Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild
StarringBen Fogle
Narrated byBen Fogle
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series18
No. of episodes103
Production
Running time45 minutes
Production companiesRenegade Pictures (seasons 1–16)
Ricochet (season 17–)
Motion Content Group
Original release
NetworkChannel 5 (UK)
Release22 April 2013 (2013-04-22) –
present

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]

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

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1422 April 2013 (2013-04-22)13 May 2013 (2013-05-13)
2431 January 2014 (2014-01-31)21 February 2014 (2014-02-21)
3421 November 2014 (2014-11-21)12 December 2014 (2014-12-12)
4520 July 2015 (2015-07-20)17 August 2015 (2015-08-17)
5825 October 2016 (2016-10-25)13 December 2016 (2016-12-13)
6817 October 2017 (2017-10-17)5 December 2017 (2017-12-05)
7425 September 2018 (2018-09-25)16 October 2018 (2018-10-16)
848 January 2019 (2019-01-08)29 January 2019 (2019-01-29)
9419 April 2019 (2019-04-19)29 May 2019 (2019-05-29)
10329 October 2020 (2020-10-29)12 November 2020 (2020-11-12)
1157 January 2020 (2020-01-07)4 February 2020 (2020-02-04)
12626 May 2020 (2020-05-26)30 June 2020 (2020-06-30)
1355 January 2021 (2021-01-05)9 February 2021 (2021-02-09)
14616 February 2021 (2021-02-16)23 March 2021 (2021-03-23)
15430 March 2021 (2021-03-30)21 September 2021 (2021-09-21)
16114 January 2022 (2022-01-04)29 March 2022 (2022-03-29)
17123 January 2023 (2023-01-03)4 April 2023 (2023-04-04)
18162 January 2024 (2024-01-02)TBA

Episodes

Series 1 (2013)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleLocationSeries ProducerProducer & Directed byOriginal air date
11"Australia"Restoration Island, Queensland, AustraliaNatalie WilkinsonElliot Kew22 April 2013 (2013-04-22)
22"Alaska,"Seldovia, Alaska, USNatalie WilkinsonElliot Kew29 April 2013 (2013-04-29)
33"New Zealand"Haast, South Island, New ZealandNatalie WilkinsonElliot Kew6 May 2013 (2013-05-06)
44"Texas, USA"Terlingua, Texas, United StatesNatalie WilkinsonElliot Kew13 May 2013 (2013-05-13)

Series 2 (2014)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleLocationSeries ProducerProduced & Directed byOriginal air date
51"Georgia Swamplands, USA"Georgia, United StatesNatalie WilkinsonLivia Simoka31 January 2014 (2014-01-31)
62"Himalayan Foothills, India"Uttarakhand, IndiaNatalie WilkinsonLivia Simoka7 February 2014 (2014-02-07)
73"Leyte, Philippines"Pancil, Leyte, PhilippinesNatalie WilkinsonLivia Simoka14 February 2014 (2014-02-14)
84"Panama"Bocas Del Toro, PanamaNatalie WilkinsonLivia Simoka21 February 2014 (2014-02-21)

Series 3 (2014)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleLocationSeries & Executive ProducerProducer & Edit ProducerOriginal air date
91"Namibia" Namib Desert, NamibiaNatalie WilkinsonSean McDonnell21 November 2014 (2014-11-21)
102"Alaska"Alaskan Interior, Alaska, United StatesNatalie WilkinsonSean McDonnell28 November 2014 (2014-11-28)
113"Utah, USA"Canyonlands National Park, Utah, United StatesNatalie WilkinsonSean McDonnell5 December 2014 (2014-12-05)
124"Swedish Arctic Circle"Kurravaara, Arctic Circle, SwedenNatalie WilkinsonSean McDonnell12 December 2014 (2014-12-12)

