1 00:00:05,083 --> 00:00:06,403 He's on wheels. 2 00:00:07,683 --> 00:00:09,083 That's insane! 3 00:00:10,923 --> 00:00:12,763 It's like something out of the Thunderbirds. 4 00:00:19,363 --> 00:00:23,123 This programme contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. 5 00:00:23,563 --> 00:00:24,963 LOUIS CHUCKLES 6 00:00:27,403 --> 00:00:29,483 How are you, Louis? How you doing? 7 00:00:31,523 --> 00:00:32,963 I love this. 8 00:00:32,963 --> 00:00:34,803 Welcome to north Wales! 9 00:00:37,803 --> 00:00:39,883 I've got a hand here if you need a hand. 10 00:00:39,883 --> 00:00:42,563 There you go, look at you. Like a pro, like a pro. 11 00:00:44,643 --> 00:00:45,963 Are we ready? Yeah. 12 00:00:45,963 --> 00:00:47,643 Hold on to your trousers, here we go! 13 00:00:51,963 --> 00:00:56,003 On an amphibious vehicle off the coast of north west Wales, 14 00:00:56,003 --> 00:00:59,163 I was en route to Bear Grylls' private island. 15 00:01:06,363 --> 00:01:08,683 And that's it, you've arrived on the islands. 16 00:01:08,683 --> 00:01:11,323 The adventurer and TV presenter 17 00:01:11,323 --> 00:01:13,123 had invited me to spend time with him, 18 00:01:13,123 --> 00:01:16,123 getting to know the man behind the globe-trotting, 19 00:01:16,123 --> 00:01:17,923 wilderness-surviving myth. 20 00:01:17,923 --> 00:01:21,403 Are we standing? No, we're sitting. OK. I love it! 21 00:01:21,403 --> 00:01:24,123 Just lie down. This is awesome! 22 00:01:24,123 --> 00:01:26,803 Yeah, it's so much fun. This is so good! If this isn't au naturel... 23 00:01:26,803 --> 00:01:28,883 Welcome to my world. 24 00:01:28,883 --> 00:01:31,403 So, did you finish Never Give Up? Of course! 25 00:01:31,403 --> 00:01:34,363 You're so kind. Oh, yeah, that reminds me, where are my copies of...? 26 00:01:34,363 --> 00:01:36,563 I want to have that, cos... I'm so touched you read it. 27 00:01:36,563 --> 00:01:39,043 I read the shit out of them, if you'll pardon my French. 28 00:01:39,043 --> 00:01:40,563 Down there. "I read the shit..." 29 00:01:40,563 --> 00:01:42,843 BEAR LAUGHS I'm so overprepared, it's... 30 00:01:42,843 --> 00:01:46,003 "I'm so overprepared!" I'm serious. 31 00:01:46,003 --> 00:01:47,443 BEAR LAUGHS 32 00:01:47,443 --> 00:01:48,803 Tell me when we're ready. 33 00:01:48,803 --> 00:01:51,123 GULL CRIES 34 00:01:57,603 --> 00:01:59,003 GULLS CRY 35 00:02:01,083 --> 00:02:03,683 So it's a little bit of a climb, but it's good. 36 00:02:03,683 --> 00:02:06,963 I was reading you do half an hour of cardio, 37 00:02:06,963 --> 00:02:09,443 running around... What - running around the island? 38 00:02:09,443 --> 00:02:11,603 Well, I'll show you...I'll show you where I go. 39 00:02:11,603 --> 00:02:14,883 So the run up and down the hill is deceptively hard, 40 00:02:14,883 --> 00:02:19,203 because it goes on quite a long time, but, er... 41 00:02:19,203 --> 00:02:21,163 I have my pull-up bar down here. 42 00:02:22,843 --> 00:02:25,963 OK. Be careful. Watch yourself coming across. Watch your steps. 43 00:02:25,963 --> 00:02:28,643 Is there a pull-up bar there? Here you go, there's the pull-up bar. 44 00:02:28,643 --> 00:02:31,883 Oh, jeez! You actually would do pull-ups on there? 45 00:02:31,883 --> 00:02:33,443 Yeah. How do you get down there? 46 00:02:33,443 --> 00:02:36,323 Well, I sort of scamper down...scamper down this bit. 47 00:02:37,963 --> 00:02:40,123 I mean, it's nice when it's a day like this, 48 00:02:40,123 --> 00:02:43,603 it's when it's, er...it's when it's slippery and wet 49 00:02:43,603 --> 00:02:47,123 and pouring with rain. But, yeah, this is a pull-up bar. 50 00:02:47,123 --> 00:02:48,443 I'll come and help you. 51 00:02:48,443 --> 00:02:51,043 Oh, jeez! You fall down there and you're brown bread. 52 00:02:51,043 --> 00:02:54,123 How often do you get on the pull-up? 53 00:02:54,123 --> 00:02:56,123 Every day. Do you? Every day. 54 00:02:56,123 --> 00:02:57,843 Yeah. I done it this morning. Every day? 55 00:02:57,843 --> 00:03:02,243 I have the words ringing in my ear of a Foreign Legion Sergeant who used to go, 56 00:03:02,243 --> 00:03:06,243 "A man who can't lift his own body weight is dead weight!" 57 00:03:06,243 --> 00:03:09,163 And I've always remembered that... What accent were you just doing? 58 00:03:09,163 --> 00:03:11,963 Well, he was an American in the Foreign Legion. "A man who can't..." 59 00:03:11,963 --> 00:03:13,923 He was an angry American. 60 00:03:13,923 --> 00:03:16,683 How many do you do? 25, I can do. 61 00:03:16,683 --> 00:03:18,923 You'd do well in prison. Yeah. Yeah, thank you. 62 00:03:18,923 --> 00:03:22,323 That's what they do all day in prison. Yeah. Yeah. I mean... 63 00:03:22,323 --> 00:03:25,563 Hopefully it never happens. Yeah. 64 00:03:28,443 --> 00:03:30,563 OK, let's bring you back across here, without you... 65 00:03:30,563 --> 00:03:32,243 without the rock collapsing. 66 00:03:40,843 --> 00:03:44,563 Bear Grylls is TV's international survival superstar. 67 00:03:45,723 --> 00:03:48,563 Take your T-shirt, and then just pee on it. 68 00:03:48,563 --> 00:03:52,003 Try to capture as much of that fluid as you can. 69 00:03:52,003 --> 00:03:55,963 With a multitude of successful death-defying formats... 70 00:03:55,963 --> 00:03:57,803 Argh! 71 00:03:57,803 --> 00:04:00,403 ..where he sometimes takes celebrities and statesmen 72 00:04:00,403 --> 00:04:02,803 out into the extreme wild. 73 00:04:02,803 --> 00:04:05,043 Why wouldn't the bear finish this? Well, because... 74 00:04:05,043 --> 00:04:06,923 This looks like a nice-looking piece of fish. 75 00:04:06,923 --> 00:04:10,203 And often eats disgusting food. Eurgh! 76 00:04:10,203 --> 00:04:13,283 He is a global mega brand, 77 00:04:13,283 --> 00:04:17,243 with businesses and endorsements that play off his rugged TV persona. 78 00:04:17,243 --> 00:04:18,603 Mask the smell of fear. 79 00:04:18,603 --> 00:04:21,003 Survival's all about keeping your cool. 80 00:04:21,003 --> 00:04:25,363 But Bear's also had the odd stumble and moment of controversy. 81 00:04:25,363 --> 00:04:27,483 BEAR EXHALES 82 00:04:27,483 --> 00:04:31,683 At his private island, where he relaxes for a few weeks a year 83 00:04:31,683 --> 00:04:34,243 with his wife Shara and three boys, 84 00:04:34,243 --> 00:04:35,923 I was hoping to reveal all. 85 00:04:38,763 --> 00:04:42,443 The start of your journey, you had, um... you'd climbed Everest, 86 00:04:42,443 --> 00:04:44,363 one of the youngest people ever to do so, 87 00:04:44,363 --> 00:04:46,603 you'd been in the SAS reservists, 88 00:04:46,603 --> 00:04:49,563 and I think you were kind of gliding into a life of being 89 00:04:49,563 --> 00:04:52,723 a writer adventurer who would sometimes give talks. 90 00:04:52,723 --> 00:04:54,923 You'd written a book or two, right? 91 00:04:54,923 --> 00:04:58,323 And the TV thing slightly blindsided you. 92 00:04:58,323 --> 00:05:02,203 A TV producer approached me out of the blue and said, 93 00:05:02,203 --> 00:05:05,843 "What about we do a show where we drop you in difficult places 94 00:05:05,843 --> 00:05:08,363 "and you show us how to get out of there?" 95 00:05:08,363 --> 00:05:11,283 And I was kind of nervous of doing that. 96 00:05:11,283 --> 00:05:13,603 And I think it was really confidence. 97 00:05:13,603 --> 00:05:16,723 I kept saying, I'm not a TV presenter. I'm not...I'm not... 98 00:05:16,723 --> 00:05:18,843 I'm not so articulate like that. 99 00:05:18,843 --> 00:05:21,163 And the more I said that, he kept going, 100 00:05:21,163 --> 00:05:23,963 "We don't want that. We just want to follow what you do. 101 00:05:23,963 --> 00:05:25,363 "We'll drop you in these places." 102 00:05:25,363 --> 00:05:27,283 Then eventually, Shara goes, 103 00:05:27,283 --> 00:05:30,043 "Well, why don't you try and give it a go? It might be fun." 104 00:05:30,043 --> 00:05:35,843 And, er...we went to the Rockies and filmed our first-ever show, 105 00:05:35,843 --> 00:05:38,683 and, you know, it never really felt like TV. 106 00:05:38,683 --> 00:05:41,603 We just...gunned it and went. 107 00:05:41,603 --> 00:05:44,123 You know, climbing cliffs and jumping into the rapids 108 00:05:44,123 --> 00:05:45,763 and doing all the fun stuff. 109 00:05:45,763 --> 00:05:48,483 I mean, I remember there was a lot of danger in the early days. 110 00:05:48,483 --> 00:05:50,083 There were so many narrow escapes. 111 00:05:50,083 --> 00:05:52,283 You know, bitten by snakes, caught in rapids, 112 00:05:52,283 --> 00:05:55,483 parachute failures, avalanches, you name it. 113 00:05:55,483 --> 00:05:57,883 In your book, you say there were 21 times, you think, 114 00:05:57,883 --> 00:06:01,563 maybe in the early days, when you narrowly escaped death. 115 00:06:01,563 --> 00:06:03,843 Yeah. And there was... It would happen... 116 00:06:03,843 --> 00:06:05,803 It was starting to happen all too regularly. 