Bear Grylls: Survival School (2016–…): Season 1, Episode 3 - Episode #1.3 - full transcript

Many of the activities

in the following program
are extremely dangerous

and must only be carried
outon the expert supervision.

Please don't attempt
any of them yourself.

Previously on Bear
Grylls Survival School,

the team have had a
tough couple of days.

A few hours to build that.

Coping alone out in the wild.

I didn't sleep very well.

And taking
on a powerful waterfall.

It was so hard.



There's not a smile big enough.

Spirits
werehigh as the survivors

moved into their new base camp.

But the two youngest
boys, Bailey and Asriel,

started to feel homesick.

You think it would benice
to see people at home?

All right?

Yeah.

The girls were
1up going into team of the day,

but the boys team,
impressedwith their determination

throughout day 2,
and theyleveled the score at 1 all.

I'm Gear Grylls.

When I was growing up,
allof this was my playground.

I want to find out if kids
todayare going to take and abandon



their mobile phones
and survive for two

weeks out here in the wild.

Watch out.

Ah!

I really don't want to do this.

Dig deep.

Finish strong.

Welcome to Bear Grylls
Survival School.

Coming up,
live mealworms on the menu.

Go on, Anna.
Get it down.

Oh.

And tempers flare in camp.

You can't just
think about yourself.

It's not just about you.

It's a start
ofanother full-on day at Survival

School, and leader, Tim,
is notover the moon about the state

of the new camp.

Unbelievable.

He decides
theteam need a rude awakening.

All right.

All right.

Wake up!

Everybody, time to wake up.

Let's go.

Come and have a look at this.

This is everything
Icollected up this morning.

This is not acceptable.

In a survival situation,
if you leave your socks

out to get wet, then
your feet are going

to be cold all the next day.

Bring them in,
at least alittle bit of heat of the tent

will get them dry.

The smallest things in a
wildmake the biggest difference.

Every item
ofexpedition kit is precious.

Just losing a water
bottle in the jungle

could quickly lead to
heatstroke, which can be fatal.

Learn from your mistakesthe
first couple of nights.

OK?

All right, team?

Let's go, go, go, go, go.

The team haven'thad
a proper wash since they

arrived at survival school.

So leader, Sarah, moves
morning PT to the river.

We are first all
togethergoing to do our press ups.

But we are going to do
ourpress ups in the water.

Ah!

Are you ready?

One, two, three, four.

Back out.

Out here, the river provides

the only running water.

OK, I want everybody to
washtheir pits and their bits.

Oh!

You know people are listening.

It was freezing cold to start,

and then it was like awesome.

I washed everything.

Lavenia is embracing

the hardship,
though hernails are another matter.

I thought all the dirt wouldcome
out, but it happens.

And that's what
was upsetting me.

Very good, guys.

Oh!

OK, guys, come in.

Can we have sugar with it?

Sugar?

Day three on expeditions, it's often when

homesickness reaches a peak.

And it's hitting Bailey
hard this morning.

I miss my family, to be honest.

Because I'm in the housemost
of the time, and I'm

with my family most of the time.

Yeah.

So yeah, it's been
differentbeing away from them

for so long.

Yes.

And the home sickness

is spreading to others too.

It's so common on an expedition,
especially when you're away.

You're in a remote place.

You're a little bit scared.

You're working hard,
but it's normal.

And I think a lot of these
youngpeople are going through this,

but what they've
got to understand

is it won't last ever,
and if it means anything,

just remember, I still
get mega homesick.

It's normal.

It's OK.
Just keep going.

I dipped the
trough ahead of time.

Came up fast.

And it's great to see the Asriel

has already turned a corner.

It's just the thought
of you gets me so high.

Everyone has
beenhelping me over this.

It's cool because
I'm the youngest.

Once you just get it
all out, it's done.

We need to help each other out.

The 12-year-old
isnow cheering everyone else up.

It's an amazing transformation.

Let's sing Marvin Gaye.

It's Marvin Gaye,.

It's Marvin Gaye.

I was trying to
make everyone happy.

We're all just singing songs.

We were just singing them.

I started because and then
alljust joined in with each other

and changed.

I won't be afraid.

No, I won't be afraid.

Asriel comes from South London,

and has always been
a bit of a character.

I kind of think
I'm a funny person.

I just like making people laugh.

Why does the crow
cross the road?

To show his wife he had guts.

I like sports, any sportreally,
but mostly football.

One of my football
teams, South London,

we won a tournament,
which made us

represent England
against Germany,

and we won the whole tournament.

There wouldn't even be
toiletsand hot water sometimes.

There wouldn't be running water.