Series 4 (2015)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleLocationSeries & Executive ProducerProduced & Directed byOriginal air date
131"Laos"Don Det Island, Champasak Province, LaosNatalie WilkinsonSean McDonnell20 July 2015 (2015-07-20)
142"Kimberley Region, Australia"Kimberley, WA, AustraliaNatalie WilkinsonSean McDonnell27 July 2015 (2015-07-27)
153"Appalachian Mountains, USA"Appalachian Mountains, Tennessee, United StatesNatalie WilkinsonSean McDonnell3 August 2015 (2015-08-03)
164"French Polynesia"Nuku Hiva, French PolynesiaNatalie WilkinsonSean McDonnell10 August 2015 (2015-08-10)
175"Scotland"Rùm, ScotlandNatalie WilkinsonSean McDonnell17 August 2015 (2015-08-17)

Series 5 (2016)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleLocationSeries & Executive ProducerProducerOriginal air date
181"North Cascades, USA"North Cascades, Washington State, United StatesNatalie WilkinsonClaire Bugden25 October 2016 (2016-10-25)
192"Tanzania"Ruaha National Park, TanzaniaNatalie WilkinsonClaire Bugden1 November 2016 (2016-11-01)
203"Hungary"Gadács, HungaryNatalie WilkinsonClaire Bugden8 November 2016 (2016-11-08)
214"British Columbia, Canada"Selkirk Mountains, British Columbia, CanadaNatalie WilkinsonClaire Bugden15 November 2016 (2016-11-15)
225"Ibiza"Ibiza, SpainNatalie WilkinsonClaire Bugden22 November 2016 (2016-11-22)
236"Outer Mongolia"Khatgal, Outer MongoliaNatalie WilkinsonClaire Bugden29 November 2016 (2016-11-29)
247"Appalachian Mountains, USA"Pisgah Forest, North Carolina, United StatesNatalie WilkinsonClaire Bugden6 December 2016 (2016-12-06)
258"Morocco"Atlas Mountains, MoroccoNatalie WilkinsonClaire Bugden13 December 2016 (2016-12-13)

Series 6 (2017)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleLocationSeries & Executive ProducerProducer/DirectorOriginal air date
261"Wilderness Island, Australia"Exmouth, WA, AustraliaNatalie WilkinsonSean McDonnell17 October 2017 (2017-10-17)
272"Freedom Cove, Canada"Tofino, Vancouver Island, CanadaNatalie WilkinsonSean McDonnell24 October 2017 (2017-10-24)
283"Sahara Desert, North Africa"Edge of the Sahara Desert, EgyptNatalie WilkinsonSean McDonnell31 October 2017 (2017-10-31)
294"Great Barrier Island, New Zealand"Great Barrier Island, New ZealandNatalie WilkinsonSean McDonnell7 November 2017 (2017-11-07)
305"Andalucia, Spain"Montoro, Andalucia, SpainNatalie WilkinsonSean McDonnell14 November 2017 (2017-11-14)
316"Guatemala"Lanquin, GuatemalaNatalie WilkinsonSean McDonnell21 November 2017 (2017-11-21)
327"Missouri, USA"Ozark Plateau, Missouri, United StatesNatalie WilkinsonSean McDonnell28 November 2017 (2017-11-28)
338"Cambodia"Koh Ach Seh, CambodiaNatalie WilkinsonKate Fraser5 December 2017 (2017-12-05)

Ben Fogle: Return to the Wild (2017 - 2018)

No.TitleLocationSeries & Executive ProducerProducer/DirectorOriginal air date
S1"Restoration Island, Australia"Restoration Island, Queensland, Australia[9]Natalie WilkinsonSean McDonnell17 December 2017 (2017-12-17)
S2"Canyonlands National Park, Utah"Canyonlands National Park, Utah, United States[10]Natalie WilkinsonSean McDonnell6 February 2018 (2018-02-06)
S3"Hungary"Gadács, Hungary[11]Natalie WilkinsonSean McDonnell13 February 2018 (2018-02-13)
S4"Texas"Terlingua, Texas, United States[12]Natalie WilkinsonSean McDonnell20 February 2018 (2018-02-20)
S5"India"Uttarakhand, India[13]Natalie WilkinsonSean McDonnell27 February 2018 (2018-02-27)