117 00:06:05,803 --> 00:06:09,323 You know, the shows, we got to push the boundaries and it's got to be bigger and better. 118 00:06:09,323 --> 00:06:11,683 And, you know, I've got three young boys, who were... 119 00:06:11,683 --> 00:06:13,483 The boys were super young at this stage. 120 00:06:13,483 --> 00:06:16,443 And it's like, I wasn't... You know, "Why am I doing this?" 121 00:06:16,443 --> 00:06:18,883 So I've got my inner voice going, 122 00:06:18,883 --> 00:06:20,643 "Don't. Be smart. 123 00:06:20,643 --> 00:06:23,203 "Make your own decision on this. Make your own calls." 124 00:06:23,203 --> 00:06:25,963 And then I've got this sort of winning format of a show. 125 00:06:25,963 --> 00:06:27,963 And that was a tension. 126 00:06:27,963 --> 00:06:31,083 I remember first seeing your programmes. I really loved them. 127 00:06:31,083 --> 00:06:32,843 They were kind of like low-key... 128 00:06:32,843 --> 00:06:34,923 I don't know if comedy's the right word, 129 00:06:34,923 --> 00:06:37,283 but there's a sort of level of humour in seeing you suffer 130 00:06:37,283 --> 00:06:41,123 and doing things that were somewhat illustrative of survival, 131 00:06:41,123 --> 00:06:43,403 but were also just enjoyable as TV. 132 00:06:43,403 --> 00:06:46,803 And a little sort of...a little kind of gratuitous and crazy. 133 00:06:46,803 --> 00:06:48,923 And at the time, it was new. 134 00:06:48,923 --> 00:06:51,963 When I grew up, the only survival stuff on TV 135 00:06:51,963 --> 00:06:54,003 was always quite kind of bland. 136 00:06:54,003 --> 00:06:56,203 The thing is, textbook survival is quite boring. 137 00:06:56,203 --> 00:06:58,323 Textbook survival said, "Don't take any risks, 138 00:06:58,323 --> 00:07:00,083 "stay put, wait for rescue". 139 00:07:00,083 --> 00:07:02,963 That is a correct thing to do in an emergency. 140 00:07:02,963 --> 00:07:04,803 It's good that we could put that message out. 141 00:07:04,803 --> 00:07:06,523 We could put that message out now. 142 00:07:06,523 --> 00:07:09,443 There you go! Stay put, don't take risks, wait for rescue. 143 00:07:09,443 --> 00:07:12,963 But what happens if nobody's coming to look for you 144 00:07:12,963 --> 00:07:16,763 and all you've got is a broken knife and one boot? 145 00:07:16,763 --> 00:07:19,323 And that was kind of the new style of shows. 146 00:07:19,323 --> 00:07:22,683 It's not textbook, but it just might save your life. 147 00:07:22,683 --> 00:07:24,483 And drink your pee, or not? 148 00:07:24,483 --> 00:07:26,283 Certain circumstances maybe. 149 00:07:26,283 --> 00:07:29,043 What are the scenarios where drinking your pee is appropriate? 150 00:07:29,043 --> 00:07:30,923 Well, only if you're really well hydrated 151 00:07:30,923 --> 00:07:33,763 and you've got limited resources of water. 152 00:07:33,763 --> 00:07:37,043 So if you're super dehydrated and you're peeing brown pee, 153 00:07:37,043 --> 00:07:38,923 drinking that is not going to help you. 154 00:07:38,923 --> 00:07:41,963 It's all quite tenuous. It's the same with jellyfish stings. 155 00:07:41,963 --> 00:07:43,763 You don't pee on jellyfish stings...? 156 00:07:43,763 --> 00:07:47,963 Well, there's more and more research that comes out that says actually, that's not very goodadvice. 157 00:07:47,963 --> 00:07:50,643 The one, um...the other one I want to quickly mention, 158 00:07:50,643 --> 00:07:52,403 because I read about it in your book, 159 00:07:52,403 --> 00:07:55,123 was you're out in somewhere in the Australian outback 160 00:07:55,123 --> 00:07:57,843 and you have an Aboriginal guide 161 00:07:57,843 --> 00:08:01,883 who says that he once heard someone say in folklore 162 00:08:01,883 --> 00:08:05,643 that Aboriginal women would kill snakes by biting their heads off. 163 00:08:05,643 --> 00:08:08,163 Number one, be very suspicious of local folklore. 164 00:08:08,163 --> 00:08:10,283 He hadn't even said he'd done it, he'd never seen it. 165 00:08:10,283 --> 00:08:13,763 He'd heard that maybe someone once did it hundreds of years ago... 166 00:08:13,763 --> 00:08:16,243 Yeah, but of course... And you're like, "Good enough...!" 167 00:08:16,243 --> 00:08:19,003 Yes, but I'm with the crew and everyone's going, "Be that'd be epic!" 168 00:08:19,003 --> 00:08:21,283 And like, you get carried away, and before you know it, 169 00:08:21,283 --> 00:08:23,403 you've got a snake in your hand and you're thinking, 170 00:08:23,403 --> 00:08:25,883 "Hold on, this is suddenly less fun". 171 00:08:25,883 --> 00:08:28,963 Suddenly, is this a good idea? But, um... 172 00:08:28,963 --> 00:08:31,923 But I remember putting that snake's head in, 173 00:08:31,923 --> 00:08:34,883 and then you just hope when you clamp down, it's not going to open his mouth 174 00:08:34,883 --> 00:08:37,243 and try and strike at the back of your throat. 175 00:08:37,243 --> 00:08:39,923 Anyway, I did it. Actually, it worked amazingly, 176 00:08:39,923 --> 00:08:42,083 and snapped the snake's neck instantly. 177 00:08:42,083 --> 00:08:45,843 I took it out and we had it for dinner. 178 00:08:49,043 --> 00:08:51,683 Whoa! Good-sized one! 179 00:08:51,683 --> 00:08:53,083 Be very careful doing this 180 00:08:53,083 --> 00:08:56,003 so you don't get bitten yourself in the process. 181 00:08:58,803 --> 00:09:02,283 And the way to do is quickly in and out, and the neck's broken. 182 00:09:04,083 --> 00:09:07,883 Bear's fast and loose survival style won him legions of fans. 183 00:09:09,483 --> 00:09:13,603 Turning him into a household name and TV fixture. 184 00:09:13,603 --> 00:09:15,763 Stop talking and open your mouth. Oh! 185 00:09:15,763 --> 00:09:17,923 AUDIENCE LAUGH 186 00:09:17,923 --> 00:09:21,403 But there were also a few critics of his treatment of animals. 187 00:09:22,603 --> 00:09:26,763 I'm going to jump. But before I do, I want to check the water's deep enough. 188 00:09:26,763 --> 00:09:28,843 And of his teaching of techniques 189 00:09:28,843 --> 00:09:32,083 that some fellow survival experts declared reckless. 190 00:09:32,083 --> 00:09:33,923 No hesitation, we just go for it. 191 00:09:35,283 --> 00:09:38,363 In 2007, newspapers reported that his shows 192 00:09:38,363 --> 00:09:40,523 had been economical with the truth 193 00:09:40,523 --> 00:09:42,363 in order to heighten the drama. 194 00:09:42,363 --> 00:09:45,203 I'm going to show you how to survive the hard way. 195 00:09:45,203 --> 00:09:47,603 All I'm taking with me is a water bottle, 196 00:09:47,603 --> 00:09:49,643 a cup and a flint for making fire. 197 00:09:51,043 --> 00:09:54,003 I was curious about his attitude to all the controversy. 198 00:09:56,323 --> 00:09:59,363 You talk a little bit about feeling bruised by criticisms. 199 00:09:59,363 --> 00:10:03,643 Obviously, there was a high-profile set of articles alleging fakery. 200 00:10:03,643 --> 00:10:07,363 It was definitely sort of hurtful when, you know, there was one summer 201 00:10:07,363 --> 00:10:09,723 when there was a whole bunch of negative articles. 202 00:10:09,723 --> 00:10:12,083 And it was the first time I'd really been in the newspapers, 203 00:10:12,083 --> 00:10:13,563 and it was all pretty nasty. 204 00:10:13,563 --> 00:10:16,883 And I was like, "Oh, I knew this was a bad idea 205 00:10:16,883 --> 00:10:18,483 "doing a public kind of job". 206 00:10:18,483 --> 00:10:21,683 And I was also kind of defensive, I felt, for the crew. 207 00:10:21,683 --> 00:10:24,883 My first reaction was, "I want to take these journalists out 208 00:10:24,883 --> 00:10:27,963 "and get them to trog round the jungles and the swamps 209 00:10:27,963 --> 00:10:29,963 "and the deserts with us and see it". 210 00:10:29,963 --> 00:10:32,323 But, you know, it's fine. 211 00:10:32,323 --> 00:10:34,763 It's going to come with the territory a little bit. 212 00:10:34,763 --> 00:10:37,443 They were saying, "Oh, he says he's going to stay here overnight, 213 00:10:37,443 --> 00:10:39,203 "but actually, he stays in a hotel". 214 00:10:39,203 --> 00:10:40,963 Or, "He says these are wild animals, 215 00:10:40,963 --> 00:10:43,123 "but maybe they're not as wild as he says". 216 00:10:43,123 --> 00:10:45,603 I mean, it's like the premise of the programme really, was, 217 00:10:45,603 --> 00:10:47,243 "Oh, am I going to get out of here alive?" 218 00:10:47,243 --> 00:10:48,883 But you're not going to starve to death 219 00:10:48,883 --> 00:10:51,283 because you've got a team around you. Yeah. And that's... 220 00:10:51,283 --> 00:10:53,603 And we... You know, and at the time, what they then did 221 00:10:53,603 --> 00:10:56,363 was added a disclaimer at the front going, you know, 222 00:10:56,363 --> 00:10:58,843 "Survival situations are presented to Bear", 223 00:10:58,843 --> 00:11:00,683 you know, "to show you what you would..." 