next year.

The current series of the reality TV show will end this Sunday. Filming for the new one will begin in autumn and air next January.

“We can’t wait to start casting next year’s Shipwreckers,” said exec producer Tania Alexander. “We can expect some exciting new twists and turns in Battle of the Islands 2008!”

With just three weeks left, tensions are running high on both islands. Trailing the Sharks by four islanders, the Tiger boys are desperate to win this week’s new arrival, 23-year-old Fliss from Shropshire. But the girls have had enough of entertaining new arrivals and refuse to make an effort. The boys are furious and confront the girls. Read more & comment »

With only five weeks left both tribes go all out to impress this week’s new arrival, sports-mad Kim, and will do anything to grab her attention, including a particularly revealing show from recently formed Tiger boy band “Reef Shoes”. Meanwhile, last week’s new arrival, posh Surrey student Francesca, is causing a stir on both Islands. Read more & comment »

It’s no ordinary week on Shipwrecked , as both tribes get ready for an island swap. It’s a chance for one islander from each tribe to cross the lagoon and check out the competition, and a chance for the rival tribes to lure someone over to their island. The Tigers narrow their choice of Shark down to Joe Stone or Jane, who was won by the Sharks at last week’s pontoon race. Meanwhile, the Sharks are keen on Ben Lunt. They still think they can convince him to switch tribes but can the canny Tiger be trusted? As the two tribes get reacquainted at the Beach Party, the Tigers fail to notice that the Sharks are closing in on shy new arrival Ben Chesney. Will there be any other surprise nominations to try out life on Tiger Island? And both tribes get ready to welcome the next new arrival, 20-year-old university student Francesca.

Sunday 15th April Channel 4

It’s week 11 and 19-year-old student Louis is settling into paradise. He spends the first half of the week with the Tigers, who need to impress Louis over the three days to stay in the competition. Last week, new arrival Ella chose Shark Island, putting the Sharks ahead with 11 islanders to the Tigers’ seven. With an impressive lead the Sharks can afford to relax, but not for long… This week both teams compete in a Shipwrecked pontoon race. At the sound of the klaxon one person from each tribe must swim for the pontoon. It’s James for the Tigers versus Elisa for the Sharks, and the pressure is on, as the winner will claim new arrival Jane for their tribe. At the end of the race one tribe is left celebrating while the others are left to nurse their wounds… literally!

At the Sunday Beach party, the Tiger hosts discuss their strategy before donning their Arabian themed outfits. They’ve spent the rest of the week working on their camp and can’t wait to show off their efforts to potential Tiger Louis. And their efforts don’t go unnoticed by the Sharks, but ultimately the decision is Louis’s: will he save the Tigers, or destroy them by joining the Sharks? And at the end of their punishment weeks, will Terri and Will nominate themselves for the return to their original islands, or have their rival hosts won them over for good? And will both tribes recover in time to welcome the next new arrival: Ben, a 22-year-old investment banker from Essex?

Sunday 8th April, Channel 4, 6:40pm

David Weaver, the chairman of The 1990 Trust, handed in a petition signed by 5,330 people objecting to the racist comments made on a recent episode of Shipwrecked on Channel 4.

The people rushed to sign the petition after Shipwrecked contestant Lucy Buchanan was shown remarking that black people should be “reinslaved.”

Weaver said: ‘I hope Ofcom will listen to the overwhelming creation of people who believe a responsible broadcaster should not be broadcasting such racially offensive comments.

The Hutcam Diaries gives a real insight into the Shipwrecked characters and their personal journeys, on a desert island thousands of miles from home.

Ben takes full advantage of being the first boy on Tiger Island. Tiger hottie Lianne reveals how she really feels about Shark Stuart. And at the Sunday Beach Party the Sharks and the Tigers get together in more ways than one, over a game of spin the bottle.

E4 18/02/2007 at 12:45

The fourth new arrival, 24-year-old DJ Jo Davis from London, settles into life in the South Pacific. Jo spends her first three days with the Sharks, and immediately bonds with London barber Lorenza Preecha. But there’s an added twist in store for Jo and the rest of the islanders this week: island swap.

Each island gets a chance to woo one member of the opposition for one evening only, in an attempt to lure them over to their island for good. Amy is thrilled when the Tigers choose her love interest Stevie. And the Sharks choose plumber Terri, who seems to fit right in on Shark Island.

