Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild is a television series on Channel 5 hosted by English adventurer Ben Fogle and produced by Motion Content Group[1] and Renegade Pictures.[2] The programme shows, in a series of unconnected episodes, Fogle meeting people who have adopted 'alternative' lifestyles that are primarily 'off-the-grid' in some of the more remote locations on Earth.[3][4][5]
| Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Ben Fogle |
| Narrated by | Ben Fogle |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 17 |
| No. of episodes | 97 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production companies | Renegade Pictures (seasons 1–16) Ricochet (season 17–) Motion Content Group |
| Release | |
| Original network | Channel 5 (UK) |
| Original release | 22 April 2013 – present |
Fogle hosted a spin-off series in 2015 called New Lives in the Wild UK with families in British locations, while 2020's Ben Fogle: Make a New Life in the Country is of a similar premise. As of 2022, the UK-based programmes and Return to the Wild spin-offs have been brought under the main New Lives in the Wild name in the press, on EPGs and video-on-demand service My5,[6][7] with these episodes not being part of a separate series.
Premise
The series follows adventurer Fogle as he meets people who have given up the rat race to live a simpler life in remote corners of the world, often without modern amenities. In each episode, Fogle immerses himself in their lives to explore their motivations and highs and lows, whilst living in tough and harsh conditions in the wild.[8]
Series overview
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 4 | 22 April 2013 | 13 May 2013 | |
| 2 | 4 | 31 January 2014 | 21 February 2014 | |
| 3 | 4 | 21 November 2014 | 12 December 2014 | |
| 4 | 5 | 20 July 2015 | 17 August 2015 | |
| 5 | 8 | 25 October 2016 | 13 December 2016 | |
| 6 | 8 | 17 October 2017 | 5 December 2017 | |
| 7 | 4 | 25 September 2018 | 16 October 2018 | |
| 8 | 4 | 8 January 2019 | 29 January 2019 | |
| 9 | 4 | 19 April 2019 | 29 May 2019 | |
| 10 | 3 | 29 October 2020 | 12 November 2020 | |
| 11 | 5 | 7 January 2020 | 4 February 2020 | |
| 12 | 6 | 26 May 2020 | 30 June 2020 | |
| 13 | 5 | 5 January 2021 | 9 February 2021 | |
| 14 | 6 | 16 February 2021 | 23 March 2021 | |
| 15 | 4 | 30 March 2021 | 21 September 2021 | |
| 16 | 11 | 4 January 2022 | 29 March 2022 | |
| 17 | 12 | 3 January 2023 | 4 April 2023 | |
Episodes
Season 1 (2013)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Location | Series Producer | Producer & Directed by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Australia" | Restoration Island, Queensland, Australia | Natalie Wilkinson | Elliot Kew | 22 April 2013 |
| 2 | 2 | "Alaska" | Seldovia, Alaska | Natalie Wilkinson | Elliot Kew | 29 April 2013 |
| 3 | 3 | "New Zealand" | Haast, South Island, New Zealand | Natalie Wilkinson | Elliot Kew | 6 May 2013 |
| 4 | 4 | "Texas, USA" | Terlingua, Texas, United States | Natalie Wilkinson | Elliot Kew | 13 May 2013 |
Season 2 (2014)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Location | Series Producer | Produced & Directed by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | "Georgia Swamplands, USA" | Georgia, United States | Natalie Wilkinson | Livia Simoka | 31 January 2014 |
| 6 | 2 | "Himalayan Foothills, India" | Uttarakhand, India | Natalie Wilkinson | Livia Simoka | 7 February 2014 |
| 7 | 3 | "Leyte, Philippines" | Pancil, Leyte, Philippines | Natalie Wilkinson | Livia Simoka | 14 February 2014 |