224 00:11:00,683 --> 00:11:04,603 So it was sort of even clearer that this isn't like, you know, 225 00:11:04,603 --> 00:11:07,883 one man on his own, you know, unlikely to make it out, 226 00:11:07,883 --> 00:11:10,083 but let's see if he can, you know. 227 00:11:10,083 --> 00:11:14,003 This is, we're making a survival entertainment show. 228 00:11:14,003 --> 00:11:17,083 And at the time, it was...it was hard. 229 00:11:17,083 --> 00:11:20,043 In fact, one of our boys, the other day, found some YouTube clip 230 00:11:20,043 --> 00:11:24,003 and, er...and it's of me going across some volcano 231 00:11:24,003 --> 00:11:25,683 and super dangerous, and I'm going, 232 00:11:25,683 --> 00:11:27,523 "You've got to be super careful on this". 233 00:11:27,523 --> 00:11:29,523 Really careful crossing these, 234 00:11:29,523 --> 00:11:32,843 just cos you don't know what's solid and what's hollow underneath. 235 00:11:34,883 --> 00:11:38,803 And then, somebody's obviously gone back and found this exact place in the middle of this volcano. 236 00:11:40,803 --> 00:11:42,843 It's a rift, and then it turns out the rift ends, 237 00:11:42,843 --> 00:11:45,123 and there's just like...you could just walk across. 238 00:11:45,123 --> 00:11:47,283 Yeah. So our boys were going, "Look at this one!" 239 00:11:47,283 --> 00:11:49,803 And you can see in the distance, and cars going along. 240 00:11:49,803 --> 00:11:51,563 I've seen that, it's on TikTok. 241 00:11:51,563 --> 00:11:53,923 And I think my response to the boys was, 242 00:11:53,923 --> 00:11:56,483 "They built that road last year". THEY LAUGH 243 00:11:56,483 --> 00:11:58,683 And, you know, there are a ton of things like that. 244 00:11:58,683 --> 00:12:01,283 Some is unfair, some is justifiable. 245 00:12:01,283 --> 00:12:03,923 You know, some I look back and made mistakes. But do you know what? 246 00:12:03,923 --> 00:12:06,763 You got to just try and keep doing your job as well as you can, 247 00:12:06,763 --> 00:12:09,603 and where you've made mistakes, own it, and... 248 00:12:09,603 --> 00:12:11,803 and just, you know... 249 00:12:11,803 --> 00:12:14,043 That's kind of it, I think, isn't it? 250 00:12:15,683 --> 00:12:19,243 Your taste for the extreme, right, clearly, there's a part of me 251 00:12:19,243 --> 00:12:21,683 that wants to psychoanalyse that and figure out, 252 00:12:21,683 --> 00:12:24,443 what is it in him that craves that? 253 00:12:24,443 --> 00:12:26,643 You know, that term "adrenaline junkie". 254 00:12:26,643 --> 00:12:29,003 I mean, have you ever stopped to think about 255 00:12:29,003 --> 00:12:32,243 what part of you craves that sort of a rush? 256 00:12:32,243 --> 00:12:35,123 Yeah. That's a sort of primal part that, 257 00:12:35,123 --> 00:12:37,763 I kind of...I know I'm OK in those moments. 258 00:12:37,763 --> 00:12:40,243 And I struggle with so many other things in life, 259 00:12:40,243 --> 00:12:42,283 but I know that when we're in that jungle 260 00:12:42,283 --> 00:12:44,923 and the rain's coming down, it's all going wrong, 261 00:12:44,923 --> 00:12:47,523 you know, I kind of thrive in those moments. 262 00:12:47,523 --> 00:12:50,883 And there's a little part of me that kind of keeps pulling me back to those. 263 00:12:50,883 --> 00:12:54,563 Also, that I've learnt over the years how to deal with fear. 264 00:12:54,563 --> 00:12:56,683 And I know that to keep that edge, 265 00:12:56,683 --> 00:12:59,163 I've got to keep doing the difficult stuff. 266 00:12:59,163 --> 00:13:01,763 It's not that I kind of want the adrenaline, 267 00:13:01,763 --> 00:13:03,563 I don't want to decay, you know. 268 00:13:03,563 --> 00:13:06,683 Nothing in nature stands still. It's either decaying or getting stronger. 269 00:13:06,683 --> 00:13:08,923 And I kind of... I approach life like that. 270 00:13:08,923 --> 00:13:12,563 It's why I keep training, it's why I keep trying to do the difficult things, 271 00:13:12,563 --> 00:13:17,843 to keep that inner muscle kind of pumping and going strong. 272 00:13:17,843 --> 00:13:22,643 And it's the only real way I know how to do it, I think. 273 00:13:27,203 --> 00:13:28,843 So this is where we train. 274 00:13:28,843 --> 00:13:31,803 Can I try and do this? Yeah, go for it. 275 00:13:31,803 --> 00:13:35,123 Oh. I'm holding it the wrong way round, I think. You're doing great. 276 00:13:35,123 --> 00:13:36,923 Oh, that's not going to happen, is it? 277 00:13:36,923 --> 00:13:38,523 BEAR CHUCKLES 278 00:13:38,523 --> 00:13:39,883 Oh! Hang on! 279 00:13:39,883 --> 00:13:41,723 LOUIS STRAINS That's a lot. 280 00:13:41,723 --> 00:13:42,923 LOUIS STRAINS 281 00:13:42,923 --> 00:13:44,643 No, that was a joke. I wasn't... 282 00:13:45,883 --> 00:13:47,603 No, that's not going to happen. 283 00:13:47,603 --> 00:13:50,323 Maybe it is. No, maybe it isn't. 284 00:13:50,323 --> 00:13:51,563 BEAR LAUGHS Maybe it... 285 00:13:51,563 --> 00:13:54,203 Maybe it is. Go on, go on! No, maybe it isn't. 286 00:13:54,203 --> 00:13:55,803 Never give up! Never give up! 287 00:13:55,803 --> 00:13:58,003 Never give...! OK. 288 00:13:58,003 --> 00:14:01,803 Oh, look at him - man mountain! Man mountain. There he goes. 289 00:14:01,803 --> 00:14:03,443 Good strength. Shall I drop it? 290 00:14:03,443 --> 00:14:05,603 Yeah, forward. Forward? Yeah, here we go. 291 00:14:05,603 --> 00:14:08,043 There you go. Well done. 292 00:14:08,043 --> 00:14:09,963 Oh! Well done. BEAR CHUCKLES 293 00:14:09,963 --> 00:14:12,083 Oh! That was a hell of a workout. 294 00:14:12,083 --> 00:14:14,483 That's going to take a few days... Something went. 295 00:14:14,483 --> 00:14:15,803 Something went. 296 00:14:15,803 --> 00:14:17,723 GULLS CRY 297 00:14:19,603 --> 00:14:21,923 I read last night you're quite a cook. 298 00:14:21,923 --> 00:14:24,843 I would describe it as enthusiastic. Yeah. 299 00:14:24,843 --> 00:14:26,923 But I love cooking, like, 300 00:14:26,923 --> 00:14:30,163 massive, you know, things of steak and liver. 301 00:14:31,283 --> 00:14:35,123 And, er...with honey and a whole bunch of eggs. 302 00:14:35,123 --> 00:14:37,163 You can't be having that every night. 303 00:14:37,163 --> 00:14:39,523 Steak every night, yeah. Really? Twice a day, yeah. 304 00:14:39,523 --> 00:14:42,643 But I don't have a lot of vegetables, a lot of fruit. What?! 305 00:14:42,643 --> 00:14:46,923 Vegetables.... Veggies?! Well, listen, I always think if you're in nature, 306 00:14:46,923 --> 00:14:49,483 if you're a broccoli growing in the ground, 307 00:14:49,483 --> 00:14:50,923 how do you defend yourself? 308 00:14:50,923 --> 00:14:52,763 You haven't got claws... Right. 309 00:14:52,763 --> 00:14:55,683 You know? You have all these things that don't want you to eat it. 310 00:14:55,683 --> 00:14:57,483 Defence chemicals. 311 00:14:57,483 --> 00:14:59,843 I think you may have just made your statement 312 00:14:59,843 --> 00:15:02,123 that's going to get you cancelled, Bear. 313 00:15:02,123 --> 00:15:04,843 Bear in mind, I was also vegan for a long time. Were you? 314 00:15:04,843 --> 00:15:06,803 I wrote a book on how I thought it was great, 315 00:15:06,803 --> 00:15:09,723 but my health really tanked. Did it? 316 00:15:09,723 --> 00:15:15,083 And, um...and I certainly couldn't do 25 pull-ups. Huh! 317 00:15:15,083 --> 00:15:17,843 Most orthodox nutritionists would advocate 318 00:15:17,843 --> 00:15:20,563 eating five vegetables a day. 319 00:15:20,563 --> 00:15:23,683 I listen to that and I question it. 320 00:15:23,683 --> 00:15:25,843 LOUIS LAUGHS 321 00:15:25,843 --> 00:15:27,643 One word... Hmm. 322 00:15:27,643 --> 00:15:29,083 ..lentils. 323 00:15:29,083 --> 00:15:31,963 Terrible. Terrible for you. 324 00:15:31,963 --> 00:15:34,803 I used to have... I used to break wind all the time. 325 00:15:34,803 --> 00:15:37,563 I haven't broken wind in years now. Yeah. 326 00:15:37,563 --> 00:15:40,163 You say that like breaking wind's a bad thing. 327 00:15:40,163 --> 00:15:42,363 I don't think breaking wind is a great thing, no. 328 00:15:42,363 --> 00:15:45,763 I think it's a sign your gut's not very happy. Really? 329 00:15:45,763 --> 00:15:50,563 If you're farting all day, I don't think that's a happy place for your gut. 330 00:15:50,563 --> 00:15:53,003 This is the office. NPU. Here we go. 331 00:15:53,003 --> 00:15:54,923 NPU, right. Sit here. 332 00:15:54,923 --> 00:15:57,643 About the only place on the island that has cell reception... 333 00:15:57,643 --> 00:15:59,483 Is here? Yeah. And I have... 334 00:15:59,483 --> 00:16:01,443 And then the dogs can sit with me. 335 00:16:01,443 --> 00:16:03,003 So, do you...? What do you...? 336 00:16:03,003 --> 00:16:04,963 You make a couple of calls and be, like...? 337 00:16:04,963 --> 00:16:07,483 Yeah, I do my calls, do my emails, do my stuff. 338 00:16:07,483 --> 00:16:09,363 I've written a ton of books in here. Really? 