All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Restoration Island, Australia

    • December 12, 2017

    Ben Fogle revisits people living off-grid to see how theur lives have progressed. Ben catches up with a former businessman named Dave who was threatened with eviction from his paradise island off the coast of Australia.

  • S01E02 Canyon lands National Park, Utah

    • February 6, 2018

    Ben catches up with Bill and Bob, cave-dwelling doomsday-prepping twin brothers in an isolated home deep inside some of the world's wildest terrain.

  • S01E03 Hungary

    • February 13, 2018

    Ben revisits Julia and Gareth who left behind a nine-to-five lifestyle in Britain to start a new life in a ramshackle farmhouse in a remote part of Hungary, a country thay had not visited and whose language they did not speak.

  • S01E04 Texas

    • February 20, 2018

    Ben revisits John, a former fashion photographer, who swapped New York for the scorching Texas desert. Ben discovers that John experienced a severe accident that nearly cost him everything. And Ben is reunited with Little Ben, a long horn bull who is not so little anymore.

  • S01E05 India

    • February 27, 2018

    Ben returns to the foothills of the Himalayas.

Season 2

  • S02E01 New Zealand

    • May 26, 2020
    • Channel 5

    Ben Fogle reunites with people he previously met in some of the most remote locations on Earth, discovering how life has changed for his hosts. While we may all feel a little isolated under the current circumstances, some people really have got away from it all, setting up home in some of the most remote locations on earth. Ben Fogle returns to see how some of them have fared, starting with the Long family in New Zealand. You may remember they were two days’ walk from the nearest road, so it was very much a hunter-gatherer existence. “Bewitching, but horribly tough – like camping for ever” is how RT described it. So how have the children coped with such an isolated upbringing, and how have the parents maintained their relationship?

  • S02E02 Georgia

    • June 2, 2020
    • Channel 5

    Ben Fogle 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.

  • S02E03 Australia

    • June 9, 2020
    • Channel 5

    Ben Fogle 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 they have recently had cause to celebrate, their lives are becoming increasingly difficult, which may result in them moving on.

  • S02E04 Arkansas, USA

    • June 16, 2020
    • Channel 5

    Ben Fogle reunites with a former medical student living in the woodlands of Arkansas. Ben 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.

  • S02E05 Fiji, Pacific Ocean

    • June 23, 2020
    • Channel 5

    Ben Fogle 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.

  • S02E06 British Columbia

    • June 30, 2020
    • Channel 5

    Ben Fogle 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.