{"id":9388,"date":"2022-01-01T10:00:21","date_gmt":"2022-01-01T09:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1542109"},"modified":"2022-01-01T10:20:23","modified_gmt":"2022-01-01T09:20:23","slug":"ben-fogle-discusses-difficulties-and-risks-in-new-series-of-new-lives-in-the-wild","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/ben-fogle-discusses-difficulties-and-risks-in-new-series-of-new-lives-in-the-wild\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Fogle discusses difficulties and risks in new series of New Lives in the Wild"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Grace Henry\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Saturday, 01 January 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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TV presenter Ben Fogle is returning for series 16 of his hit show, New Lives in the Wild<\/a>, which sees him visiting people who have radically changed their lives by moving away from the hustle and bustle for a\u00a0simpler life.<\/p>\n

But while migrating to a remote part of the world might seem \u201ceasier\u201d, Fogle has opened up about some of the difficulties and risks he experienced during filming for the new series.<\/p>\n

Speaking exclusively to RadioTimes.com<\/a>, he revealed how the pandemic in particular has made migrating harder, saying: \u201cThe logistics of travelling around with COVID is very difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n

And it\u2019s not the only issue.<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cBut certainly in terms of how people live, everyone has their own difficulties. Whether it\u2019s having access to water, too much rain, too much wind, too little rain, too little wind, all of those things. So I think almost everyone we went to had issues.\u201d<\/p>\n

In episode one, Fogle visits a man named Alex, who now lives in a huge piece of land in a forest in Portugal, which is prone to forest fires.<\/p>\n

So, did Alex\u2019s living conditions make Ben nervous?<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, if I\u2019m to be honest,\u201d Fogle admitted. \u201cI think there\u2019s a risk in almost everything in life. I think if anything we\u2019ve become too risk averse, and if you worry about moving somewhere because there may be forest fires or because there may be a hurricane or a typhoon, then you\u2019re never going to be able to pursue your dream.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo no, it didn\u2019t. But I think you\u2019re very respectful of a big forest fire, which killed nearly 100 people. So I think you\u2019re acutely aware of the dangers, but forest fires are unfortunately a reality in many parts of the world now, particularly with the change in the climate.\u201d<\/p>\n