339 00:16:09,363 --> 00:16:11,803 Yeah. I mean, it's like, you know, what is an office? 340 00:16:11,803 --> 00:16:14,763 An office is in here and in here, really, isn't it, nowadays? 341 00:16:14,763 --> 00:16:17,283 I suppose. So, yeah. And, um... 342 00:16:17,283 --> 00:16:20,363 I suppose. That to remind me to keep going and then, this... 343 00:16:23,403 --> 00:16:26,123 What does that say? My Soul He Does Restore Again. 344 00:16:26,123 --> 00:16:31,083 Which for me, sums up what the island is - a real restoring place. 345 00:16:31,083 --> 00:16:33,163 Is it a biblical quote? 346 00:16:33,163 --> 00:16:35,203 I think so. Isn't it somewhere in there? 347 00:16:35,203 --> 00:16:37,483 Probably. I think so. 348 00:16:37,483 --> 00:16:40,083 Yeah. Bear in mind, this gets a lot of use, 349 00:16:40,083 --> 00:16:43,043 cos it's normally like...rain, wind. Yeah? 350 00:16:44,243 --> 00:16:48,243 Um... And, er...yeah, you know where to find me. 351 00:16:48,243 --> 00:16:50,483 Book an appointment. BEAR CHUCKLES 352 00:16:50,483 --> 00:16:53,243 And that's it - there's not a mansion on the other side of the island, 353 00:16:53,243 --> 00:16:55,443 that's the dwelling, is it, Bear? 354 00:16:55,443 --> 00:16:57,963 That's your dwelling? What are you saying? 355 00:16:57,963 --> 00:17:00,043 I'm saying it's quite... Not small, but 356 00:17:00,043 --> 00:17:02,763 it's winningly down-to-earth. Get out of that, Louis. 357 00:17:02,763 --> 00:17:05,523 It's winningly down-to-earth. What - with the broom? 358 00:17:05,523 --> 00:17:08,283 Mm-hm. Yeah. And the hot tub. And the hot tub. 359 00:17:08,283 --> 00:17:11,003 Yeah, the 200-quid inflatable hot tub, winner! 360 00:17:11,003 --> 00:17:12,643 Jesus! Weren't we in some kind of...? 361 00:17:12,643 --> 00:17:14,203 Chickens. Chickens... 362 00:17:14,203 --> 00:17:16,683 We're having a humility contest. That's a paradox. 363 00:17:16,683 --> 00:17:17,923 Yeah, ex...! BEAR LAUGHS 364 00:17:19,523 --> 00:17:22,003 Is there another level below? 365 00:17:22,003 --> 00:17:23,683 No. 366 00:17:23,683 --> 00:17:25,283 That's it? 367 00:17:25,283 --> 00:17:28,163 What are you saying? I'm saying, that's it, that's the house. 368 00:17:28,163 --> 00:17:30,843 What...what does it sound like I'm saying? 369 00:17:30,843 --> 00:17:34,403 My favourite line is going to be... The whole thing is going to be like, 370 00:17:34,403 --> 00:17:36,963 "Is there a hidden mansion somewhere?" 371 00:17:36,963 --> 00:17:39,203 Actually, what happens, once you leave, the whole... 372 00:17:39,203 --> 00:17:41,603 it all opens out... Thunderbirds. Remember that? 373 00:17:42,723 --> 00:17:44,363 Do you want to come and say hello, Shara? 374 00:17:46,243 --> 00:17:48,043 My love? 375 00:17:50,723 --> 00:17:52,123 Louis... Hi, Shara. ..Shara. 376 00:17:52,123 --> 00:17:53,563 Hi, Louis, hi. 377 00:17:53,563 --> 00:17:55,523 I'm sorry for invading your island. 378 00:17:55,523 --> 00:17:58,883 That's OK, that's OK. This is the most glamorous part of the island... 379 00:17:58,883 --> 00:18:00,803 Louis. Nice to neet you. Hi. 380 00:18:00,803 --> 00:18:02,963 I'm reading Bear's two autobiographies, 381 00:18:02,963 --> 00:18:06,483 and many of the things that I think you as a family, er... 382 00:18:06,483 --> 00:18:10,003 grapple with or deal with, or they're just part of your lives, are very familiar. 383 00:18:10,003 --> 00:18:12,523 Like which bit? Well, so many things, but a big part of it is 384 00:18:12,523 --> 00:18:14,043 me going away a lot. 385 00:18:14,043 --> 00:18:15,923 So that...that sort of tension, 386 00:18:15,923 --> 00:18:17,803 which exists in a lot of relationships. 387 00:18:17,803 --> 00:18:21,003 When he used to come and go a lot when they were younger was quite tricky, 388 00:18:21,003 --> 00:18:24,563 but if he goes away for, like, a few weeks at a time, it's sort of easier. 389 00:18:24,563 --> 00:18:26,963 It's the coming and going which was the hard one. 390 00:18:26,963 --> 00:18:28,883 And I think it's always harder coming back, 391 00:18:28,883 --> 00:18:31,163 you know, because you, as...as 392 00:18:31,163 --> 00:18:34,563 the person who's left behind with the children, you get into your routine, don't you? 393 00:18:34,563 --> 00:18:37,643 And then, they come back and they just mess the whole thing up. Yeah. 394 00:18:37,643 --> 00:18:39,963 I think it's doable. I think over six months, I think, 395 00:18:39,963 --> 00:18:41,963 is really tough, when you hear of people... 396 00:18:41,963 --> 00:18:45,243 You know, I always think, when people go, "Oh, poor you, Shara, he's away so much!" 397 00:18:45,243 --> 00:18:47,563 I go, "He's not in the army, he's not, you know, 398 00:18:47,563 --> 00:18:50,283 "he's not going on tour to Afghanistan and those..." 399 00:18:50,283 --> 00:18:52,763 You know? It's his choice, it's our choice. 400 00:18:52,763 --> 00:18:56,883 And he's not going away for months and months on end, so it's OK. 401 00:18:56,883 --> 00:18:58,723 How did you meet, the two of you? 402 00:18:58,723 --> 00:19:01,963 We were staying with a friend in Scotland, a whole group of us, 403 00:19:01,963 --> 00:19:04,123 and he was one of the people there. 404 00:19:04,123 --> 00:19:07,043 Ten boys, ten girls. And he was about to go off to Everest. 405 00:19:07,043 --> 00:19:10,123 Well, it was a terrible time to fall in love. 406 00:19:10,123 --> 00:19:12,323 You know, right before going away for three months. 407 00:19:12,323 --> 00:19:14,723 But then I remember, yeah, you lived in the next street 408 00:19:14,723 --> 00:19:16,763 and we raced each other back from Scotland. 409 00:19:16,763 --> 00:19:18,363 It was about sort of 410 00:19:18,363 --> 00:19:21,083 Got home, had a bath, got into my pyjamas and everything, 411 00:19:21,083 --> 00:19:23,683 and then he turned up at the door that evening and he said, 412 00:19:23,683 --> 00:19:25,323 "Can I take you out for dinner?" I went, 413 00:19:25,323 --> 00:19:27,123 "Oh, gosh, you're so sweet, but I'm not... 414 00:19:27,123 --> 00:19:29,003 "Just give me a minute. I'm not dressed." 415 00:19:29,003 --> 00:19:31,163 And he went, "No, no, no. Just put a coat over you!" 416 00:19:31,163 --> 00:19:34,843 And then got to the restaurant, and then they took my coat off, 417 00:19:34,843 --> 00:19:36,683 and I remember I was wearing white pyjamas 418 00:19:36,683 --> 00:19:38,403 and I was a bit sort of self-conscious. 419 00:19:38,403 --> 00:19:39,803 I went, "Oh, OK. Um..." 420 00:19:39,803 --> 00:19:41,163 I thought, "She's a keeper!" 421 00:19:41,163 --> 00:19:44,163 She's gone out for a first date in her pyjamas. 422 00:19:44,163 --> 00:19:46,843 You know, you can't hide true beauty. 423 00:19:46,843 --> 00:19:48,683 That was a great moment. 424 00:19:48,683 --> 00:19:51,163 What did you see in Bear that you liked? 425 00:19:51,163 --> 00:19:52,803 Um... 426 00:19:52,803 --> 00:19:56,043 he...he just had a really great sense of fun. 427 00:19:56,043 --> 00:19:58,683 He was quite mysterious, which I thought was quite attractive. 428 00:19:58,683 --> 00:20:00,563 He was quite evasive. When I asked questions, 429 00:20:00,563 --> 00:20:02,443 he sort of wouldn't really answer me properly, 430 00:20:02,443 --> 00:20:04,123 which I found quite intriguing. 431 00:20:04,123 --> 00:20:07,003 You know, life wasn't going to be boring, so there was always 432 00:20:07,003 --> 00:20:09,883 going to be something to do and something to be, you know, 433 00:20:09,883 --> 00:20:13,203 to have fun and... Positive, can-do... Yeah, completely. 434 00:20:13,203 --> 00:20:15,923 I mean, slightly tunnel vision, which can be quite exhausting, 435 00:20:15,923 --> 00:20:19,203 but... Yeah, just never going to live in a normal place, 436 00:20:19,203 --> 00:20:22,963 you know, just always going to do... Everything's slightly different. 437 00:20:30,483 --> 00:20:32,003 Wow! 438 00:20:34,523 --> 00:20:35,683 Nice! 439 00:20:35,683 --> 00:20:40,083 In Devon, Bear Grylls' annual Gone Wild Festival was under way... 440 00:20:40,083 --> 00:20:42,883 CROWD URGES HIM ON 441 00:20:42,883 --> 00:20:45,163 Go on, lad! Go on! 442 00:20:45,163 --> 00:20:47,803 THEY CHEER 443 00:20:47,803 --> 00:20:51,443 ..a weekend of family friendly activities, music 444 00:20:51,443 --> 00:20:53,843 and heavy weaponry. 445 00:20:53,843 --> 00:20:57,483 Oh, wow! You got a little sight and everything. 446 00:20:57,483 --> 00:21:00,523 Got a range of about 800 metres. 447 00:21:00,523 --> 00:21:03,923 Squeeze, squeeze! Good lad. Can I go? Yeah, lay down. 448 00:21:05,963 --> 00:21:08,643 Are you doing the documentary for Bear Grylls? 449 00:21:08,643 --> 00:21:11,163 Yes, I am, yeah. When is he coming? 