Series 7 (2018)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleLocationSeries & Executive ProducerProducer/DirectorOriginal air date
341"Arkansas, USA"Winslow, Arkansas, United StatesNatalie WilkinsonDimitri Collingridge25 September 2018 (2018-09-25)
352"New Zealand"Kawhia, North Island, New ZealandNatalie WilkinsonDimitri Collingridge2 October 2018 (2018-10-02)
363"Thailand"Mae Hong Son, ThailandNatalie WilkinsonDimitri Collingridge9 October 2018 (2018-10-09)
374"Norway"Nordskot, Steigen, NorwayNatalie WilkinsonDimitri Collingridge16 October 2018 (2018-10-16)

Series 8 (2019)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleLocationSeries Producer and DirectorProducerOriginal air date
381"Bulgaria"Rhodope Mountains, BulgariaNatalie WilkinsonJo Young8 January 2019 (2019-01-08)
392"Canada"British Columbia, CanadaNatalie WilkinsonJo Young15 January 2019 (2019-01-15)
403"Ireland"Slieve League, County Donegal, IrelandNatalie WilkinsonJo Young22 January 2019 (2019-01-22)
414"Brazil"Novo Airão, BrazilNatalie WilkinsonJo Young29 January 2019 (2019-01-29)

Series 9 (2019)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleLocationSeries ProducerDirectorOriginal air date
421"Peru"Paracas, PeruSean McDonnellGary Johnstone16 April 2019 (2019-04-16)
432"Morocco"Atlas Mountains, MoroccoSean McDonnellGary Johnstone23 April 2019 (2019-04-23)
443"Panama"Boquete, PanamaSean McDonnellGary Johnstone30 April 2019 (2019-04-30)
454"Sri Lanka"Talalla, Sri LankaSean McDonnellGary Johnstone7 May 2019 (2019-05-07)

Series 10 (2019)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleLocationSeries & Executive ProducerProducer/DirectorOriginal air date
461"Sweden"Southern SwedenNatalie WilkinsonSean McDonnell29 October 2019 (2019-10-29)
472"Ethiopia"Lalibela, EthiopiaNatalie WilkinsonSean McDonnell5 November 2019 (2019-11-05)
483"Panama"Bocas del Toro, PanamaNatalie WilkinsonSean McDonnell12 November 2019 (2019-11-12)

Series 11 (2020)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleLocationSeries & Executive ProducerProducer/DirectorOriginal air date
491"Iceland"Western IcelandNatalie WilkinsonSean McDonnell7 January 2020 (2020-01-07)
502"Siberia"Northeastern Siberia, RussiaNatalie WilkinsonSean McDonnell14 January 2020 (2020-01-14)
513"New Zealand"Karangahake Gorge, North Island, New ZealandNatalie WilkinsonSean McDonnell21 January 2020 (2020-01-21)
524"Croatia"Papuk, CroatiaNatalie WilkinsonAlex Brisland28 January 2020 (2020-01-28)
535"Oregon"Wallowa Mountains, North eastern Oregon, United StatesNatalie WilkinsonSean McDonnell4 February 2020 (2020-02-04)

Series 12: Ben Fogle: Return to the Wild (2020)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleLocationSeries & Executive ProducerProducer/DirectorOriginal air date
541"Gorge River, New Zealand"Gorge River, New ZealandNatalie WilkinsonLivia Simoka26 May 2020 (2020-05-26)
552"Georgia, USA"Swamplands of southern Georgia, United StatesNatalie WilkinsonLivia Simoka2 June 2020 (2020-06-02)
563"Wilderness Island Australia"Exmouth, WA, AustraliaNatalie WilkinsonLivia Simoka9 June 2020 (2020-06-09)
574"Arkansas, USA"Winslow, Arkansas, United StatesNatalie WilkinsonLivia Simoka16 June 2020 (2020-06-16)
585"Fiji, Pacific Ocean"Nuku Hiva, French PolynesiaNatalie WilkinsonLivia Simoka23 June 2020 (2020-06-23)
596"British Columbia, Canada"Meadow Creek, BC, CanadaNatalie WilkinsonLivia Simoka30 June 2020 (2020-06-30)