| 8 | 4 | "Panama" | Bocas Del Toro, Panama | Natalie Wilkinson | Livia Simoka | 21 February 2014 |
Season 3 (2014)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Location | Series & Executive Producer | Producer & Edit Producer | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | "Namibia" | Namib Desert, Namibia | Natalie Wilkinson | Sean McDonnell | 21 November 2014 |
| 10 | 2 | "Alaska" | Alaskan Interior, Alaska, United States | Natalie Wilkinson | Sean McDonnell | 28 November 2014 |
| 11 | 3 | "Utah, USA" | Canyonlands National Park, Utah, United States | Natalie Wilkinson | Sean McDonnell | 5 December 2014 |
| 12 | 4 | "Swedish Arctic Circle" | Kurravaara, Arctic Circle, Sweden | Natalie Wilkinson | Sean McDonnell | 12 December 2014 |
Season 4 (2015)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Location | Series & Executive Producer | Produced & Directed by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | "Laos" | Don Det Island, Champasak Province, Laos | Natalie Wilkinson | Sean McDonnell | 20 July 2015 |
| 14 | 2 | "Kimberley Region, Australia" | Kimberley, WA, Australia | Natalie Wilkinson | Sean McDonnell | 27 July 2015 |
| 15 | 3 | "Appalachian Mountains, USA" | Appalachian Mountains, Tennessee, United States | Natalie Wilkinson | Sean McDonnell | 3 August 2015 |
| 16 | 4 | "French Polynesia" | Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia | Natalie Wilkinson | Sean McDonnell | 10 August 2015 |
| 17 | 5 | "Scotland" | Rùm, Scotland | Natalie Wilkinson | Sean McDonnell | 17 August 2015 |
Season 5 (2016)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Location | Series & Executive Producer | Producer | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1 | "North Cascades, USA" | North Cascades, Washington State, United States | Natalie Wilkinson | Claire Bugden | 25 October 2016 |
| 19 | 2 | "Tanzania" | Ruaha National Park, Tanzania | Natalie Wilkinson | Claire Bugden | 1 November 2016 |
| 20 | 3 | "Hungary" | Gadács, Hungary | Natalie Wilkinson | Claire Bugden | 8 November 2016 |
| 21 | 4 | "British Columbia, Canada" | Selkirk Mountains, British Columbia, Canada | Natalie Wilkinson | Claire Bugden | 15 November 2016 |
| 22 | 5 | "Ibiza" | Ibiza, Spain | Natalie Wilkinson | Claire Bugden | 22 November 2016 |
| 23 | 6 | "Outer Mongolia" | Khatgal, Outer Mongolia | Natalie Wilkinson | Claire Bugden | 29 November 2016 |
| 24 | 7 | "Appalachian Mountains, USA" | Pisgah Forest, North Carolina, United States | Natalie Wilkinson | Claire Bugden | 6 December 2016 |
| 25 | 8 | "Morocco" | Atlas Mountains, Morocco | Natalie Wilkinson | Claire Bugden | 13 December 2016 |
Season 6 (2017)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Location | Series & Executive Producer | Producer/Director | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 1 | "Wilderness Island, Australia" | Exmouth, WA, Australia | Natalie Wilkinson | Sean McDonnell | 17 October 2017 |
| 27 | 2 | "Freedom Cove, Canada" | Tofino, Vancouver Island, Canada | Natalie Wilkinson | Sean McDonnell | 24 October 2017 |
| 28 | 3 | "Sahara Desert, North Africa" | Edge of the Sahara Desert, Egypt | Natalie Wilkinson | Sean McDonnell | 31 October 2017 |
| 29 | 4 | "Great Barrier Island, New Zealand" | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | Natalie Wilkinson | Sean McDonnell | 7 November 2017 |
| 30 | 5 | "Andalucia, Spain" | Montoro, Andalucia, Spain | Natalie Wilkinson | Sean McDonnell | 14 November 2017 |
| 31 | 6 | "Guatemala" | Lanquin, Guatemala | Natalie Wilkinson | Sean McDonnell | 21 November 2017 |
| 32 | 7 | "Missouri, USA" | Ozark Plateau, Missouri, United States | Natalie Wilkinson | Sean McDonnell | 28 November 2017 |