450 00:21:11,163 --> 00:21:13,163 Bear Grylls? Yeah. Er... 451 00:21:13,163 --> 00:21:16,043 I think in an hour or so. Why? 452 00:21:16,043 --> 00:21:20,283 I really want to meet him. I love... I love him. 453 00:21:20,283 --> 00:21:22,803 My motto is, "Never give up," just like his. 454 00:21:22,803 --> 00:21:25,323 Is it? Yeah. High five! 455 00:21:25,323 --> 00:21:26,523 Whoa! LAUGHTER 456 00:21:26,523 --> 00:21:29,923 That was loud! Nice! 457 00:21:29,923 --> 00:21:33,243 The highlight of the weekend was an appearance from the man himself 458 00:21:33,243 --> 00:21:35,243 to spread a little stardust. 459 00:21:37,443 --> 00:21:39,803 Thanks so much. Take care. Have fun, guys. 460 00:21:39,803 --> 00:21:42,363 How you doing? Nice to see you. 461 00:21:42,363 --> 00:21:46,083 For me, it was a chance to see Bear in his public-facing role... 462 00:21:46,083 --> 00:21:48,243 OK, we're going this way. 463 00:21:48,243 --> 00:21:51,523 ..amidst a crush of adoring fans. 464 00:21:51,523 --> 00:21:53,003 Sign your T-shirt, buddy. 465 00:21:53,003 --> 00:21:54,003 Right... 466 00:21:56,843 --> 00:21:58,883 Thanks so much, everyone! 467 00:21:58,883 --> 00:22:00,923 CHATTER 468 00:22:00,923 --> 00:22:02,443 I've got to stay with Bear. 469 00:22:02,443 --> 00:22:05,763 Right, guys, we're coming through! Will you do my T-shirt? 470 00:22:05,763 --> 00:22:07,443 I came here from India. 471 00:22:07,443 --> 00:22:09,963 Oh, really? He's come all the way from India. 472 00:22:09,963 --> 00:22:13,003 No way! To be at the festival? Yeah. Are you serious? 473 00:22:13,003 --> 00:22:15,283 Let's do a photo with him. 474 00:22:15,283 --> 00:22:17,523 Why am I in it? I'm... HE LAUGHS 475 00:22:17,523 --> 00:22:19,643 HUBBUB 476 00:22:28,283 --> 00:22:32,123 For the festival finale, Bear would be appearing on the main stage 477 00:22:32,123 --> 00:22:34,683 to deliver an inspirational message. 478 00:22:36,083 --> 00:22:39,203 This is it. This is it. Big moment. 479 00:22:41,203 --> 00:22:43,883 Can I give you that one? Yeah. Don't lose those. 480 00:22:43,883 --> 00:22:47,443 Would you like any water? Oh, I'd love so, yeah. Would you mind? 481 00:22:47,443 --> 00:22:49,083 Louis, would you like a glass of water? 482 00:22:49,083 --> 00:22:51,043 No, no, I'm fine. Thank you. Thank you. 483 00:22:51,043 --> 00:22:52,763 Do you...? 484 00:22:52,763 --> 00:22:54,843 Are you one of these people who likes going on stage 485 00:22:54,843 --> 00:22:56,803 in front of people? Erm... 486 00:22:56,803 --> 00:22:59,283 It's a love/hate thing. What about you? 487 00:22:59,283 --> 00:23:01,203 Hate it. No, you don't. 488 00:23:01,203 --> 00:23:04,483 I promise you, I really struggle with it. 489 00:23:04,483 --> 00:23:05,883 Which part of it? 490 00:23:05,883 --> 00:23:07,883 Just the... 491 00:23:07,883 --> 00:23:09,963 Even at this sort of thing, I struggle. 492 00:23:09,963 --> 00:23:13,403 I sometimes wish I was an ant and could just watch it all, 493 00:23:13,403 --> 00:23:15,283 just watch it all, cos I love... 494 00:23:15,283 --> 00:23:18,643 This, for me, is heaven - loads of families, kids - 495 00:23:18,643 --> 00:23:21,483 but I struggle with all the... I struggle with the eyes, 496 00:23:21,483 --> 00:23:24,083 you know, kind of everyone looking... On you? Really struggle. 497 00:23:24,083 --> 00:23:25,923 And that's actually got worse over the years. 498 00:23:25,923 --> 00:23:27,043 Why? I don't know. 499 00:23:27,043 --> 00:23:29,723 I think in the early days, it was like, "Gosh!" 500 00:23:29,723 --> 00:23:32,563 - Now I don't... - We want Bear...! 501 00:23:32,563 --> 00:23:37,763 Anyway, slightly ironic, slightly ironic conversation! 502 00:23:37,763 --> 00:23:42,363 We want Bear! We want Bear! We want Bear... 503 00:23:42,363 --> 00:23:44,163 What's the fear? What do you worry about? 504 00:23:44,163 --> 00:23:45,803 I don't know. I feel... I feel... 505 00:23:45,803 --> 00:23:49,323 If I'm honest, I feel I'm not as good sometimes, 506 00:23:49,323 --> 00:23:52,163 not as brave or strong or great... 507 00:23:52,163 --> 00:23:54,203 Well, you've created a brand. You're a superhero. 508 00:23:54,203 --> 00:23:56,843 And that's what kids want to believe. I'm just being honest. 509 00:23:56,843 --> 00:23:58,843 That's what... But kids don't want to hear that. 510 00:23:58,843 --> 00:24:02,723 You know, this for me takes more courage than any, you know... 511 00:24:02,723 --> 00:24:04,603 Go. CHEERING 512 00:24:12,323 --> 00:24:13,683 Thank you, guys. Wow! 513 00:24:13,683 --> 00:24:17,923 What a... What an amazing, amazing and beautiful sight. 514 00:24:17,923 --> 00:24:22,323 Honestly, for me, it's a privilege to be among you. 515 00:24:22,323 --> 00:24:24,723 CHEERING 516 00:24:27,243 --> 00:24:29,563 So, Bear, we've got loads of families here 517 00:24:29,563 --> 00:24:31,283 and kids that look up to you hugely. 518 00:24:31,283 --> 00:24:34,123 What's your message for them as potential adventurers 519 00:24:34,123 --> 00:24:35,803 of the next generation? 520 00:24:35,803 --> 00:24:38,403 Oh, I... 521 00:24:38,403 --> 00:24:39,883 What, a message for young people? 522 00:24:39,883 --> 00:24:44,723 Gosh, I would say, first of all, life's scary. 523 00:24:44,723 --> 00:24:47,803 You need to be... You're going to need to be brave at times. 524 00:24:47,803 --> 00:24:51,603 Courage is quiet. Courage is facing the difficult stuff. 525 00:24:51,603 --> 00:24:52,923 But number one is courage. 526 00:24:52,923 --> 00:24:55,803 You got to... You've got to find it. It's in here. 527 00:24:55,803 --> 00:24:57,723 Number two, kindness. 528 00:24:57,723 --> 00:25:00,003 It's no good reaching the top of your mountains, 529 00:25:00,003 --> 00:25:03,603 becoming the boss, becoming whatever your goals are 530 00:25:03,603 --> 00:25:07,043 if you're not kind to people. 531 00:25:07,043 --> 00:25:09,723 And then finally have that "Never give up" spirit. 532 00:25:09,723 --> 00:25:11,443 You know? It conquers everything. 533 00:25:11,443 --> 00:25:15,043 When you're in those difficult times, going through the storms, 534 00:25:15,043 --> 00:25:17,923 you've got to keep going. Have that "Never give up" spirit. 535 00:25:17,923 --> 00:25:21,723 So, courage, kindness, never give up. 536 00:25:21,723 --> 00:25:23,923 CHEERING 537 00:25:25,563 --> 00:25:28,723 I was struck by Bear's sense of his own shortcomings, 538 00:25:28,723 --> 00:25:32,963 a man of adventure who grappled with the gap between his view of himself 539 00:25:32,963 --> 00:25:36,163 and how he was seen by his admirers. 540 00:25:36,163 --> 00:25:38,443 Thanks, guys! We'll see you at the music later as well. 541 00:25:38,443 --> 00:25:40,363 I'll be around. Take care! CHEERING 542 00:25:47,243 --> 00:25:50,683 Bear's taste for the wilderness was something he learned as a child 543 00:25:50,683 --> 00:25:55,203 on expeditions with his dad, a Royal Marine and Conservative MP. 544 00:25:58,443 --> 00:26:01,683 Mum was a secretary and later a homemaker in a family 545 00:26:01,683 --> 00:26:04,043 that was traditional upper crust. 546 00:26:06,643 --> 00:26:09,043 After Eton, he dropped out of university, 547 00:26:09,043 --> 00:26:13,883 deciding he'd rather qualify as a civilian for the SAS. 548 00:26:13,883 --> 00:26:18,163 Then, aged 23, came the successful Everest ascent. 549 00:26:18,163 --> 00:26:20,883 We're already in what they call the death zone, 550 00:26:20,883 --> 00:26:23,483 which doesn't inspire a lot of confidence! 551 00:26:23,483 --> 00:26:26,763 Pray for a safe, yeah, up and down, and then home 552 00:26:26,763 --> 00:26:28,483 and then families and stuff. 553 00:26:32,283 --> 00:26:35,923 Behind it all was a formative early experience. 554 00:26:37,683 --> 00:26:40,323 You were sent away to boarding school aged eight. 555 00:26:40,323 --> 00:26:42,483 It must have been very difficult. 556 00:26:42,483 --> 00:26:43,723 For me, it wasn't a choice 557 00:26:43,723 --> 00:26:46,243 and it was much more a culture of, like, "You left." 558 00:26:46,243 --> 00:26:48,923 You don't go home for, you know, however long. 559 00:26:48,923 --> 00:26:51,483 "We'll see you, we'll see you in four weeks' time..." 560 00:26:51,483 --> 00:26:54,803 Because that's just what people did who were of that class? 561 00:26:54,803 --> 00:26:57,043 I don't know. I wasn't involved in the decision. 562 00:26:57,043 --> 00:26:59,523 For me, it was like, "You're going to boarding school." 563 00:26:59,523 --> 00:27:03,963 And I really struggled with it. I struggled being away from home. 564 00:27:03,963 --> 00:27:06,723 Do you remember that moment? Do you remember the day... Yeah, I do. 565 00:27:06,723 --> 00:27:08,523 I remember really well being dropped off, 566 00:27:08,523 --> 00:27:11,763 and I remember seeing my mum and dad bawling their eyes out driving away. 567 00:27:11,763 --> 00:27:13,603 And I remember thinking... 