Dumped

Dumped
Official logo for Dumped
Also known as	''Eco-Challenge''
Genre	Reality/Documentary
Presented by	Rob Holdway
Narrated by	Tony Gardner
Theme music composer	James Lundie
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	4
Production
Executive producer(s)	Helen Hawhen Helen Veale
Producer(s)	Elaine Arthur
Location(s)	Croydon, London
Editor(s)	Luca Salvatori Tim Clack Craig Nichols Dan Evans
Camera setup	Phil Broom Colin Skinner
Running time	1 hour (with advertisement breaks)
Release
Original network	Channel 4
Original release	2 September – 5 September 2007
External links
Website	www.channel4.com/lifestyle/green/dumped.html

Dumped is a British reality television programme which started on 2 September 2007 and aired nightly until 5 September 2007 on Channel 4. It involved 11 contestants living for three weeks on a rubbish dump next to a landfill site near Croydon, Surrey. The contestants who "survived" the 21 days and used only what they found on the dump were awarded £20,000 to share equally between them. The working title of the programme was Eco-Challenge. One contestant, Darren Lumsden, voluntarily left the programme on Day 3. The series was promoted with a large publicity campaign, which included advertisements on websites and a concert by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The programme achieved a peak of 2.4 million viewers, although this was marginally less than the number of people watching other channels at the same time. The programme was criticised because it was filmed on an artificial landfill and for its choice of "fame hungry" contestants.

Dumped, which was filmed in June 2006, was initially scheduled for Channel 4's Spring 2007 line-up. However, this did not occur and the programme was then postponed until the start the channel's period of "creative renewal", which was established due to the racism controversy that occurred during the fifth series of Celebrity Big Brother in January 2007.

11 participants, who were not initially informed of their task, must live on a purpose-made rubbish dump adjacent to a working landfill site for 21 days after being left equipped only with a sleeping bag, drinking can and one roll of lavatory paper each. However, food was delivered to the landfill on a weekly basis. A prize fund of £20,000 was shared equally between those who participated for the entire three weeks. Rob Holdway, director of environmental consultancy Giraffe Innovation, presented the programme and set the contestants regular challenges. The participants had to wear Kevlar gloves, protective boots and face masks when working on the real landfill site. Every person working on the programme was given tetanus, polio and hepatitis vaccinations for their safety.