| 33 | 8 | "Cambodia" | Koh Ach Seh, Cambodia | Natalie Wilkinson | Kate Fraser | 5 December 2017 |
Ben Fogle: Return to the Wild (2017 - 2018)
| No. | Title | Location | Series & Executive Producer | Producer/Director | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | "Restoration Island, Australia" | Restoration Island, Queensland, Australia[9] | Natalie Wilkinson | Sean McDonnell | 17 December 2017 |
| S2 | "Canyonlands National Park, Utah" | Canyonlands National Park, Utah, United States[10] | Natalie Wilkinson | Sean McDonnell | 6 February 2018 |
| S3 | "Hungary" | Gadács, Hungary[11] | Natalie Wilkinson | Sean McDonnell | 13 February 2018 |
| S4 | "Texas" | Terlingua, Texas, United States[12] | Natalie Wilkinson | Sean McDonnell | 20 February 2018 |
| S5 | "India" | Uttarakhand, India[13] | Natalie Wilkinson | Sean McDonnell | 27 February 2018 |
Season 7 (2018)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Location | Series & Executive Producer | Producer/Director | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 1 | "Arkansas, USA" | Winslow, Arkansas, United States | Natalie Wilkinson | Dimitri Collingridge | 25 September 2018 |
| 35 | 2 | "New Zealand" | Kawhia, North Island, New Zealand | Natalie Wilkinson | Dimitri Collingridge | 2 October 2018 |
| 36 | 3 | "Thailand" | Mae Hong Son, Thailand | Natalie Wilkinson | Dimitri Collingridge | 9 October 2018 |
| 37 | 4 | "Norway" | Nordskot, Steigen, Norway | Natalie Wilkinson | Dimitri Collingridge | 16 October 2018 |
Season 8 (2019)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Location | Series Producer and Director | Producer | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 1 | "Bulgaria" | Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria | Natalie Wilkinson | Jo Young | 8 January 2019 |
| 39 | 2 | "Canada" | British Columbia, Canada | Natalie Wilkinson | Jo Young | 15 January 2019 |
| 40 | 3 | "Ireland" | Slieve League, County Donegal, Ireland | Natalie Wilkinson | Jo Young | 22 January 2019 |
| 41 | 4 | "Brazil" | Novo Airão, Brazil | Natalie Wilkinson | Jo Young | 29 January 2019 |
Season 9 (2019)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Location | Series Producer | Director | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 1 | "Peru" | Paracas, Peru | Sean McDonnell | Gary Johnstone | 16 April 2019 |
| 43 | 2 | "Morocco" | Atlas Mountains, Morocco | Sean McDonnell | Gary Johnstone | 23 April 2019 |
| 44 | 3 | "Panama" | Boquete, Panama | Sean McDonnell | Gary Johnstone | 30 April 2019 |
| 45 | 4 | "Sri Lanka" | Talalla, Sri Lanka | Sean McDonnell | Gary Johnstone | 7 May 2019 |
Season 10 (2019)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Location | Series & Executive Producer | Producer/Director | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 1 | "Sweden" | Southern Sweden | Natalie Wilkinson | Sean McDonnell | 29 October 2019 |
| 47 | 2 | "Ethiopia" | Lalibela, Ethiopia | Natalie Wilkinson | Sean McDonnell | 5 November 2019 |
| 48 | 3 | "Panama" | Bocas del Toro, Panama | Natalie Wilkinson | Sean McDonnell | 12 November 2019 |
Season 11 (2020)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Location | Series & Executive Producer | Producer/Director | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 1 | "Iceland" | Western Iceland | Natalie Wilkinson | Sean McDonnell | 7 January 2020 |
| 50 | 2 | "Siberia" | Northeastern Siberia, Russia | Natalie Wilkinson | Sean McDonnell | 14 January 2020 |
| 51 | 3 | "New Zealand" | Karangahake Gorge, North Island, New Zealand | Natalie Wilkinson | Sean McDonnell | 21 January 2020 |
