The BEST episodes of Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild season 7

Every episode of Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild season 7, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild season 7!

Ben Fogle travels round the world to visit people who have given up the rat race.

Last Updated: 12/6/2024Network: Channel 5Status: Continuing
Thailand
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8.50
8 votes

#1 - Thailand

Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2018

French-Canadian Julien lives in a remote Buddhist monastery in the jungle-mountains of Thailand, far off any conventional map. Ben learns how and why this former teenage student from the West stripped away all complications of a modern life for a primitive Eastern and religious existence, and how this choice affected his family.

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Norway
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8.11
9 votes

#2 - Norway

Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2018

Norway In the Arctic Circle, the explorer meets Randi, the first Norwegian woman to climb Everest ahead of his own bid to scale the world's highest mountain. He embraces the tough and basic life on her 8.5 acre island by sleeping outdoors, and collecting raw building materials. Ben also experiences sea kayaking, and witnesses the northern lights.

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8.00
8 votes

#3 - Arkansas, USA

Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2018

Ben journeys to the Ozark National Forest in Arkansas, to live with master craftsman Robert, learning why this 70-year-old former medical student ditched his education for America's counterculture 20 years ago, bought 200 acres of land deep in the woods, and raised a family of six children. Ben sees how far-reaching Robert's skills are, including cabin-making techniques dating back to the 13th century, and how his family have supported him in his dream.

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New Zealand
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7.71
7 votes

#4 - New Zealand

Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2018

Ben travels to New Zealand's North Island, where he meets a young nomadic family led by Amber and Andy, who spend their life exploring the country's wild landscapes. He hears how the family's lives changed forever after one fateful day, how they swapped the stress of the city for a life on the open road, the price they paid for chasing their dream and how the horrors of the past still haunt them today

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