And really because my family,

because we do
everything together,

I'm going to miss my cat,
mymom, my dad, maybe my brother.

I'm not too sure.

And Asriel
hasraised morale big time in camp

this morning.

Asriel was seeing.

It cheered everyone up.

Put to mind everyone's affairs.

The team are in great spirits

as they start a packed morning,
survival school lesson.

Come close.
Try to be close there, Adam.

Reach up for that knot.

Reach above that knot, Bailey.

It's a final day's training

before heading off tomorrowon
a two-day expedition.

Well done, Adam.

The challengeon
this river crossing

is to get to the otherside
without getting wet.

So this one isn't
about strength.

It's about cost
ability and balance.

Not very high, but
remember, this is

the Bear Grylls training day.

The hardest up to come.

It's a technique I've

used to cross gorges andravines
hundreds of meters up.

I've got a slightclimb
up on these two rocks,

but I was just
thinking will I even

fit because I'm pretty small.

And as the smallest girl,

Alana immediatelystruggles
with her balance.

And it works the
team in the middle.

Lean forward.

Lean forward.

She's in.

Oh, back onto the road.

You're lucky.

Heels and toes on.

Come on.

Remember, Bear Grylls training.

If you do it now like
this, think what happens

when it's 200 feet high.

I was just a bit good.

I actually fell in.

I'm not the only one, but--

Move it up, guys.

Move it up.

Before long,
they'll be abseiling down

death-defying cliffs like this.

It's all about keeping yourcool
and trusting your gear.

Up here, slowly release
one leg at a time.

So thesurvivors need to perfect

their abseiling technique fast.

Slowly.

Ease away.
No.

No.
No.

Never let go of that.

This is the sort of thing,
if we're doing this for real,

you're history.

I thought it would
bea lot easier than it was,

but once you got the hangof
it, it got easier.

Good control.

Good control.

Got to.

Nice, Jane.

Fantastic.

A bit small.

Oh, SAS.

Excellent.

Well done.

Next time you do
it, it's for real.

OK, this surface is slippery,
and it's also crumbly.

So please check carefully.

Scrambling
safely up steep slopes

is a key survival skill.

A good technique, girls,
to stop your feet from slipping

is to punch your toes into
thesurface to give yourself help.

A top tip is
toavoid grabbing hold of grass.

It's unlikely to
support your weight,

That's it.
Don't trust that grass.

And while
some get away with it--

Good work.

Use the feet and your
hands on that wall.

--Savannah is not so lucky.

Nice fit.

OK, I'm good.

A clump of
grassbreaks away under her foot.

Go.
Go.

Go.
Go.

That's right.

Thousands of feet up

during the two-day
expedition, this

could be a much more
serious mistake.

I slid down.

And then I was
trying to hold on.

So I ended up having to
slide all the way down.

It's a bit nerve wracking.

- Everything OK?
- Yeah.

Great stuff.

For 14-year-old old, Alana,

it's a whole new world.

Alana, you can use
myfoot as a foot holder, OK?

Her usual environment

is the inner city in Leeds.

Nice.

My normal day-to-daylife
is just hanging out

with my friends,
going skate boarding,

and I just like
to try new things,

and just go with the flow.

I'm the winner.

Alana spends
vastamounts of time on her tablet.

How are you going
to cope without it?

You're not going to be able to--

Do I have an option to have it?

I can't just whip
it out on bushes.

What are you most nervous about?

Eating bugs.

Do you think you'll
survive though?

Yeah.

I've got to stick in that water.

I don't know if I like bugs.

It's just going to
be bugs and water.

No.

I probably don't like worms,
but I'll have to eat them, Ma.

You guys doing OK?

And Alana may not be

too pleased to learn
that worms are exactly

what's next on the menu.

Now, if I've learned
one thing in the wild

is that survival food
never tastes good.

The rewards go to the
personwho stands up and says,

you know what, even
though it's horrible,

it's going to tastegrim,
I'm going to do it.

One of the best survival
foods are these guys.

And these are
beetle larvae grubs.

Nice.

Now these guyshave
more protein than beef,

and there are an
awful lot healthier

for you than a burger.

OK?

So these are great
survival food.

One thing that's very importantthough
make sure you chew it.

Because these guys wiggle.

look at him.

And you don't want himwiggling
out of somewhere else.

OK?

So we're going to
chomp him down,

and if you kind of
close your eyes,

it takes a little bit
like peanut butter.

Oh, my goodness.

Sarah.

Scott.

Explosion.

Explosion of pus.

OK.

Here we go.

Go for it, guys.

Are they bad?

Well done, Bailey.

Look at him.

Ah. you're like a mad
mountaineer, Bailey,

you are now.

