Bear Grylls is to be the next ( 10th ) Chief Scout in the UK, taking over form Peter Duncan.

see:

http://www.scouts.org.uk/news_view.php?news_id=185

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_8050000/newsid_8054400/8054415.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/entertainment/newsid_8056000/8056012.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8054699.stm