HE may have parted company with the Discovery Channel this week, but Bear Grylls swings into Bournemouth on Thursday.

The Mud, Sweat and Tears tour sees Grylls discuss his career and perform acts of derring-do.

The Intrepid TV adventurer and Chief Scout was the youngest Briton to climb Mount Everest when he was 23, and has presented TV programmes including Escape To The Legion.

He spent three years in the military with the Special Air Service and became Chief Scout in 2009.