The remaining contestants on a reality television series have emerged after surviving 12 months in the Scottish wilderness - fending off hunger, infighting and fatigue - only to learn that the show stopped broadcasting after four episodes, the last of them in August.

The show, Eden, was billed as a unique social experiment in which 23 men and women living in isolation "would take on the challenge of building a new life and creating a society from scratch", according to a statement promoting the show.

The contestants were taken to a 250-hectare estate on the remote Ardnamurchan peninsula on the west coast of Scotland, which is known for its forests, lochs and beaches.

But Eden proved to be anything but paradise.