| The Desert Forges | |
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| Created by | Pierre Sportolaro |
| Based on | Les Forges du Désert |
| Presented by | Richard Fairbrass Gabrielle Richens |
| Starring | Melanie Winiger as The Poetess |
| Country of origin | France |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production companies | Grundy and Adventure Line Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 5 |
| Release | 23 June – 25 August 2001 |
| Related | |
| Fort Boyard The Crystal Maze | |
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The Desert Forges is a game show set in the Wadi Rum desert region in Jordan. It was first aired on Channel 5 from 23 June to 25 August 2001. It is based on a French format called Les Forges du Désert, created by Pierre Sportolaro in 1999 and produced by Adventure Line Productions, also producers of Fort Boyard.[1]
Each episode starts with two teams, each with two contestants, one male and one female. They are referred to as the green team and the orange team (identified by the colour of their clothing), and are usually a couple, friends, or brother and sister. Both teams go through a series of challenges, and the winning team gets the chance to win gold ingots, which they cast themselves from the Forges Room.
- ^ "Les Forges du désert". Toutelatele. December 2003.