Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild

2013•5 series•Entertainment / Factual

Available on 5 HD

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 3Gadacs, Hungary

Ben Fogle joins a couple as they begin a new life in a two-room derelict farmhouse in rural Hungary that they bought from the internet. (S5 Ep 3)

Episode 4The Selkirk Mountains, British Columbia, Canada

Ben Fogle meets a couple of former news journalists now living as grizzly bear guides in the Canadian mountains. (S5 Ep4)

Episode 5Ibiza

Ben travels to Ibiza to discover why a former merchant sailor set up a commune in a wild, secluded valley in the heart of this holiday party island. (S5 Ep5)

Episode 6Khatgal, Outer Mongolia

Ben spends a week with a couple who left behind the comforts of America to become missionaries in the freezing tundra of Outer Mongolia. (S5 Ep6)

Episode 7Appalachian Mountains, North Carolina

Ben meets Tod Kershaw, a former engineer now living a primitive life as a scavenger in the Appalacian mountain forest. (S5 Ep7)

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