Ben Fogle New Lives in The Wild

Ben Fogle New Lives in The Wild is a report on Channel 5. Ben Fogle travels round the world to visit people who have given up the rat race. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 113 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in May 2025.
Last broadcast:16/05/2025 at 21:00Genres: Reports
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Ben Fogle New Lives in The Wild
Ben's journey takes him to an off-grid home nestled deep in the forests of Canton, Maine.
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Ben meets 50-year-old free spirit Nara, who's lived without mod cons most of his life.


Ben meets former army officer Mark, who built a stunning home on the Moroccan coast.


In the desolate beauty of Utah's Canyonlands, Ben meets Scott at his off-grid home.


Ben meets a family who have carved out a simple life on an Isle of Wight cliffside.


Ben embarks on an epic journey to meet one of the most remote families he's encountered.


Ben meets Father Johannes, who lives an isolated life while fulfilling duties as a priest.
Series 17
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Mike left professional sport to reconnect with nature in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Series 19
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Ben heads into the forests of New South Wales to meet Jimmy, who lives alone.


Ben meets a family renovating a dilapidated farmhouse in a Bulgarian village.
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Ben revisits global nomads Miriam and Peter in the Rhodope Mountains in Bulgaria.


In Sweden, Ben revisits Annalisa, who now has a new partner and an enviable homestead.


Ben returns to Western Australia to catch up with charismatic widow Barbara.


Ben spends a week with former paratrooper Chris, who has turned his damaged life around.


On Flores in the Azores, Ben meets a family who live off-grid cottage on a steep mountain.


In Zambia, Ben lives with a British family who have built a safari lodge.


Ben meets Pirate Rob who lives for half the year in a sandbag house on a river.


In Tuscany, Ben meets a British couple who have set out to live self-sufficiently.