But will the efforts of either island be enough to secure a defection at the Sunday beach party? Will Shark Stevie follow his heart and nominate himself to move to Tiger island to be with Amy? And will new arrival Jo choose to be a Tiger or a Shark?

Find out on Sunday the 18th of February, Channel 4 at 18:40.

Both islands are reeling after Lucy’s shock departure from Tiger Island at last Sunday’s Beach Party. As Lucy settles in as a Shark, 23-year-old Ben arrives in paradise.

The Shark boys are quick to welcome him, but there’s friction on Shark Island, as Lorenzo falls out with Will. Over on Tiger Island the girls are going all-out for Scotsman Ben and decide to put on a special Shipwrecked Highland games in his honour.

Ben gets his kilt on for the Tiger girls, but will he choose to stay on Tiger Island at the Sunday Beach Party? And as the two tribes come together, will the Tiger girls forgive Lucy for her betrayal?

Find out tonight on Channel 4 tonight at 18.35.

11/02/2007 E4

In this week’s Hutcam Diaries the Shark boys are struggling with their personal hygiene, but things couldn’t be more different for the Tiger girls who are embracing island living and indulging in naked bathing in the lagoon. And the Tiger girls reveal how they’re really feeling, following original Tiger Lucy’s surprise defection to Shark Island at last week’s beach party.

Lorenzo Preecha demanded to be flown home from the Cook islands after only 3 weeks as he was convinced that Channel 4’s reality TV show Shipwrecked is rigged. He also believes that the shows producers have used fellow contestant Lucy Buchanan and pushed her into making racist comments in order to boost ratings.

He said: “I feel sorry for Lucy — she’s just a pawn in their game.�

He added: “You have to do up to ten interviews a day and if producers aren’t happy with your answers they keep asking.

“You just say what they want to hear so you can end the interview.

“They’d have said to Lucy that she mustn’t know many black people, and prompted her in that way to come out with those comments.

Lucy’s a sweet, naive girl and she’s been used by the producers.�

Lorenzo revealed that the more controversial a contestant, the more money they could make. Producers are offering a £15,000 prize for the most entertaining contestant, on top of the £70,000 the winning team will share.

That explains a lot!

Louis Rennocks from the Channel 4 reality TV show Shipwrecked was arrested last night as he arrived back in the UK.

Louis was arrested at Heathrow airport for failing to turn up in court over shoplifting charges at a Leicester supermarket.

The 19 year old missed his Leicester court date because he was already in Fiji filming for the show. Rennocks was reportedly arrested before disembarking from the flight by two armed police officers.

The mother of the latest reality TV contestant accused of racism today leapt to her daughter’s defence. Lucy was seen on the launch of Channel 4’s shipwrecked making comments such as:

“I’m for the British Empire and things. I’m for slavery, but that’s never going to come back,� and added that she didn’t know many black people but “from what I have seen they are really bad�.

But her mother Nicola, 46, from the smart New Town area of Edinburgh said: “Lucy is definitely not a racist. She’s a well-mannered girl from a decent family.

“But she’s only 18. She does have a big mouth and sometimes speaks without thinking. She says things she doesn’t mean.â€?

This is exactly what Channel 4 doesn’t need right now, another racism row! I hope they handle this better than the last one.

Channel 4’s newest reality show, Shipwrecked sparked another race row on Sunday night when 18-year-old contestant Lucy Buchanan told fellow contestants she supported slavery and described blacks as “really bad”.

She said: “I’m for the British Empire and things. I’m for slavery, but that’s never going to come back,” and added that she didn’t know many black people but “from what I have seen they are really bad”.

When another contestant said she did not like racists, Buchanan replied: “I’m afraid you have one here.”

Lucy’s remarks have come hot on the heels of a huge race row involving Channel 4’s Celebrity Big Brother, a row which hit the global stage with a bang last week.

A spokeswoman for Channel 4 has defended Buchanan’s remarks, saying: “When Lucy airs her opinions they are immediately criticised [by the other contestants]. Those who continue to watch ‘Shipwrecked’ will see Lucy’s views change.”

Ofcom has confirmed it is now looking into complaints made about Sunday night’s ‘Shipwrecked’, which was the first episode of the new series.

22 Year old Paul Harris is an ex-marine from Bournemouth.

After four long years in the Marines, Paul saw Shipwrecked as an opportunity to try something new.

He’s travelled the world and is driven and ambitious.

Paul hates two-faced people, and wants to be rich and happy.

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