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As one of the world's most in-demand sporting coaches, 43-year-old Nikola Boric once travelled the world, welcomed everywhere he went. Now, he lives in a wooden cabin without electricity, water or heating, with just some pigs and goats for company. Experiencing Nikola's new life in the woods above the village of Kokocak on the edge of Papuk Nature Park, Ben tries to understand what drove Nikola to make a sudden decision to quit everything and retire to such a forgotten corner of the world, finding a new life of purity and self-sufficiency away from mainstream society
More details for Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild, Tue 7, 11:00 am
In the final episode of the current series, Ben meets Dan, a photographer living off the land in the wilds of Oregon, who relies on catching fish and harvesting wild weeds to provide himself with food, and has built his own Native American-inspired sweat lodge. Dan reveals how his childhood inspired his unusual lifestyle, and takes Ben on a journey deep into the surrounding mountain ranges. However, he also shares his fears of an uncertain future, and how he may be forced to leave the meadow he calls home
More details for Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild, Tue 7, 12:00 pm
Ben returns to New Zealand to catch up with the Long family, who live on the country's South Island in an area that is two days' hike from the nearest road
More details for Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild, Tue 7, 7:00 pm
Ben reunites with a man with a gift for craftsmanship living in the swamplands of Georgia. Ben discovers he has experienced a life-changing accident in the six years since they last met, but remains as competitive as he was on their original encounter
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Ben returns to New Zealand to catch up with the Long family, who live on the country's South Island in an area that is two days' hike from the nearest road
More details for Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild, Wed 8, 11:00 am
Ben reunites with a man with a gift for craftsmanship living in the swamplands of Georgia. Ben discovers he has experienced a life-changing accident in the six years since they last met, but remains as competitive as he was on their original encounter
More details for Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild, Wed 8, 12:00 pm
Ben reunites with a couple living off the west coast of Australia, and discovers the logistical nightmares they have overcome to make a home for themselves on a desert island, as well as enduring the extremes of the Australian climate. While Jim and Kim have recently had cause to celebrate, their lives are becoming increasingly difficult, which may result in them moving on
More details for Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild, Wed 8, 7:00 pm
Ben reunites with a former medical student living in the woodlands of Arkansas. He discovers the impact a series of injuries have had on his physically demanding wild lifestyle, including a simple lapse in concentration that nearly cost him everything. However, none of this has prevented him honing his talents as a craftsman and embracing a life surrounded by nature
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Ben reunites with a couple living off the west coast of Australia, and discovers the logistical nightmares they have overcome to make a home for themselves on a desert island, as well as enduring the extremes of the Australian climate. While Jim and Kim have recently had cause to celebrate, their lives are becoming increasingly difficult, which may result in them moving on
More details for Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild, Thu 9, 11:00 am
Ben reunites with a former medical student living in the woodlands of Arkansas. He discovers the impact a series of injuries have had on his physically demanding wild lifestyle, including a simple lapse in concentration that nearly cost him everything. However, none of this has prevented him honing his talents as a craftsman and embracing a life surrounded by nature
More details for Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild, Thu 9, 12:00 pm
Ben is reunited with seafarer Rick, who has moved on to pastures new since their original encounter. When Rick last appeared on the series, he was living off the coast of French Polynesia, but he has since made a fresh start on the Pacific island of Fiji. In the intervening years, Rick has acquired a new boat and is now travelling alone - but remains as enthusiastic as ever about his unusual lifestyle and believes that anyone can follow in his wake and gain a newfound sense of freedom - if they have the right attitude
More details for Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild, Thu 9, 7:00 pm
Ben revisits former war correspondent Julius Strauss and his wife Kristin, who live in British Columbia. Their home is in the middle of a mountainous region that is home to grizzly bears, and on his first visit, Ben was shocked to discover the impact hunting had on the animals. Years later, the couple's campaigning has helped introduce new protections, but now a new problem has arisen - wildfires during the dry summer months. They must engage in constant fire drills to be prepared in the event of a blaze
More details for Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild, Thu 9, 8:00 pm
Ben is reunited with seafarer Rick, who has moved on to pastures new since their original encounter. When Rick last appeared on the series, he was living off the coast of French Polynesia, but he has since made a fresh start on the Pacific island of Fiji. In the intervening years, Rick has acquired a new boat and is now travelling alone - but remains as enthusiastic as ever about his unusual lifestyle and believes that anyone can follow in his wake and gain a newfound sense of freedom - if they have the right attitude
More details for Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild, Fri 10, 11:00 am
Ben revisits former war correspondent Julius Strauss and his wife Kristin, who live in British Columbia. Their home is in the middle of a mountainous region that is home to grizzly bears, and on his first visit, Ben was shocked to discover the impact hunting had on the animals. Years later, the couple's campaigning has helped introduce new protections, but now a new problem has arisen - wildfires during the dry summer months. They must engage in constant fire drills to be prepared in the event of a blaze
