Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild

2013•5 series•Entertainment / Factual

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Adventurer Ben Fogle travels to remote corners of the globe to experience extreme lifestyles with those who have left modern-day amenities behind. In each episode Ben spends time in an isolated location, meeting people who have realised their dreams of rat-race-free living and being in tune with Mother Nature. Ben immerses himself in their lives to explore their motivations, and discover the truth about subsisting in tough, harsh conditions. It's also a journey of self-discovery for the presenter - would he move his own family from the comforts of London for a new life?

Episode 1Australia

Documentary series in which Ben Fogle meets people who have begun new lives in remote locations. Ben lives with a former businessman on his inaccessible Australian island. (S1 Ep 1)

Episode 2Alaska

Ben Fogle travels to Alaska to stay with Bretwood Higman, Erin McCittrick and their two children, who live in a Mongolian-style yurt on the mountainside. (S1 Ep2)

Episode 3New Zealand

Ben Fogle travels to New Zealand, where he meets the Long family, who live as hunter-gatherers in the Gorge River area of National Park. (S1 Ep3)

Episode 4Texas

Ben heads to a remote part of Texas to visit an ex-city slicker who swapped downtown for the desert. (S1 Ep4)

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