568 00:27:13,603 --> 00:27:17,283 I couldn't figure out what part of nature thinks this is a good idea. 569 00:27:17,283 --> 00:27:19,963 You know, I'm crying, they're crying. 570 00:27:19,963 --> 00:27:22,203 You know, I'm not seeing you for a long time. 571 00:27:22,203 --> 00:27:24,283 It's so young, isn't it? I have a seven-year-old. 572 00:27:24,283 --> 00:27:28,563 I just can't imagine... Yeah. ..sending him off. Yeah. 573 00:27:28,563 --> 00:27:30,803 It was definitely a tricky time for me 574 00:27:30,803 --> 00:27:33,403 and I don't think I dealt with it particularly well. 575 00:27:33,403 --> 00:27:36,363 I think you sort of develop survival sort of mechanisms 576 00:27:36,363 --> 00:27:40,043 to deal with the upset and deal with the fear. 577 00:27:40,043 --> 00:27:41,763 And there were definitely sort of bullies 578 00:27:41,763 --> 00:27:43,203 at some of the schools I went to. 579 00:27:43,203 --> 00:27:45,923 And you know, again, I don't want to overegg... 580 00:27:45,923 --> 00:27:49,683 It wasn't terrible, but it had definite moments. 581 00:27:49,683 --> 00:27:54,403 And I think. looking back, I was too young to be able 582 00:27:54,403 --> 00:27:56,483 to deal with that sort of fear. 583 00:27:56,483 --> 00:27:58,883 And actually, ironically, I remember eventually... 584 00:27:58,883 --> 00:28:00,683 At the end of SAS selection, 585 00:28:00,683 --> 00:28:03,523 you go through this resistance to interrogation phase. 586 00:28:03,523 --> 00:28:07,603 You know, you're there naked, curled up in a blanket, shivering, 587 00:28:07,603 --> 00:28:09,443 and at the end of it, when it's finally finished, 588 00:28:09,443 --> 00:28:11,643 they put you with a psychiatrist and you have a chat, 589 00:28:11,643 --> 00:28:14,643 and he goes, "It's all over. How was it and what are you feeling?" 590 00:28:14,643 --> 00:28:16,523 And I said, "It's weird because I haven't felt 591 00:28:16,523 --> 00:28:20,363 "that sort of feeling of raw fear and vulnerability 592 00:28:20,363 --> 00:28:23,403 "since I went to prep school, age whatever." 593 00:28:23,403 --> 00:28:26,563 And I thought he would sort of laugh or whatever, and he goes, 594 00:28:26,563 --> 00:28:29,523 "Oh, I can't tell you how many times I've heard that from people 595 00:28:29,523 --> 00:28:30,883 "going through this process." 596 00:28:30,883 --> 00:28:33,683 When you say... You said you don't think you dealt with it 597 00:28:33,683 --> 00:28:35,283 particularly well. What do you mean? 598 00:28:35,283 --> 00:28:39,603 Well, I think you internalise a lot of your way of dealing with fear, 599 00:28:39,603 --> 00:28:43,483 and it's why I became quite shy, especially in those years. 600 00:28:43,483 --> 00:28:47,883 I definitely went into myself a lot more and was hiding away. 601 00:28:47,883 --> 00:28:49,683 And you'd see people being bullied 602 00:28:49,683 --> 00:28:53,123 or, you know, if ever the eyes came onto me, it'd be like, 603 00:28:53,123 --> 00:28:56,163 "Oh!" You know, "Hide, go, escape!" 604 00:28:56,163 --> 00:28:58,323 And I think those are survival mechanisms 605 00:28:58,323 --> 00:29:01,683 that you shouldn't have to be learning aged eight or ten. 606 00:29:01,683 --> 00:29:04,603 And I think it's why it took me a long time 607 00:29:04,603 --> 00:29:08,123 to develop the confidence at not always hiding away. 608 00:29:08,123 --> 00:29:09,843 Did you ever talk to your parents about it? 609 00:29:09,843 --> 00:29:11,883 About, like, "Why did you do that?" Or just... 610 00:29:11,883 --> 00:29:13,083 Yeah, I think a little bit. 611 00:29:13,083 --> 00:29:17,443 I mean, my dad then died, you know, when I was pretty young after school 612 00:29:17,443 --> 00:29:19,683 and I never really got the chance to ask him that. 613 00:29:19,683 --> 00:29:23,043 But, you know, the thing is, he was the most lovely dad - 614 00:29:23,043 --> 00:29:26,523 cosy, kind, loving - and same with my mum. 615 00:29:26,523 --> 00:29:28,723 And I think it was... You know, I've got to understand 616 00:29:28,723 --> 00:29:31,083 that was hard for them as well. 617 00:29:31,083 --> 00:29:35,123 And I think genuinely, there's a whole generation of our age 618 00:29:35,123 --> 00:29:38,443 and older and before that just thought that was... 619 00:29:38,443 --> 00:29:40,763 ..that was how you made a man. 620 00:29:40,763 --> 00:29:44,563 I have the sense that you're very close to both your parents, 621 00:29:44,563 --> 00:29:46,923 you had adventures with your dad, 622 00:29:46,923 --> 00:29:50,363 but also that your mum occasionally resented you going off 623 00:29:50,363 --> 00:29:52,803 with your dad. Is that what it was? 624 00:29:52,803 --> 00:29:57,443 When you're young, it's so hard to know what's going on always. 625 00:29:57,443 --> 00:30:00,283 My mum's... You know, she's amazing. 626 00:30:00,283 --> 00:30:02,643 She's a true... She's a character. Yeah. 627 00:30:02,643 --> 00:30:05,283 And I think as she gets older, 628 00:30:05,283 --> 00:30:08,523 I'm sort of gentler with her eccentricities 629 00:30:08,523 --> 00:30:10,283 that growing up were sometimes harder. 630 00:30:10,283 --> 00:30:13,523 It sounds like at times it was really difficult. 631 00:30:13,523 --> 00:30:16,083 Yeah, she's quite unusual, my mum. She's a strong flavour. 632 00:30:16,083 --> 00:30:20,483 And she had some, definitely some, you know, 633 00:30:20,483 --> 00:30:23,283 mental health issues going on. 634 00:30:23,283 --> 00:30:26,163 But I think Dad shielded us a little bit maybe from that. Shielded you. 635 00:30:26,163 --> 00:30:30,083 I think he definitely shielded my sister and me a bit from, you know, 636 00:30:30,083 --> 00:30:33,403 some of my mum's more unusual sort of episodes. 637 00:30:33,403 --> 00:30:37,243 There were quite a few eccentricities 638 00:30:37,243 --> 00:30:40,323 and most of them super harmless and wonderful. 639 00:30:40,323 --> 00:30:42,043 I'm nervous of saying too much about that, 640 00:30:42,043 --> 00:30:45,163 because I think also as my mum's got older, 641 00:30:45,163 --> 00:30:47,403 she's softened so much. 642 00:30:47,403 --> 00:30:48,963 She's been an amazing mother. 643 00:30:48,963 --> 00:30:50,643 You know, she really has. 644 00:30:50,643 --> 00:30:55,163 Did she take you to see self... American motivational speakers? 645 00:30:55,163 --> 00:30:56,923 Well, those I'm always grateful for. 646 00:30:56,923 --> 00:30:58,643 Who was it? Those times weren't her eccentricity. 647 00:30:58,643 --> 00:31:00,763 Yeah. Yeah, I mean, she would take us... 648 00:31:00,763 --> 00:31:02,963 That was part of her brilliance and her genius 649 00:31:02,963 --> 00:31:09,443 is at age 15, 16, she'd take us to motivational conventions. 650 00:31:09,443 --> 00:31:11,163 "You can do it. You've got it inside." 651 00:31:11,163 --> 00:31:13,283 Who would it be? Tony Robbins? Yeah. Yeah, I did. 652 00:31:13,283 --> 00:31:15,523 So we've really got Tony Robbins to thank for Bear Grylls? 653 00:31:15,523 --> 00:31:17,963 But we went to a whole bunch of them and they were... 654 00:31:17,963 --> 00:31:20,323 I was always like this. Any other ones? You know. 655 00:31:20,323 --> 00:31:21,403 Zig Ziglar. Zig Ziglar. 656 00:31:21,403 --> 00:31:24,723 Zig Ziglar, who was... I look back on now, who was a legend. 657 00:31:24,723 --> 00:31:26,363 He was, like, a business guru, was he? 658 00:31:26,363 --> 00:31:27,683 He was all about, 659 00:31:27,683 --> 00:31:31,163 "Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, 660 00:31:31,163 --> 00:31:33,683 "it can achieve," or something like that, you know. Right. 661 00:31:33,683 --> 00:31:36,683 And I was like, wow, you know, and it was... Was he also... 662 00:31:36,683 --> 00:31:38,523 "Beware of stinking thinking." 663 00:31:38,523 --> 00:31:39,883 Stinking thinking. Yeah, exactly. 664 00:31:39,883 --> 00:31:42,723 And I always say that still to this day to my family, you know. 665 00:31:42,723 --> 00:31:44,643 It's like I don't call it an alarm clock, 666 00:31:44,643 --> 00:31:46,483 I call it an opportunity clock, 667 00:31:46,483 --> 00:31:48,363 you know, and it's a family joke. 668 00:31:48,363 --> 00:31:50,563 But I don't want to be woken up alarmed. 669 00:31:50,563 --> 00:31:52,043 Right. You know, I want an opportunity. 670 00:31:52,043 --> 00:31:54,563 I'm always... You know, and a lot of those old phrases 671 00:31:54,563 --> 00:31:57,203 that I have for me go back to those days. 672 00:31:57,203 --> 00:32:01,203 But my education was all about learn the verbs, learn Latin, 673 00:32:01,203 --> 00:32:03,523 do your maths, learn, and I wasn't very good at that. 674 00:32:03,523 --> 00:32:07,843 And suddenly at 15 to be told that the real life skills 675 00:32:07,843 --> 00:32:11,963 are about building great teams, pick the path less trodden, 676 00:32:11,963 --> 00:32:14,523 never give up, be kind along the way, 677 00:32:14,523 --> 00:32:15,723 face your fears, 678 00:32:15,723 --> 00:32:17,923 it was like, that I can get an A in, 679 00:32:17,923 --> 00:32:20,923 because I can, you know, go for this. Yeah. 680 00:32:20,923 --> 00:32:25,243 And so I really have my mum to thank for those sort of times. 