| 52 | 4 | "Croatia" | Papuk, Croatia | Natalie Wilkinson | Alex Brisland | 28 January 2020 |
| 53 | 5 | "Oregon" | Wallowa Mountains, North eastern Oregon, United States | Natalie Wilkinson | Sean McDonnell | 4 February 2020 |
Season 12: Ben Fogle: Return to the Wild (2020)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Location | Series & Executive Producer | Producer/Director | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | 1 | "Gorge River, New Zealand" | Gorge River, New Zealand | Natalie Wilkinson | Livia Simoka | 26 May 2020 |
| 55 | 2 | "Georgia, USA" | Swamplands of southern Georgia, United States | Natalie Wilkinson | Livia Simoka | 2 June 2020 |
| 56 | 3 | "Wilderness Island Australia" | Exmouth, WA, Australia | Natalie Wilkinson | Livia Simoka | 9 June 2020 |
| 57 | 4 | "Arkansas, USA" | Winslow, Arkansas, United States | Natalie Wilkinson | Livia Simoka | 16 June 2020 |
| 58 | 5 | "Fiji, Pacific Ocean" | Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia | Natalie Wilkinson | Livia Simoka | 23 June 2020 |
| 59 | 6 | "British Columbia, Canada" | Meadow Creek, BC, Canada | Natalie Wilkinson | Livia Simoka | 30 June 2020 |
Season 13 (2021)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Location | Series & Executive Producer | Producer/Director | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 1 | "Wales Mountainside: The Watkins Family" | Pembrokeshire, Wales | Natalie Wilkinson | Livia Simoka | 5 January 2021 |
| 61 | 2 | "Iceland" | Fljótsdalsvegur, Iceland | Natalie Wilkinson | Livia Simoka | 12 January 2021 |
| 62 | 3 | "Northern Ireland" | Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland | Natalie Wilkinson | Livia Simoka | 19 January 2021 |
| 63 | 4 | "Scotland" | Eastern Highlands, Scotland | Natalie Wilkinson | Livia Simoka | 26 January 2021 |
| 64 | 5 | "Ireland" | Galway, Ireland | Natalie Wilkinson | Livia Simoka | 9 February 2021 |
Season 14: Ben Fogle: Return to the Wild (2021)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Location | Series Editor | Series Producer & Director | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | 1 | "The Owen Family" | Ravenseat Farm, Yorkshire Dales, England[nb 1] | Amy Hounsell | Kate Fraser | 16 February 2021 |
| 66 | 2 | "Wales" | Welsh woodland, Wales | Amy Hounsell | Kate Fraser | 23 February 2021 |
| 67 | 3 | "Devon" | Devon countryside, England | Amy Hounsell | Kate Fraser | 2 March 2021 |
| 68 | 4 | "Fair Isle" | Shetland island, Scotland | Amy Hounsell | Kate Fraser | 9 March 2021 |
| 69 | 5 | "Exmoor" | Exmoor National Park, Devon, England | Amy Hounsell | Kate Fraser | 16 March 2021 |
| 70 | 6 | "Scotland" | Rùm, Small Isles, Inner Hebrides, Scotland | Amy Hounsell | Kate Fraser | 23 March 2021 |
Season 15 (2021)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Location | Series & Executive Producer | Series Producer/Director | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | 1 | "Ullapool" | Ullapool, Scottish Highlands, Scotland | Natalie Wilkinson | Jo Young | 30 March 2021 |
| 72 | 2 | "Wales" | Black Mountains, Wales | Natalie Wilkinson | Jo Young | 7 September 2021 |
| 73 | 3 | "Suffolk" | Suffolk, England | Natalie Wilkinson | Jo Young | 14 September 2021 |
| 74 | 4 | "Scottish Hebrides" | Erraid, Inner Hebrides, Scotland | Natalie Wilkinson | Jo Young | 21 September 2021 |
Season 16 (2022)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Location | Editor & Edit Producer | Series Producer & Director | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | 1 | "Portugal" | Castelo Branco, Portugal | Alexis Anoyrkatis | Natalie Wilkinson | 4 January 2022 |
