Righto, Robin! I can think of lots of places for survival shows:

1. Parts of Australia, as you mentioned.
2. Gates of the Arctic.
3. Wrangell-Mt. St. Elias area.
4. Queen Maude's Land in July.
5. Northern areas of Greenland.
6. Anywhere in the back-country taiga.
7. Lolo Wilderness, right here in Idaho.
8. The Gobi.
9. Certain areas of coastal Siberia.
10. Certain areas of New Guinea.

Or any of my local stores during this, the Christmas shopping season....