这是一部关于世界上最有标志性的三座热带岛屿的终极指南。 三座非常有标志性的岛屿，与大陆隔绝，生态系统自成一体。对与世隔绝的人以及岛上的野生生物而言，这些岛屿是如同天堂一般的存在，但是进入桃花源记中的理想世界是需要付出代价的。 世界上五分之四记录在案的灭绝都发生在岛屿之上，在这个快速改变的世界，岛屿可用来评估这颗星球的健康程度。在这部纪录片中，我们可以跟随镜头一起探索在这些岛屿上的野生动物、历史以及文化。
A look at Pembrokeshire’s wild and rugged coast, where life is defined by the rhythm of the seasons and the power of the sea.
Series Eighteen starts airing on 29 January 2012 with seven episodes (not including the India Special),[1] following on from the 2011 Christmas special which aired on 28 December 2011.[2] In the special they take a route across India, the first of the many countries Top Gear plans to visit over the course of the new series, according to Jeremy Clarkson. Shooting in India began on 2 October, with the first leg of the shooting beginning in suburbs of Mumbai.[3][4] The show was also seen in Lecce, Italy with a Noble M600, McLaren MP4-12C and a Lamborghini Aventador.[5] Hammond announced during the Top Gear Live shows in Birmingham, that additional recordings for the new series had been done in the USA. The January 2012 edition of Top Gear Magazine featured a preview of what to expect in series 18.[6] It included a piece where Richard Hammond drives a NASCAR safety car for a real race, later going on to drive an actual NASCAR race car. The magazine also featured a part of some of the power tests to expect, including Jeremy Clarkson driving a Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black Edition, a Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster and a Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale. Hammond meanwhile will drive a 2012 BMW M5 F10, and May will have a Vauxhall Corsa Nürburgring Edition. Another feature is going to China to test drive Chinese cars, Italy in 3 super-cars, Lamborghini Aventador, Noble M600 and a McLaren MP4-12C. Also James May is taking a trip to USA to test sports hybrid supercar Fisker Karma, meet AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson and drive his 1928 Bentley Vanden Plas LeMans Tourer. According to Top Gear Executive Producer Andy Wilman, Clarkson, Hammond and May are going to northern Sweden as well, where they will race the new Ferrari FF across a Silverstone Circuit-shaped ice track. Also Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond will attempt to film a car chase sequence for The Sweeney.
乔纳森·范·尼斯在这档博客衍生节目中以他的好奇心为引导，探索了零食到假发的话题，并有众多专家和特邀嘉宾做客节目
NBC宣布预订生存专家BearGrylls开发的另一部野外求生竞技真人秀（6集）——去年NBC曾播出BearGrylls开发的《GetOutAlive》，同样为野外求生节目。新节目命名为《RunningWildWithBearGrylls》，BearGrylls将带领一群名人到偏僻的地方完成为期48小时的探险任务。名人们将在卡茨基尔山进行空中杂技跳伞，在犹他州用吊绳垂降悬崖，并且在苏格兰高地对抗狂风和暴雨。