| 76 | 2 | "Ireland" | County Mayo, Ireland | Alexis Anoyrkatis | Natalie Wilkinson | 11 January 2022 |
| 77 | 3 | "Greek island of Andros" | Andros, Greece | Alexis Anoyrkatis | Natalie Wilkinson | 18 January 2022 |
| 78 | 4 | "Cornwall" | Perranporth, Cornwall, England | Alexis Anoyrkatis | Natalie Wilkinson | 25 January 2022 |
| 79 | 5 | "Shetlands" | Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland | Alexis Anoyrkatis | Natalie Wilkinson | 8 February 2022 |
| 80 | 6 | "Northumberland" | Northumberland, England | Alexis Anoyrkatis | Natalie Wilkinson | 15 February 2022 |
| 81 | 7 | "Oxfordshire" | Oxfordshire, England | Alexis Anoyrkatis | Natalie Wilkinson | 22 February 2022 |
| 82 | 8 | "Arizona Desert" | Arizona, United States | Alexis Anoyrkatis | Natalie Wilkinson | 8 March 2022 |
| 83 | 9 | "Norway: Lynx[nb 2]" | Norway | Alexis Anoyrkatis | Natalie Wilkinson | 15 March 2022 |
| 84 | 10 | "Morocco: Karen" | Tissardmine, Morocco | Alexis Anoyrkatis | Natalie Wilkinson | 22 March 2022 |
| 85 | 11 | "Wales: The Watkinsons[17]" | Pembrokeshire, Wales | Alexis Anoyrkatis | Natalie Wilkinson | 29 March 2022 |
Season 17 (2023)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Location | Series & Executive Producer | Series Producer & Director | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | 1 | "Sierra Nevada" | Sierra Nevada, California, United States | Natalie Wilkinson | Gareth Prescott | 3 January 2023 |
| 87 | 2 | "Queensland" | Queensland, Australia | Natalie Wilkinson | Gareth Prescott | 10 January 2023 |
| 88 | 3 | "California Desert: DNA[nb 3]" | Slab City, California, United States | Natalie Wilkinson | Gareth Prescott | 17 January 2023 |
| 89 | 4 | "Uruguay - Rhona Mitra" | Uruguay | Natalie Wilkinson | Gareth Prescott | 24 January 2023 |
| 90 | 5 | "Tuscany" | Casentinesi Forest National Park, Tuscany, Italy | Natalie Wilkinson | Gareth Prescott | 31 January 2023 |
| 91 | 6 | "Oregon River[nb 4]" | Oregon, United States | Natalie Wilkinson | Gareth Prescott | 7 February 2023 |
| 92 | 7 | "Zambia" | Kafue National Park, Zambia | Natalie Wilkinson | Gareth Prescott | 14 February 2023 |
| 93 | 8 | "The Azores" | Azores, Portugal | Natalie Wilkinson | Gareth Prescott | 7 March 2023 |
| 94 | 9 | "Dorset" | Dorset, England | Natalie Wilkinson | Gareth Prescott | 14 March 2023 |
| 95 | 10 | "Australia Revisit" | Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia | Natalie Wilkinson | Gareth Prescott | 21 March 2023 |
| 96 | 11 | "Sweden Revisit[20]" | Sweden | Natalie Wilkinson | Gareth Prescott | 28 March 2023 |
| 97 | 12 | "Bulgaria Revisit[21]" | Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria | Natalie Wilkinson | Gareth Prescott | 4 April 2023 |
Notes
- This episode was an update to a November 2015 visit undertaken by Fogle as part of the spin-off series New Lives in the Wild UK and featured new footage of Amanda, Clive and the Owen from Channel 5's Our Yorkshire Farm[14][15]
- This episode is one of the Ben Fogle: Return to the Wild shows and is actually branded on-screen with this title, though rather than appearing as a spin-off programme in the press and on EPGs, Channel 5 decided to schedule it as part of their regular New Lives in the Wild programmes.[16]
- This episode features gender-fluid artist DNA, who also appeared in the April 2022 documentary Ben Fogle & The Lost City.[18]
- This episode features "Pirate" Rob, who also appeared in the April 2022 documentary Ben Fogle & The Lost City.[19]
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