Series 13 (2021)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleLocationSeries & Executive ProducerProducer/DirectorOriginal air date
601"Wales Mountainside: The Watkins Family"Pembrokeshire, WalesNatalie WilkinsonLivia Simoka5 January 2021 (2021-01-05)
612"Iceland"Fljótsdalsvegur, IcelandNatalie WilkinsonLivia Simoka12 January 2021 (2021-01-12)
623"Northern Ireland"Rathlin Island, Northern IrelandNatalie WilkinsonLivia Simoka19 January 2021 (2021-01-19)
634"Scotland"Eastern Highlands, ScotlandNatalie WilkinsonLivia Simoka26 January 2021 (2021-01-26)
645"Ireland"Galway, IrelandNatalie WilkinsonLivia Simoka9 February 2021 (2021-02-09)

Series 14: Ben Fogle: Return to the Wild (2021)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleLocationSeries EditorSeries Producer & DirectorOriginal air date
651"The Owen Family"Ravenseat Farm, Yorkshire Dales, England[nb 1]Amy HounsellKate Fraser16 February 2021 (2021-02-16)
662"Wales"Welsh woodland, WalesAmy HounsellKate Fraser23 February 2021 (2021-02-23)
673"Devon"Devon countryside, EnglandAmy HounsellKate Fraser2 March 2021 (2021-03-02)
684"Fair Isle"Shetland island, ScotlandAmy HounsellKate Fraser9 March 2021 (2021-03-09)
695"Exmoor"Exmoor National Park, Devon, EnglandAmy HounsellKate Fraser16 March 2021 (2021-03-16)
706"Scotland"Rùm, Small Isles, Inner Hebrides, ScotlandAmy HounsellKate Fraser23 March 2021 (2021-03-23)

Series 15 (2021)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleLocationSeries & Executive ProducerSeries Producer/DirectorOriginal air date
711"Ullapool"Ullapool, Scottish Highlands, ScotlandNatalie WilkinsonJo Young30 March 2021 (2021-03-30)
722"Wales"Black Mountains, WalesNatalie WilkinsonJo Young7 September 2021 (2021-09-07)
733"Suffolk"Suffolk, EnglandNatalie WilkinsonJo Young14 September 2021 (2021-09-14)
744"Scottish Hebrides"Erraid, Inner Hebrides, ScotlandNatalie WilkinsonJo Young21 September 2021 (2021-09-21)

Series 16 (2022)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleLocationEditor & Edit ProducerSeries Producer & DirectorOriginal air date
751"Portugal"Castelo Branco, PortugalAlexis AnoyrkatisNatalie Wilkinson4 January 2022 (2022-01-04)
762"Ireland"County Mayo, IrelandAlexis AnoyrkatisNatalie Wilkinson11 January 2022 (2022-01-11)
773"Greek island of Andros"Andros, GreeceAlexis AnoyrkatisNatalie Wilkinson18 January 2022 (2022-01-18)
784"Cornwall"Perranporth, Cornwall, EnglandAlexis AnoyrkatisNatalie Wilkinson25 January 2022 (2022-01-25)
795"Shetlands"Yell, Shetland Islands, ScotlandAlexis AnoyrkatisNatalie Wilkinson8 February 2022 (2022-02-08)
806"Northumberland"Northumberland, EnglandAlexis AnoyrkatisNatalie Wilkinson15 February 2022 (2022-02-15)
817"Oxfordshire"Oxfordshire, EnglandAlexis AnoyrkatisNatalie Wilkinson22 February 2022 (2022-02-22)
828"Arizona Desert"Arizona, United StatesAlexis AnoyrkatisNatalie Wilkinson8 March 2022 (2022-03-08)
839"Norway: Lynx[nb 2]"NorwayAlexis AnoyrkatisNatalie Wilkinson15 March 2022 (2022-03-15)
8410"Morocco: Karen"Tissardmine, MoroccoAlexis AnoyrkatisNatalie Wilkinson22 March 2022 (2022-03-22)
8511"Wales: The Watkinsons[17]"Pembrokeshire, WalesAlexis AnoyrkatisNatalie Wilkinson29 March 2022 (2022-03-29)