More details for Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild, Fri 10, 12:00 pm
Ben meets a Pembrokeshire family living on the side of a rugged mountain, where they catch and forage for their own food and salvage junk for homemade inventions. Ben helps them put their latest creations to the test in all weathers, and learns about the special global policy for utopian living that they have signed up to
More details for Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild, Fri 10, 7:00 pm
Ben Fogle meets Denni Karlsson, a former film-maker who has made a home in the highlands of eastern Iceland, and set up a wilderness centre exploring 200 years of local history. Ben takes part in an ancient tradition where thousands of sheep that have spent the summer in the mountains are sorted, as well as bathing in a hot waterfalls, riding horses on the plateau, and smokes trout with dung
More details for Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild, Fri 10, 8:00 pm
Ben visits Sri Lanka to stay with Naveen and Anke at their home in the country's highlands. They discuss why they moved away from civilisation, the struggles they had settling into their new lives and if they mean to entirely sever their ties with the outside world. Ben makes himself useful fixing a burst pipe, rendering walls with cow dung and making supply trips to a town
More details for Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild, Sat 11, 10:00 am
Ben visits Sri Lanka to stay with Naveen and Anke at their home in the country's highlands. They discuss why they moved away from civilisation, the struggles they had settling into their new lives and if they mean to entirely sever their ties with the outside world. Ben makes himself useful fixing a burst pipe, rendering walls with cow dung and making supply trips to a town
More details for Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild, Sat 11, 11:00 am
Ben visits the wilds of central Portugal to meet Luke and Sarah, who gave up their careers to put down roots on a deserted sheep farm. As Ben helps them clear their land, forage acorns for the pet pigs and garden, he learns about the financial and physical troubles they have faced and their wider travelling adventures
More details for Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild, Sat 11, 11:00 am
Ben visits the wilds of central Portugal to meet Luke and Sarah, who gave up their careers to put down roots on a deserted sheep farm. As Ben helps them clear their land, forage acorns for the pet pigs and garden, he learns about the financial and physical troubles they have faced and their wider travelling adventures
More details for Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild, Sat 11, 12:00 pm
Ben meets a Pembrokeshire family living on the side of a rugged mountain, where they catch and forage for their own food and salvage junk for homemade inventions. Ben helps them put their latest creations to the test in all weathers, and learns about the special global policy for utopian living that they have signed up to
More details for Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild, Mon 13, 11:00 am
Ben Fogle meets Denni Karlsson, a former film-maker who has made a home in the highlands of eastern Iceland, and set up a wilderness centre exploring 200 years of local history. Ben takes part in an ancient tradition where thousands of sheep that have spent the summer in the mountains are sorted, as well as bathing in a hot waterfalls, riding horses on the plateau, and smokes trout with dung
More details for Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild, Mon 13, 12:00 pm
Ben ventures off the wild coast of Northern Ireland to the tiny, remote and rugged island of Rathlin. He stays with 41-year-old Rauri Morgan, a former HR executive who turned his back on corporate life to move into an ancient family heirloom. Ben embraces modern-day foraging, ancient myths and legends, and eccentric property maintenance, and discovers that Rauri's paradise has been found in the most unlikely of places, but that there is more than meets the eye to both him and his place on the island
More details for Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild, Mon 13, 7:00 pm
Ben meets Jake Williams, a 70-year-old hermit living on the edge of a forest in the Cairngorms, who has made a home on the site of an ancient settlement and enjoys a diet of roadkill stir fry. Ben helps him with some wild gardening and gets a taste of his musical talents and mischievous sense of humour
More details for Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild, Mon 13, 8:00 pm
Ben ventures off the wild coast of Northern Ireland to the tiny, remote and rugged island of Rathlin. He stays with 41-year-old Rauri Morgan, a former HR executive who turned his back on corporate life to move into an ancient family heirloom. Ben embraces modern-day foraging, ancient myths and legends, and eccentric property maintenance, and discovers that Rauri's paradise has been found in the most unlikely of places, but that there is more than meets the eye to both him and his place on the island
More details for Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild, Tue 14, 11:00 am
Ben meets Jake Williams, a 70-year-old hermit living on the edge of a forest in the Cairngorms, who has made a home on the site of an ancient settlement and enjoys a diet of roadkill stir fry. Ben helps him with some wild gardening and gets a taste of his musical talents and mischievous sense of humour
More details for Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild, Tue 14, 12:00 pm
Ben Fogle meets an author in Co Galway on Ireland's west coast who has turned his back on both money and technology, experimenting with living using only what he can source from the land. His frugal lifestyle involves collecting water, sparse winter foraging, fishing, sheep-wrangling and writing by candle-light
More details for Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild, Tue 14, 7:00 pm
Ben revisits Amanda Owen and her family at their remote farm of Ravenseat in the Yorkshire Dales, who have gone on to star in Our Yorkshire Farm since he first met them. Ben discovers how they get by in the tough world of farming and meeting the latest addition to their flock
More details for Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild, Tue 14, 8:00 pm