681 00:32:25,243 --> 00:32:28,483 You know, she's dealt with the fact that she's had to be on her own 682 00:32:28,483 --> 00:32:32,603 for the last 20 years without, you know, my dad as well and... 683 00:32:32,603 --> 00:32:34,603 How did your dad die? 684 00:32:34,603 --> 00:32:36,363 Out of the blue one day. 685 00:32:36,363 --> 00:32:38,843 You know, he had a pacemaker fitted, 686 00:32:38,843 --> 00:32:41,163 because they needed to fit a pacemaker, 687 00:32:41,163 --> 00:32:43,323 and I remember going down for the operation 688 00:32:43,323 --> 00:32:45,243 and I saw him come round and I said, 689 00:32:45,243 --> 00:32:47,443 "It's all great, Dad, and well done you," you know. 690 00:32:47,443 --> 00:32:49,363 "Smashed it. It's going to be great." 691 00:32:49,363 --> 00:32:53,963 He was discharged and he woke up the next morning, 692 00:32:53,963 --> 00:32:58,163 sat up in bed and my mum was there just bringing in something to eat 693 00:32:58,163 --> 00:32:59,403 and he just went... 694 00:32:59,403 --> 00:33:04,443 Done, done, and never, never...never woke up. 695 00:33:04,443 --> 00:33:07,323 I look back and there's so many things I wish I'd said to him 696 00:33:07,323 --> 00:33:10,523 of, like, what a wonderful dad he'd been for so many years. 697 00:33:10,523 --> 00:33:18,003 And, you know, I wish I had said thank you more. 698 00:33:18,003 --> 00:33:19,163 Erm... 699 00:33:21,723 --> 00:33:23,963 You know, but I do believe, you know, 700 00:33:23,963 --> 00:33:26,763 I believe I feel his presence still to this day. 701 00:33:29,643 --> 00:33:33,403 You seem to speak more openly now about faith. 702 00:33:33,403 --> 00:33:38,563 I'm less nervous to be able to tell the truth, 703 00:33:38,563 --> 00:33:42,323 you know, of what...of things that have helped me in my life. 704 00:33:42,323 --> 00:33:43,803 And I'm not particularly churchy, 705 00:33:43,803 --> 00:33:45,723 I'm not very religious like that, 706 00:33:45,723 --> 00:33:50,923 but my Christian faith is...it's in here and... 707 00:33:50,923 --> 00:33:54,643 Do you literally start the day on your knees... I do, I do. 708 00:33:54,643 --> 00:33:56,843 ..next to the bed with a prayer? I try to, yeah. 709 00:33:56,843 --> 00:33:58,323 I find it starts the day 710 00:33:58,323 --> 00:34:01,483 reminding me of my place in the world 711 00:34:01,483 --> 00:34:04,723 and say thank you and say sorry for things I've messed up 712 00:34:04,723 --> 00:34:08,403 and ask for a bit of strength for the day ahead, job done, 713 00:34:08,403 --> 00:34:10,803 and then stand up and do my exercises. 714 00:34:10,803 --> 00:34:13,283 And those are two anchors in my life. 715 00:34:24,723 --> 00:34:27,323 INDISTINCT CHATTER 716 00:34:27,323 --> 00:34:29,563 THEY SCREAM 717 00:34:29,563 --> 00:34:30,803 In South London, 718 00:34:30,803 --> 00:34:33,523 Bear was making a flying visit to a local scout troop. 719 00:34:35,083 --> 00:34:38,163 Bear is the chief scout for the whole of the UK, 720 00:34:38,163 --> 00:34:39,683 a role he's very proud of. 721 00:34:41,923 --> 00:34:43,963 They're going to be so excited. What's the routine? 722 00:34:43,963 --> 00:34:45,723 You go in there and razzle-dazzle them? 723 00:34:45,723 --> 00:34:47,963 Well, I'm not sure there's much razzle-dazzle! 724 00:34:47,963 --> 00:34:49,883 Hi, guys. Hi. 725 00:34:51,163 --> 00:34:53,163 Have you ever done crate stacking, Louis? No. 726 00:34:56,803 --> 00:34:59,083 Oh, Jeez. It's already quite wobbly. 727 00:34:59,083 --> 00:35:01,763 OK, Louis, you need to focus on the crates, not the rope. 728 00:35:02,883 --> 00:35:06,283 Oh, God. Oh, God. God help me. 729 00:35:06,283 --> 00:35:07,363 What's happening? 730 00:35:07,363 --> 00:35:09,803 Louis, just think, you could be, like, in America 731 00:35:09,803 --> 00:35:14,523 with some crazy Ku Klux Klan people having a great time. Yeah. 732 00:35:14,523 --> 00:35:16,203 Yeah, I know. 733 00:35:16,203 --> 00:35:17,363 I'd be more relaxed. 734 00:35:18,723 --> 00:35:20,723 Go on, Louis. Go on. Come on, Louis. Come on! 735 00:35:20,723 --> 00:35:22,003 Come on, last one. 736 00:35:22,003 --> 00:35:24,563 CHEERING Oh, oh! 737 00:35:26,963 --> 00:35:30,603 APPLAUSE 738 00:35:30,603 --> 00:35:32,563 After proving my scout metal, 739 00:35:32,563 --> 00:35:36,003 I got a chance to see Bear among his young proteges. 740 00:35:36,003 --> 00:35:37,683 I think you all know who Bear is. 741 00:35:37,683 --> 00:35:40,283 How many of you have seen him on TV? 742 00:35:40,283 --> 00:35:43,643 Yeah. I used to watch him religiously. Yeah. All the time. 743 00:35:43,643 --> 00:35:45,363 So sweet. 744 00:35:45,363 --> 00:35:48,123 I think you ate a placenta one time with a celebrity. 745 00:35:48,123 --> 00:35:50,723 I saw that on YouTube. I saw it on YouTube. 746 00:35:50,723 --> 00:35:51,963 Let's just get this right, 747 00:35:51,963 --> 00:35:54,083 I didn't eat a celebrity's placenta. 748 00:35:54,083 --> 00:35:55,883 LAUGHTER 749 00:35:55,883 --> 00:35:57,723 And how did it taste, the placenta? 750 00:35:57,723 --> 00:36:00,043 Once you'd cooked it, it was probably all right, wasn't it? 751 00:36:00,043 --> 00:36:01,603 Do you know, it's all a blur. 752 00:36:01,603 --> 00:36:04,043 A sort of blur of bad, sort of, you know... 753 00:36:04,043 --> 00:36:06,723 I've learned basically if you try and cook anything 754 00:36:06,723 --> 00:36:08,723 and burn it over a fire long enough, 755 00:36:08,723 --> 00:36:12,003 it will taste basically like a badly cooked scout sausage. 756 00:36:12,003 --> 00:36:15,523 I remember you slept in a camel. 757 00:36:15,523 --> 00:36:17,763 Well, that was an interesting one. 758 00:36:17,763 --> 00:36:19,763 I remember sleeping there and the head of the camel 759 00:36:19,763 --> 00:36:21,243 was, like, here. 760 00:36:21,243 --> 00:36:25,243 And because I was on quite strong antimalarial drugs at the time, 761 00:36:25,243 --> 00:36:28,043 one of the side effects is it gives you pretty wacky dreams. 762 00:36:28,043 --> 00:36:30,523 And I remember waking in the night thinking the camel's come alive 763 00:36:30,523 --> 00:36:33,123 and the whiskers were, like, sort of brushing my cheek 764 00:36:33,123 --> 00:36:36,363 and I was hallucinating all sorts of weird thing. 765 00:36:36,363 --> 00:36:38,563 But it worked and we survived the night, so, yeah. 766 00:36:38,563 --> 00:36:40,003 Live to fight another day. 767 00:36:40,003 --> 00:36:41,763 SHOUTING 768 00:36:41,763 --> 00:36:43,763 One more shift, Frankie. Let's go. 769 00:36:43,763 --> 00:36:45,843 Knees. Kick away. Let's go. 770 00:36:45,843 --> 00:36:48,443 Across town, Bear was making a second stop-off 771 00:36:48,443 --> 00:36:51,763 in his role as an honorary colonel in the Royal Marines. 772 00:36:51,763 --> 00:36:54,163 Are you getting through it? Yeah. Yeah, it's going well, sir. 773 00:36:54,163 --> 00:36:56,123 Yeah, yeah. Yeah, well done. Yeah. Oh, good job. 774 00:36:56,123 --> 00:36:57,403 Well, stick with it. 775 00:36:57,403 --> 00:36:59,763 Bear's love of the military is well-known. 776 00:37:00,803 --> 00:37:02,483 MAN SHOUTS COMMANDS 777 00:37:04,963 --> 00:37:07,643 There you go. Welcome to the Royal Marines, Louis. 778 00:37:08,723 --> 00:37:10,043 You don't need to be here. 779 00:37:10,043 --> 00:37:12,523 Do you? I mean, in terms of... you've got a busy schedule. 780 00:37:12,523 --> 00:37:15,843 Why is it important to you to be here? Well, I-I love it. 781 00:37:15,843 --> 00:37:17,443 It's the same with the Scouts, 782 00:37:17,443 --> 00:37:20,763 it's that sense of amazing, incredible, unsung heroes who give 783 00:37:20,763 --> 00:37:22,243 so much, who are so dedicated. 784 00:37:22,243 --> 00:37:26,923 I mean, there are a few families in the world that really 785 00:37:26,923 --> 00:37:28,203 have my heart, 786 00:37:28,203 --> 00:37:30,763 and the Royal Marines, I think, is truly unique. 787 00:37:30,763 --> 00:37:33,843 Every day, every session I spend with them, you know, and it's only 788 00:37:33,843 --> 00:37:36,643 every now and again, it's, you know, once a month maybe. 789 00:37:36,643 --> 00:37:40,123 But it's a real, genuine privilege and something I love 790 00:37:40,123 --> 00:37:41,963 and I never take for granted. 791 00:37:46,523 --> 00:37:49,803 Amidst the discipline and tradition I reflected 792 00:37:49,803 --> 00:37:53,363 on the old-fashioned virtues Bear seemed to embody, 793 00:37:53,363 --> 00:37:57,123 and how they sat alongside Bear's more human qualities. 