Serious Amazon Auditions

Almost 30,000 entries were received for 'Serious Amazon' and from those, 120 candidates attended auditions in Manchester, Bristol and London.

The final 8 young adventurers were then selected. Watch their reports from the jungle in the Serious Amazon showcase.

Here you can watch some of the exercises the 120 children had to do, hear from some of those taking part and get some advice on auditioning from expedition leader Ben Major.

Audition examples

Obstacle course

Crawling, dribbling, vaulting and jumping onto a giant monkey!

Watch the clip (1'13")

Bridge the gap

Crossing a river without falling into the piranha infested water!

Watch the clip (1'28")

The 'tight' rope

Pull the rope tight in a circle and then walk around it.

Watch the clip (1'08")

Hoops

Climbing through hoops is easy unless you hold hands in a circle.

Watch the clip(1'08")

All tangled up

Trapped in a spider's web? Untangle yourselves and form a circle.

Watch the clip (1'11")

Fence crossing

Get the whole team from one side to the other with just one ladder.

Watch the clip (1'17")