AdvertisementCultureTV & radioReality TV ‘There was no precedent’: The moment that had Alone producers terrified Karl Quinn August 12, 2026 — 8:40pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Share A A AFor producers and contestants alike, making Alone is all about anticipating risks and being prepared to meet them. Former refugee Arash ascribes his behaviour to going into “survival mode”. I’ve been lost in the sea, slept in the jungle, and I think this experience activated a survival mode that I know the best,” he said. Despite the anxiety he had caused, the producers didn’t immediately want to pull Arash from the contest.