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Adventurer Ben Fogle gets a taste of extreme escapism in this brand new series meeting those who have turned their backs on the daily grind. Each week, Ben spends time in one of the world's most remote locations, meeting the people who now inhabit these inhospitable corners of the planet after leaving their ordinary lives behind. Our intrepid guide also wonders whether these extraordinary individuals and their incredible experiences might tempt him to move his own family out of London and away from the comforts of the city. Is it daring or downright crazy? Ben wants to discover the truth about life in tough, harsh conditions, where doing battle with Mother Nature is a daily reality.
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FeaturingBen Fogle
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What is Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild about?
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild is a television series on Channel 5 hosted by English adventurer Ben Fogle and produced by Motion Content Group and Renegade Pictures. The programme shows, in a series of unconnected episodes, Fogle meeting people who have adopted 'alternative' lifestyles that are primarily 'off-the-grid' in some of the more remote locations on Earth.
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Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild first premiered on 22 April 2013. TVmaze currently lists the programme as still running. Its listed broadcaster or platform is 5. It is tagged as Adventure, Nature, Travel.
First aired22 Apr 2013
StatusRunning
Network / platform5
Typical runtime60 mins
TVmaze rating6.4/10
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Arkansas, USA★ 10.0
S8 E1 · 2018-09-25Master craftsman Robert bought 200 acres of land in the Ozark National Forest 20 years ago and now has a family of six.
Canada★ 9.0
S9 E2 · 2019-01-15Ben visits the vast wilderness of North West Canada to meet Jeff and Rose and their five daughters, a family of adventurous off-gridders who rely on hunting big-game animals to survive.
Portugal★ 8.5
S18 E7 · 2024-02-13Ben visits the wilds of central Portugal to meet Luke and Sarah, who gave up their careers to put down roots on a deserted sheep farm.
New Zealand★ 8.5
S12 E3 · 2020-01-21Ben meets Lucy, who left Britain to start a new life with her husband Tim on New Zealand's north island.
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