10 Ridiculous TV Premises You Won't Believe Were Real

Don’t ask how this show got on TV, just be glad that it did. In June of 2000, floundering presenter Keith Chegwin was tasked with one of the most difficult duties any media personality can be given: to head up a televised obstacle course, wearing nothing but an adventurer’s hat.

Naked Jungle was nothing if not literal: five couples, naturists all, strip bare and compete against one another on the disused set of a kids’ game show. Contestants were tasked with collecting fig leaves, with the winning team competing for a possible cash prize of £5,000.

Unsurprisingly, the premise and execution raised eyebrows. The more prudish arm of the British press took great exception, presumably forgetting they weren’t obliged to watch Cheggers and co tear around the fake wilderness. Others, however, loved the show, with one woman remarkably claiming that it cured her post-natal depression.

Naked Jungle was to be a one-off experiment, but nothing if not a unique feather in the cap of the late Keith Chegwin. He’s presented a low budget game show in the buff, what have you ever done?