Are they bad?

Pretend it's already dead.

Is that still wiggly.

Yeah.

It's wiggling in my fingers.

How's that?

Well done.

Go, Maria.

Well done.

I don't like it.

Well,
you'renot meant to like it,

but it's going to
keep you moving.

It was live, and it was
wiggling in my fingers.

That's why I found it
sogross to put it in my mouth

because I could feel
itmoving in my fingers, which

is disgusting.

OK, go for it.

The explosion of guts

and innards and wiggly legs.

The worst thingis
the texture in your mouth.

I kept chewing it for
ages because I wanted

to make sure it was 100% dead.

You guys, you're turninginto
a wilderness warrior.

I'm prettyimpressed
with how everyone

has gone for it so far.

So the pressure is on for Alana.

That is a real wiggly one.

It's got your name on it.

There you go.

Alana, look,
written on the side.

If it were dead and if
itwere cooked, I'd be fine a bit.

But I could see its littlearms
moving and all that.

Oh, I can feel it.

Did you see it?
See it?

Don't look.
Don't look.

Go
- Here we go.

Give her a one, two, three.

One, two, three.

- Come on, Alana.
- Get it down.

Ooh.

When I chewed it.

It just popped.

And then I'd like
a leg or something

stuck in the back of my throat.

And it wouldn't go down.

It was like popcorn.

Well, at least you chewed it.

It's not going to wriggle out
ofanywhere else, so that's good.

I'm still chewing.

Worm out.

But one of the girls, Savannah,

has managed to avoid her turn.

I didn't have one.

I kind of backed out,
so I wouldn't have to.

I've always had a
thing about worms

since I was a child because
theylook like they might eat you.

It makes me sick.

But I reckonthat
by taking her quietly

to one side, I might
just be able to help

her get over her phobia.

Would you like to
be able to do it?

Yeah.

So good.

It's how we grow, and
I can guarantee you

every single person here
hasthings they find difficult.

So I don't want you tothink
of this like a worm.

And to make sure it's
likethat, I'm going to kill it,

so it's not moving.

OK?

So now it's not moving.

So you hold that in your hand.

There you go.

So we're going to
do this together.

I don't want you to thinkof
it like this is now dead.

It's just a bit of
like peanut butter

or what's your favorite thing?

I don't know.

Pasta.

Pasta?

Oh, look.

This looks like a bit of spiral?

You ready?
one, two, three.

We're going to do it together. One--

- Do I have to?
- Yeah.

Come on.

You're going to
be bigger, braver,

stronger at the end of it.
If you don't, you'll regret it.

Come on.
Here we go.

One, two, three.

Go.

Good on you.

You're incredible.

You're incredible.

Even though it's in me,
like a little worm thing,

it's disgusting,
but it'sfinally good to actually know

that I did do it.

Respect.

With typical timing,

the heavens opened
just as the team come

to a really tricky
survival challenge,

making a fire from scratch.

Just beginning a
time we've needed fire.

Fire is life.

To create fire, survivors

will only be given cottonwool
and a metal striker.

So Some come quickly.

You've got to get some fuelonto
it as quickly as possible.

They'll haveto
find all the wool they

need themselves in the rain.

Building this littlewigwam,
getting it going.

It is damp, so it's difficult.
But now it's challenge time.

The boys willbe
pitted against the girls.

Go.

They've got just one hour.

It's a tall order
in such bad weather.

I'm just looking for
some woods that is dry,

but all this wood is wet.

And everyonefalls
into the trap of trying

to light their fire too soon.

Wait.
Wait.

Wait.

That needs to be there.

Well now, there's nothingjust
seems to stay alive.

No.

It's going.

Busted.

What are we doing?

We just need some more
ofthis, a whole pile of these.

Dry.

What's happening, guys?

I think we've used
up all the cotton,

so we don't haveanything but the starter.

OK.

Do you think just sitting
aroundis going to get a fire lit?

Nope.

Two days into survival
school is currently

one all between the
boys and the girls,

and both teams are
super competitive.

Science will take its tollon
my fingers and everything

like that.

And it's just annoying
whenit's wet on the ground.

It's raining a bit.

Nothing else will stay alive.

And I have no idea
where Ciaran is.

His partner, Ciaran,

has come back to
the dry area of camp

to make use of the
remains of Scott's fire.

That one wasn't working,
so I met Oreg from afar.

Could have told me.

He had these sticks
around the fire.

It's a bit dry.

It's been burning all day.

Scott is quickly on to them.

OK, guys, obviously,
I can see the fire,

and it has been roaring.

But Charlie, how did
you get it going?

Well, it was mainly
down to Ciaran.

