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Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild Season 8 Episodes
Season 8 Episode Guide
4 Episodes 2019 - 2019
Episode 1
Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria
45 mins
Ben joins in Rhodope, a Bulgarian mountain range, the endless wander of a couple of true nomads, who don't aspire a home but carry their basic belongings in backpacks. Peter is aging and a nomad since decades, have to have found a partner years ago, Dutch former Olympic athlete Miriam. They have no income, so despite Spartan frugality gradually use up their savings without any plan b for old age or serious medical needs, yet claim to be happy without security.
Episode 2
Canada
45 mins
Ben goes hunting for big game in North West Canada, when he spends a week in the wild with Jeff and Rose, along with their five daughters.
Episode 3
Ireland
45 mins
Ben braves the chilling Atlantic winds of Donegal coast to reach the desolate home of Judith, of Anglo-Irish sock, who left home at 19 seeking independence as a seamstress but fell in love with even more pig-headed painter Jeremiah, who first took her to Wales, then to fashionable' Ireland, but died decades ago after the kids moved out. She stayed, still running the self-reliant farm in harmony with nature, keeping minimal contact with the locals and forsaking modern comforts.
Episode 4
Brazil
45 mins
25 years after Ben began his own personal travel adventures on the Amazon River he returns to meet Scotsman Chris, who has chosen to make his home in one of the most remote areas of this jungle.
