Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

Series details

• Title: Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Adventure, Nature, Travel
• Premiere date: 2013-04-22
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: 5
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 8219
• IMDb ID: tt2795196
• TVDB ID: 269135

Cast and credited roles

• Ben Fogle — Ben Fogle

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-04-22; final listed air date 2013-05-13; episode order: 4.
• Season 2: premiered 2014-01-31; final listed air date 2014-02-21; episode order: 4.
• Season 3: premiered 2014-11-21; final listed air date 2014-12-12; episode order: 4.
• Season 4: premiered 2015-07-20; final listed air date 2015-08-17; episode order: 5.
• Season 5: premiered 2015-11-12; final listed air date 2015-12-10; episode order: 5.
• Season 6: premiered 2016-10-25; final listed air date 2016-12-13; episode order: 8.
• Season 7: premiered 2017-10-17; final listed air date 2017-12-05.
• Season 8: premiered 2018-09-25; final listed air date 2018-10-16.
• Season 9: premiered 2019-01-08; final listed air date 2019-01-29; episode order: 4.
• Season 10: premiered 2019-04-16; final listed air date 2019-05-07; episode order: 4.
• Season 11: premiered 2019-10-29; final listed air date 2019-11-12.
• Season 12: premiered 2020-01-07; final listed air date 2020-02-04; episode order: 5.
• Season 13: premiered 2020-05-26; final listed air date 2020-06-30.
• Season 14: premiered 2021-01-05; final listed air date 2021-03-16.
• Season 15: premiered 2021-03-30; final listed air date 2021-09-21.
• Season 16: premiered 2022-01-04; final listed air date 2022-03-22; episode order: 10.
• Season 17: premiered 2023-01-03; final listed air date 2023-04-04; episode order: 12.
• Season 18: premiered 2024-01-02; final listed air date 2024-04-02; episode order: 12.
• Season 19: premiered 2024-10-15; final listed air date 2024-11-19; episode order: 6.
• Season 20: premiered 2025-01-07; final listed air date 2025-04-08; episode order: 10.
• Season 21: premiered 2025-08-14; final listed air date 2025-08-28; episode order: 3.
• Season 22: premiered 2026-01-15; final listed air date 2026-02-24.

Source and licence

Adapted from Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.