Shipwrecked is a British reality television programme that aired on Channel 4's now defunct youth programming brand, T4 between 2000 and 2012.

The original version ran for three series from 12 January 2000 to 19 December 2001 and was constructed as a social experiment, without a competitive format or prize.

[3] The new series used the Battle of the Islands format and began airing on 28 January 2019, narrated by Vick Hope.

The series ended on 15 February and on 15 July 2019, it was announced that the revived show had been axed due to low ratings.

The 16 contestants were Elliot Dell, Dan Woodrow, Jack Krelle, Jessica Pearson, William, Rachel, Megane Quashie, Mandy Dassa, Star Hart, Lisa Norton, David, Jen, Ashna, Simon Babbage (Crusoe), Darrell (Paddy), Will Chapman, and Andy.

A pig was slaughtered in week 4, chickens were killed, and fish, snails, clams and octopus were caught by hand in the open sea.

Before going to the island, a panel of judges ran the applicants through a boot camp-style audition process before selecting the final participants.

A notable incident occurred when some contestants stole food from the producers tent on the other side of the island, and a group of girls left the main tribe to form their own camp.

One of the contestants who was unknown at the time but later became famous in other reality series was Jeff Brazier and Chloe Everton who is now a Sky Sports News presenter.

An official paperback book about the series, written by author David Spedding, was published in October 2001 by Channel 4.

The show's editors highlighted attempts by the Tigers to persuade a Shark named Jo (whose brother had earlier quit the Shark tribe) to nominate herself to switch at the death (despite their refusal to accept her brother when he had attempted to switch).

The original Sharks were Stevie Thomas, Joe Stone, Jack Krelle, Will Colin (and Lorenzo Preecha who left the series).

They were joined by Paul "Marine" Harris, Jo Davis, Naomi Millbank-Smith, Amy Blackburn, Terri Jones (defected Tiger), Sophia Wardman (defected Tiger), Elisa McNally, Ella Bowman, Andrew Sanders, Kim Davidson and Jonno Burden.

The final vote was cast by previous year's originals, Charlie Freeman and John Melvin, who chose the Tigers as the winners.

At the end of the week a 'beach party' was hosted where the new arrivals must choose to make either a joint or separate decision on which island they wish to stay on for the remainder of the competition.

On 22 May 2018 Channel 4 confirmed that the series would return on E4, with filming taking place in summer 2018, on two Motu in the lagoon at Aitutaki.

The series, the ninth overall, was the first to be narrated by Vick Hope, and in a change to previous seasons, episodes aired each weekday for three weeks on E4.

On 19 May 2011, Channel 4 confirmed the show's return in 2011 with a 15-episode run and a back-to-basics theme instead of Battle of the Islands.

The series was the fifth and final to be narrated by actor and voice-over artist Craig Kelly, as the T4 brand was axed in December 2012.