794 00:37:58,243 --> 00:38:00,083 The question I was going to ask, what's the key 795 00:38:00,083 --> 00:38:02,683 to understanding Bear? That would have been an embarrassing... 796 00:38:02,683 --> 00:38:05,363 Here we go. He's off. He doesn't like hearing himself talked about. 797 00:38:05,363 --> 00:38:06,603 Have you noticed? 798 00:38:08,043 --> 00:38:11,323 QUITE CHUCKLING He's gone. 799 00:38:13,643 --> 00:38:15,283 Did I embarrass him? 800 00:38:15,283 --> 00:38:17,523 No, he's just, he's, you know, he's not making it up - 801 00:38:17,523 --> 00:38:21,003 he is humble and he doesn't like the spotlight, you know? 802 00:38:21,003 --> 00:38:22,763 Come and have a quick look at this. 803 00:38:22,763 --> 00:38:24,843 It's a good way to finish your visit here. 804 00:38:24,843 --> 00:38:26,403 Here we go. 805 00:38:26,403 --> 00:38:30,123 So that's the Commando spirit - courage, determination 806 00:38:30,123 --> 00:38:32,923 and the unselfishness. So, simple old values. 807 00:38:32,923 --> 00:38:34,483 But you know what? Yeah. 808 00:38:34,483 --> 00:38:38,883 Young guys come from regular backgrounds, diverse backgrounds 809 00:38:38,883 --> 00:38:41,643 all over the world, and they come and they get unified 810 00:38:41,643 --> 00:38:43,723 by this kind of sense of Commando spirit. 811 00:38:51,243 --> 00:38:54,163 One place I'd love to show you is the cliffs at the other end. 812 00:38:54,163 --> 00:38:55,443 I would love it. 813 00:38:55,443 --> 00:38:57,163 OK, we're going this way. 814 00:38:57,163 --> 00:38:59,163 Why are we going this way? Because it's fun. 815 00:38:59,163 --> 00:39:00,923 It's just... We NEVER go this way. 816 00:39:00,923 --> 00:39:02,723 OK. Watch yourself. 817 00:39:07,003 --> 00:39:08,683 Isn't that lovely? 818 00:39:08,683 --> 00:39:10,363 Is this safe for me to do this? 819 00:39:10,363 --> 00:39:11,803 Yeah. 820 00:39:13,803 --> 00:39:14,803 Wow. 821 00:39:16,243 --> 00:39:17,923 Yeah, that's something else. 822 00:39:17,923 --> 00:39:20,323 So, could you just go down and... if you were to just have, 823 00:39:20,323 --> 00:39:23,003 like a beach day on the island, would you do it down there? 824 00:39:23,003 --> 00:39:24,963 I'd go off from the jetty. 825 00:39:24,963 --> 00:39:26,563 Very nice. 826 00:39:26,563 --> 00:39:29,203 OK. OK. We're going this way. 827 00:39:29,203 --> 00:39:32,883 So this is our cliff jump on the island, Louis. 828 00:39:32,883 --> 00:39:35,723 Would you jump that? Yeah, I have jumped. 829 00:39:35,723 --> 00:39:37,123 And how was it? 830 00:39:37,123 --> 00:39:39,163 I wouldn't do this again. I've done it once. 831 00:39:39,163 --> 00:39:41,883 Took me a week to recover. Really? 832 00:39:41,883 --> 00:39:44,443 Yeah. Well, we're not doing that today. You've got to be careful. 833 00:39:44,443 --> 00:39:45,563 You've got to be careful. 834 00:39:45,563 --> 00:39:49,363 Anyway, another good, fun place on the island. 835 00:39:52,123 --> 00:39:55,203 Louis sits down for an interview, he goes, "I'm just so well prepared. 836 00:39:55,203 --> 00:39:57,003 "I'm so over-researched." 837 00:39:57,003 --> 00:39:59,443 I said, "I've read the shit out of your books." 838 00:39:59,443 --> 00:40:01,283 There's a lot of books. 839 00:40:01,283 --> 00:40:03,043 I thought it was a bit cheeky. He says 840 00:40:03,043 --> 00:40:05,723 he's written 90 books, and some of them were colouring books. 841 00:40:05,723 --> 00:40:07,883 Just because you got a photo...! 842 00:40:07,883 --> 00:40:10,003 I'm calling a colouring book a book! 843 00:40:10,003 --> 00:40:12,683 Can't we get the numbers up a bit? What about the colouring books? 844 00:40:12,683 --> 00:40:14,803 The sticker books? Put those in there! 845 00:40:14,803 --> 00:40:16,923 Well, they are IN there! Yeah, exactly. 846 00:40:16,923 --> 00:40:18,883 Guilty as charged, in that case. 847 00:40:22,283 --> 00:40:26,643 You're huge, like not just in the UK and America, but you've got 848 00:40:26,643 --> 00:40:29,443 this almost unique quality among Western presenters 849 00:40:29,443 --> 00:40:32,443 that you've managed to create a brand that goes 850 00:40:32,443 --> 00:40:34,443 across India and China. 851 00:40:34,443 --> 00:40:37,963 How important is it to you to build the business and to kind of create 852 00:40:37,963 --> 00:40:41,323 a...um, well, to make a lot of money apart from anything else? 853 00:40:41,323 --> 00:40:46,483 I think money's never been the number-one motivator, 854 00:40:46,483 --> 00:40:51,003 but it's easy to say that once you kind of have earned a bit. 855 00:40:51,003 --> 00:40:53,123 In the early days, it WAS a big motivator. 856 00:40:53,123 --> 00:40:55,923 I thought, you know, when we did that first show, it's like, 857 00:40:55,923 --> 00:40:59,403 this is great, I've earned more from doing that than, you know, touring 858 00:40:59,403 --> 00:41:02,243 around the Women's Institutes doing those early talks. 859 00:41:02,243 --> 00:41:05,163 But, you know, I'm not a flash car sort of person. 860 00:41:05,163 --> 00:41:07,323 You know. You're a parachute guy, 861 00:41:07,323 --> 00:41:10,803 apparently. I spent a lot of money on parachutes! Boats and parachutes. 862 00:41:10,803 --> 00:41:13,123 Parachutes and paragliders and outboard engines. 863 00:41:13,123 --> 00:41:15,243 But, you know what? There could be worse things. 864 00:41:15,243 --> 00:41:19,043 Is your main business making TV or...? TV earns the most, you know, 865 00:41:19,043 --> 00:41:21,723 but money, fame, glory, that's never going to satisfy. 866 00:41:21,723 --> 00:41:22,843 It's never enough for people. 867 00:41:22,843 --> 00:41:26,443 I see it all the time chatting to these stars, you know, 868 00:41:26,443 --> 00:41:28,443 and they know it often as well. 869 00:41:28,443 --> 00:41:31,203 But it's a hole that can never be filled, 870 00:41:31,203 --> 00:41:33,403 and therefore, don't chase that stuff. 871 00:41:33,403 --> 00:41:36,043 Do what you really love. Follow what you really love. 872 00:41:36,043 --> 00:41:40,003 And it might work out and you might end up successful, 873 00:41:40,003 --> 00:41:42,403 you might end up famous, you might end up rich. You might not. 874 00:41:42,403 --> 00:41:44,963 It doesn't matter. Those things are the dressings. I don't know 875 00:41:44,963 --> 00:41:47,723 if people are ready to hear that from multimillionaire Bear Grylls. 876 00:41:47,723 --> 00:41:50,323 Well, that's a fair point. It sounds a little bit hollow. 877 00:41:50,323 --> 00:41:51,883 It's a fair point. 878 00:41:51,883 --> 00:41:53,563 With a global mega brand. 879 00:41:53,563 --> 00:41:56,483 Yeah, it's a fair point. But the thing is, it is the truth 880 00:41:56,483 --> 00:41:58,883 and it is what I've learnt from it. 881 00:41:58,883 --> 00:42:01,803 But, you know, I think for me, though, the focus is, especially 882 00:42:01,803 --> 00:42:04,603 with a young family, it's like go and do the work, do the main thing, 883 00:42:04,603 --> 00:42:07,683 keep the main thing the main thing. Do the programmes, take these people 884 00:42:07,683 --> 00:42:10,043 into the wild. But otherwise, I'm really happy. 885 00:42:10,043 --> 00:42:13,723 I'm at my happiest when I'm with the family together, hanging out. 886 00:42:13,723 --> 00:42:17,483 You know, before you guys arrived, I ran down the hill with Huckleberry, 887 00:42:17,483 --> 00:42:19,763 dived in the sea, you know... 888 00:42:20,963 --> 00:42:22,203 Happy, happy place. 889 00:42:24,403 --> 00:42:28,003 That's someone delivering the groceries. 890 00:42:28,003 --> 00:42:30,203 Amazon delivery. Pizza. 891 00:42:31,763 --> 00:42:33,363 Can you sign for the package? 892 00:42:34,803 --> 00:42:36,563 Oh, my knee! 893 00:42:36,563 --> 00:42:39,243 Louis's done. No, no. His leg's long gone. 894 00:42:42,083 --> 00:42:43,763 So, Louis, before we leave. 895 00:42:43,763 --> 00:42:45,363 Yeah. Big swim. 896 00:42:45,363 --> 00:42:47,563 I mean, it's end of day. 897 00:42:47,563 --> 00:42:50,403 Yeah. Little cold wind in the air, but... 898 00:42:50,403 --> 00:42:53,883 Yeah. And the sea is looking a bit more Welsh compared 899 00:42:53,883 --> 00:42:56,363 to when you arrived. 900 00:42:56,363 --> 00:43:00,203 Guys, you're looking at the Scout crate-stacking champ. 901 00:43:01,963 --> 00:43:03,643 Are you ready? 902 00:43:03,643 --> 00:43:04,843 Here we go. 903 00:43:04,843 --> 00:43:07,443 Three... Three... Two... ..two, one. Here we go. 904 00:43:07,443 --> 00:43:08,963 Woo! 905 00:43:08,963 --> 00:43:09,963 Woo! 906 00:43:14,603 --> 00:43:17,083 Where is he?! Woo! 907 00:43:17,083 --> 00:43:19,523 Cheers. Stay safe. Never give up. 908 00:43:19,523 --> 00:43:21,723 Stay safe. Never give up. I got it! 909 00:43:21,723 --> 00:43:23,483 Live a life of adventure. 910 00:43:24,763 --> 00:43:26,003 Dream big. 911 00:43:26,003 --> 00:43:27,723 If you dream it, you can achieve it.