Actually, we were originallyover
in that direction,

and Ciaran went off,
actually, while I thought

he was getting fire wood.

Never seemed to return.

I know we must be
working as a team,

but I think he had his
own way of doing it.

So I think the fire started,
it was all down to Ciaran.

Great initiative.

It's not a fire from scratch,
but you used your initiative,

and that's great.

The trouble is,
Ciaran, is teamwork.

So you could have gone
and got Charlie earlier,

and then you could have
achievedthat fire a lot quicker.

I just find it easier to workon my
own, but I don't know.

Maybe I just need to
learn to work in a team.

Back out in the rain,

Savannah and Alana are
doing the girls proud.

Move your hand.

Put the wood over first.

Against the
odds, their persistence

is paying off.

OK.

So guys, substantial fire.

All these embers, terrific.

Terrible conditions.

Best fire of the day.

This just the
bestthing, just keeps going.

It's just playing tothe
best of your ability.

I wasn't that fast atcollecting
the pin in the woods,

but I was better at blowingin the oxygen.
High five.

Oh, yeah.

OK, young survivors.

We saw a few ups and a
few downs, didn't we?

And in a tight vote for team

of the day, Savannah and
Alana'sachievement tips the balance.

Scott.

For me, it's the girls.

Sarah?

For day 3, girls,
you have my vote.

OK,
my decisionwould have also been the girls.

Well done, girls.

Round of applause.

Put in a girls team, 2, 1 up.

The first three days
at survival school

have been an emotional
rollercoaster, and by late evening,

cracks are starting toappear
in the exhausted team.

You're not taking your shoes in.

Now that they're,
soaked and I'll save the tent.

I put them in there.

I don't even know why.

After the morning's telling off

for the state of
the camp, Ciaran

wants everyone to get
their wet boots inside,

as instructed by the leaders.

I can't.

They're wet already.

But Savannahwon't tow the line.

We don't need to.

Why don't you need to?

Tempers quickly start to fray.

I know how to solve this, OK?

Majority rules.

Who thinks Savannah
shouldput her boots inside?

Everyone.

Majority doesn't rule.

It's team, Savannah.

It's not an individual.

We're a team.

If everyone's
ottoman isn't right,

the whole team gets punished.

And I'm not trying to
dowhat I've been told to do.

And she's just not listening,
and everyone else is following

the orders perfectly fine.

We'll get punished.

We'll get [inaudible].

You can't just
think about yourself.

Punished.

We're a team.

Ciaran was justlike
a man who snapped at me.

Maybe where you're
from everything

is about being on your own.

Here it is working as a team.

When you go to,
,I'm stuck in the middle.

I don't really care.

All right.

So either you put them inor
whenever you go to bed,

I'm just going to set
them in your tent.

Whenever you can be both.

They're covered in dirt.

So is everyone's else's.

The fire is not going
to get rid of the dirt.

It's not the dirt.

It's the fact that
they're so dirty.

So are ours, but we haveto
take ours inside as well.

These are my wet shoes.

They're wet.

The argument descends

into insults and swearing,
which is unacceptable

behavior at survival school.

So in the morning, I
ask my leaders to give

the team a formal warning.

The worrying issue for me is

how we are treating each other.

When the chips are down,
we are not treating

each other like we should be.

Do we all accept that?

Swearing is out.

Shouting and screaming
at each other is out.

Bullying is out.

Being disrespectful
to anyone is out.

People get angry.

People get frustrated.

It's way that you deal
with it that counts.

I just flipped
because Scott told me

that everyone's admin
should look after it,

make sure nothing is left out.

So I was just doing
what I've been told.

I wasn't listening becauseyou
didn't deal with me

the way you should have.

You just flipped out first.

If you just nicely
said, oh, will

you please move your boots
ininstead of just flipping out.

Shouting is not
always the best option.

If something is not
going right, just

turn take a breather
for five minutes,

just walk away and count.

Just don't take it
all out shouting

and swearing and name
calling, because that's

what happened last night.

In a real survival situation,

your life can depend
onyour fellow team members.

So it's vital that guys learnto
pull together as they prepare

to face the epic
expedition I've got

planned for the next two days.

The young survivors will
bepushed to the very limit,

heading down a deep mine.

I'm really claustrophobic.

We can do this, OK?

It's fun.

Taking a
leapof faith into the abyss.

Is a sheer drop down there.

Spending thenight
exposed to the elements.

This is a proper
survivalsituation at the moment.

I don't want to give
up, but I just don't

want to stay here tonight.

--and tacklinga
dangerous mountain.

It's just cold.

We're all wet and damp.

We can't stay out here tonight.