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The Best Episodes of Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild Season 5

Every episode of Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild Season 5!

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Ben Fogle follows in the footsteps of various individuals, who against all odds, have willingly forsaken the luxuries and lifestyle of the modern world, for a less-than-ordinary life in the wilderness.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild Season 5 Episode 1 - Pacific Northwest
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Pacific Northwest

    S5:E1

    Adventurer Ben Fogle journeys to the Pacific Northwest to live with British-born Lynx Vilden. As this intriguing travel documentary reveals, this former punk-rock wild-child has spent more than half her life hunting, eating and sleeping in the wilderness. Lynx teaches Ben the tricks of surviving this Stone Age lifestyle and discovers her mission to convince the rest of us to 'become prehistoric'.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild Season 5 Episode 2 - Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Ruaha National Park, Tanzania

    S5:E2

    Adventurer Ben Fogle heads to Tanzania, living nomadically with Brit-born Moli and his wife Noelle. As this engrossing travel documentary reveals, they swapped a city lifestyle for a vast wilderness and a new safari guiding business. In one of the wildest and least visited parks in the area, Ben experiences living alongside some of the most fearsome animals on Earth.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild Season 5 Episode 3 - Gadacs, Hungary
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Gadacs, Hungary

    S5:E3

    In 2015, Julia from South Africa and her British husband Gareth bought a derelict farmhouse online. They had never visited Eastern Europe before but wanted a new low-impact, self-sufficient lifestyle. In this fascinating travel documentary, Ben Fogle meets them at the property in the Hungarian countryside, helps install a window and assists as they try to buy chickens in the local market.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild Season 5 Episode 4 - The Selkirk Mountains, British Columbia, Canada
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - The Selkirk Mountains, British Columbia, Canada

    S5:E4

    Ben Fogle journeys into the Canadian countryside and meets Julius and Kristin in a remote mountain valley lodge. In this eye-opening travel documentary, he discovers how the former war correspondent became one of North America's top grizzly bear guides. Ben joins his hosts as they prepare for the adventure of bear viewing season and heads out on a 24-hour trek to find new ground away from hunters.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild Season 5 Episode 5 - Ibiza
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Ibiza

    S5:E5

    In the secluded Ibizan countryside, Ben Fogle visits a commune, the brainchild of ex-navy officer Chris. For 30 years, he has lived in the untamed heart of this Spanish island. In this revealing travel documentary, Ben discovers why this self-confessed playboy has shunned a life of excess for a back-to-basics lifestyle and why he's built a commune from the rubbish that partygoers leave behind.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild Season 5 Episode 6 - Khatgal, Outer Mongolia
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Khatgal, Outer Mongolia

    S5:E6

    Ben ventures deep into the freezing tundra of Mongolia on the longest adventure he's experienced. In this intriguing travel documentary, he meets Micky and Trina, who left behind American comforts for a new lifestyle as missionaries in a country they knew nothing about. Despite freezing conditions and near-death experiences, Ben discovers they have made a huge impact in this remote area.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild Season 5 Episode 7 - Appalachian Mountains, North Carolina
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Appalachian Mountains, North Carolina

    S5:E7

    Ben heads to a secret location in the USA's Appalachian Mountains to live with forest dweller, Tod and his own wild community. In this engrossing travel documentary, Ben finds out why his host stripped away all the complications of modernity for a life in the woods following his own rules. Ben embraces the forest lifestyle life, making fires, digging clay for pots, processing bear and foraging.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild Season 5 Episode 8 - Morocco, Atlas Mountains
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Morocco, Atlas Mountains

    S5:E8

    Ben is in the Moroccan countryside, near the Atlas Mountains, staying with Dina and Mostafa, who shunned the American dream to live a simple lifestyle in a mud house. In this revealing travel documentary, Ben meets them at breaking point, as they have no money left and the land they’ve purchased can’t sustain them. Ben tries to play a part in improving their chances of surviving.

    Director:Unknown
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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Pacific Northwest" is the best rated episode of "Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild" season 5. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/25/2016. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Ruaha National Park, Tanzania".