Episodes
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild Dorset (Channel 5 Tuesday 14 March 2023)
Today Tuesday 14 March 2023, there is a new episode of Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild.
Dorset Chris, a former paratrooper, and Ben go to Dorset, a picturesque county on England’s south coast. Ben spends a week with Chris, who has spent the last five years exploring the UK’s shoreline despite losing practically everything. Ben learns what drove Chris to change his life, find love, and raise thousands of dollars for charity.
Around the 27,000 mile mark of their journey, Ben joins Chris and his trusty canine friend, Jet. And now they aren’t alone anymore; Chris found his future wife, fellow hiker Kate, and the two of them are raising baby Magnus. Ben experiences what Chris refers to as “the art” of living wild while traveling, first alone and now with a young family.
He begins to comprehend what it’s like to be a “wild dad” and where this adventurous family is headed next as he learns to desalinate sea water, forage in nature, accept river washing, and charm local fisherman for food.
Airdate: Tuesday 14 March 2023 at 21:00 on Channel 5
Season 17 Episode 9
Adventurer Ben Fogle gets a taste of extreme escapism in this brand new series meeting those who have turned their backs on the daily grind. Each week, Ben spends time in one of the world’s most remote locations, meeting the people who now inhabit these inhospitable corners of the planet after leaving their ordinary lives behind. Our intrepid guide also wonders whether these extraordinary individuals and their incredible experiences might tempt him to move his own family out of London and away from the comforts of the city. Is it daring or downright crazy? Ben wants to discover the truth about life in tough, harsh conditions, where doing battle with Mother Nature is a daily reality.
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