In 2004, Borriels hosted a series of TV programs "Escape to the Legion" (also known as "Exile of the Legion", "French Army Escape" or "Survival of Barracks"), leading a group of young people to the Western Sahara Desert to experience the harsh and abnormal basic training of French foreign troops. 1 Bell's four-part series was broadcast in prime time on Channel 4 in the UK, and Bell's "Army Escape" won Channel 4. It also laid the foundation for him to be later seen by the Discovery Channel.