Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild — Season 2
About this season
Ben Fogle follows in the footsteps of various individuals, who against all odds, have willingly forsaken the luxuries and lifestyle of the modern world, for a less-than-ordinary life in the wilderness.
Episodes (4)
1. Georgia, USA
10.0Aired 31 January 2014 • 43 min
Adventurer Ben Fogle ventures into the swampland countryside of southern Georgia to spend time with Colbert, a former financier who now lives in his hand-built wooden cabin. In this remarkable travel documentary Ben learns some of the vital skills needed to survive in this dangerous backwater, including skinning roadkill, spearing frogs and drinking swamp water.
2. Himalayan Foothills
10.0Aired 7 February 2014 • 43 min
Adventurer Ben Fogle travels deep into the foothills of the Himalayas in the Indian countryside to meet Steve, a former fighter pilot who decided he could not live in an organized society. In his remote mountain property, Ben helps Steve chase off intruders, plough the fields with a team of buffalo, tends to Steve's future grave plot, and meditates naked with him.
3. Philippines Jungle
10.0Aired 14 February 2014 • 43 min
Ben Fogle travels to a remote part of the Philippines countryside to meet Neil, a complex man who gave up on the American Dream for a new lifestyle with his adopted family in a very alien culture. In this revealing travel documentary, he meets Neil's family, living in a bamboo house on a hillside, where he helps kill a chicken and a pig, and learns about the school run, native transport style.
4. Panama
10.0Aired 21 February 2014 • 44 min
Ben Fogle travels to Panama where he meets Brits Ian and Vanessa, in their small, off-grid Caribbean Island home. As this astonishing travel documentary reveals, Ian listed his 'whole life' for sale on eBay, then set off on a two-year adventure to achieve his bucket list, sold the story of his life to Disney and spent the money building a new home in the remote Panamanian countryside.