Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild

Ben journeys to South America to visit Rhona, a Brit actress who left Hollywood to live alone in a remote Uruguay valley, having become disillusioned with Tinseltown life. (S17 Ep4)

In Tuscany, Ben meets British couple George and Sophie who have breathed new life into a farmhouse. George's desire to live self-sufficiently lead to a lifelong project. (S17 Ep5)

Ben spends time with 'Pirate' Rob, who lives for half the year with his 18-year-old son Damien in a sandbag house on an island in the middle of an industrial river in Oregon. (S17 Ep6)

Ben journeys into Zambia to live with a British family who have built a safari lodge on the edge of a national park, overcoming fire, flooding and dangerous wildlife. (S17 Ep7)

Ben travels to the small remote island of Flores - home to Magnus, Lucy and one-year-old Frey, who live in an off-grid cottage on a steep sloped mountain. (S17 Ep8)

In Dorset, Ben spends a week with Chris, a former paratrooper who has spent the last five years walking the UK's coastline, finding love and raising thousands for charity. (S17 Ep9)

Ben returns to Western Australia to catch up with charismatic widow Barbara. Since he last saw her, there has been a serious cancer scare and a devastating bush fire... (S17 Ep10)

In Sweden, Ben revisits Annalisa, who has a new partner and homestead. He learns of life during the pandemic and how they sustain a thrifty life in a forest wilderness. (S17 Ep11)

Ben revisits global nomads Miriam and Peter in the forests of the Rhodope Mountains in Bulgaria, and discovers dramatic events have caused them to change their lives. (S17 Ep12)