Series 17 (2023)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleLocationSeries & Executive ProducerSeries Producer & DirectorOriginal air date
861"Sierra Nevada"Sierra Nevada, California, United StatesNatalie WilkinsonGareth Prescott3 January 2023 (2023-01-03)
872"Queensland"Queensland, AustraliaNatalie WilkinsonGareth Prescott10 January 2023 (2023-01-10)
883"California Desert: DNA[nb 3]"Slab City, California, United StatesNatalie WilkinsonGareth Prescott17 January 2023 (2023-01-17)
894"Uruguay - Rhona Mitra"UruguayNatalie WilkinsonGareth Prescott24 January 2023 (2023-01-24)
905"Tuscany"Casentinesi Forest National Park, Tuscany, ItalyNatalie WilkinsonGareth Prescott31 January 2023 (2023-01-31)
916"Oregon River[nb 4]"Oregon, United StatesNatalie WilkinsonGareth Prescott7 February 2023 (2023-02-07)
927"Zambia"Kafue National Park, ZambiaNatalie WilkinsonGareth Prescott14 February 2023 (2023-02-14)
938"The Azores"Azores, PortugalNatalie WilkinsonGareth Prescott7 March 2023 (2023-03-07)
949"Dorset"Dorset, EnglandNatalie WilkinsonGareth Prescott14 March 2023 (2023-03-14)
9510"Australia Revisit"Kununurra, Western Australia, AustraliaNatalie WilkinsonGareth Prescott21 March 2023 (2023-03-21)
9611"Sweden Revisit[20]"SwedenNatalie WilkinsonGareth Prescott28 March 2023 (2023-03-28)
9712"Bulgaria Revisit[21]"Rhodope Mountains, BulgariaNatalie WilkinsonGareth Prescott4 April 2023 (2023-04-04)

Series 18 (2024)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleLocationSeries & Executive ProducerSeries Producer & DirectorOriginal air date
981"Colombia"Minca, ColombiaNatalie WilkinsonDimitri Collingridge2 January 2024 (2024-01-02)
992"Great Blasket Island"Great Blasket Island, IrelandNatalie WilkinsonDimitri Collingridge9 January 2024 (2024-01-09)
1003"Norway"Northern NorwayNatalie WilkinsonDimitri Collingridge16 January 2024 (2024-01-16)
1014"Thailand"Ko Samui, ThailandNatalie WilkinsonDimitri Collingridge23 January 2024 (2024-01-23)
1025"Lincolnshire"LincolnshireNatalie WilkinsonSam Lang30 January 2024 (2024-01-30)
1036"Sri Lanka"Haputale,[22] Sri LankaNatalie WilkinsonSean McDonnel6 February 2024 (2024-02-06)
1047"Portugal[23]"TBATBATBA13 February 2024 (2024-02-13)
1058"Chile[24]"TBATBATBA20 February 2024 (2024-02-20)

Notes

  1. ^ 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 children: Raven, Edith, Sidney, Miles, Reuben, Clementine, Nancy, Annas and Violet from Channel 5's Our Yorkshire Farm[14][15]
  2. ^ 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]
  3. ^ This episode features gender-fluid artist DNA, who also appeared in the April 2022 documentary Ben Fogle & The Lost City.[18]
  4. ^ This episode features "Pirate" Rob, who also appeared in the April 2022 documentary Ben Fogle & The Lost City.[19]

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  14. ^ "Yorkshire shepherdess teams up with TV's Ben Fogle for new show on rejecting urban life". The Northern Echo.
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  19. ^ "Set in the off-grid "free city" of LA, where outlaw residents live as throuples". ustimetoday.com. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
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