Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild

2013•3 series

Available on 5SELECT

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 1Sierra Nevada

Ben meets people who've turned their backs on the rat-race. Snowboarding legend Mike Basich left professional sport to reconnect with nature in the Sierra Nevada mountains. (S17 Ep1)

Episode 2Australia

Ben visits Bette in the wilds of northern Queensland, where she's been dealing with snakes, floods and isolation since moving to the harsh Australian wilderness 30 years ago. (S17 Ep2)

Episode 3California

Ben spends time with DNA, a homeless artist who's built a home from scrap on a desert hill in Slab City, California - an alternative lifestyle community. (S17 Ep3)

Episode 4Uruguay

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)

Episode 5Tuscany

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)

Episode 6Oregon River

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)

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