A New Life in the Sun
A New Life in the Sun is a lifestyle program on Channel 4. Series following intrepid expats as they chase a dream life in the sun and set up new businesses abroad. Just how easy is it to start a new life, and is the grass really greener on the other side? The popular program has been available since 2022. A total of 232 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in May 2024.
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In Spain, a guest house tempts visitors with local cuisine, and a cycling retreat wins some much-needed business. A Portuguese holiday village takes delivery of a new centrepiece. (S6 Ep5)
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1:00:00Guest house owners in Spain hope the police won't visit their music event. In France, a motorhome business deals with damaged vehicles. A Portuguese holiday village springs a leak. (S6 Ep4)
1:00:00A couple launch a cycling business in Spain. In Portugal, a holiday village navigates murky waters. And a motorhome rental business in France handles a busy day of bookings. (S6 Ep3)
1:00:00In Portugal, holiday village owners rush to get ready in time for their first guests. And a motorhome rental business in France stalls when it hits technical difficulties. (S6 Ep2)
1:00:00A Lancashire family build a Portuguese holiday village, a London couple roll out plans for a new motorhome business, and in Spain, two expats try to fill their empty guest house. (S6 Ep1)
Series 7
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1:00:00Two gîte owners in France prepare for their first guests, a trio embark on a new venture in Spain, and will a family of five finally find their dream home and business in Italy? (S7 Ep35)
1:00:00A B&B in Portugal gets busy after Covid restrictions ease, a couple in France finish renovating their holiday lets, and an ambitious trio hope to start a gin distillery in Spain. (S7 Ep34)
1:00:00In Italy, a family begin the search for their dream home. The owners of a glampsite in France get ready for their first glampers. And business is booming at a B&B in Portugal. (S7 Ep33)
1:00:00In France, has a glampsite got the green light? The doors are finally open at a Portugal B&B. A Norfolk family leave the UK for Italy, but their journey is far from plain sailing. (S7 Ep32)
1:05:00A couple buy a B&B in Portugal at the height of lockdown, a family renovate a Norfolk cottage to fund a move to Italy, and there's a new glampsite in the making in France. (S7 Ep31)
1:00:00In Spain, the emergency services come to the rescue of a bike tour. A history buff leads his first battlefield tour in Normandy. And a couple swap their French B&B for Málaga. (S7 Ep30)
1:00:00In Spain, a bike tour business gets ready for 50 tourists. A flat tyre adds to a family's woes in Portugal. And a couple swap one new life in the sun for another. (S7 Ep29)
1:00:00We meet a history buff who's planning to run guided tours in Normandy. A hike is derailed in Spain. And a family unveil their new eco loo at their rural retreat in Portugal. (S7 Ep28)
1:00:00Storms wreak havoc for a Portuguese rural retreat. There's a plumbing problem in France. And a Spanish bike business starts trading again, taking holidaymakers on tour. (S7 Ep27)
1:00:00In Portugal, we meet a family who are dreaming of an eco-friendly new life. A couple struggle to get their French B&B ready. In Spain, a bike business starts up again after Covid. (S7 Ep26)
1:00:00A bar-restaurant in Spain hosts a successful event and branches out into vegan cooking. In Portugal, two holiday homeowners launch an art class and a tapas night. (S7 Ep25)
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A former B&B owner launches tapas walking tours in Spain, it's the busiest day of the year for some farmers in Italy, and the pressure is on for a hotelier's first wedding. (S7 Ep15)
1:00:00In France, first-time B&B owners welcome their inaugural French guests. In Valencia, a motorbike tour business finally welcomes its first customer after months of renovations. (S7 Ep24)
1:00:00There's a problem at some holiday lets on the Costa del Sol, farmers in Italy launch a new venture, a hotelier plans his first wedding and two gîte owners in France get creative. (S7 Ep14)
1:00:00In France, two B&Bers prepare to open their business while also planning their wedding, and we meet a new couple in Portugal opening their stunning villa to walkers and trekkers. (S7 Ep23)