{"id":9740,"date":"2022-01-10T16:58:58","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T15:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1546652"},"modified":"2022-01-10T17:21:07","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T16:21:07","slug":"ben-fogle-reacts-to-temple-like-accommodation-in-new-lives-in-the-wild-first-look-clip","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/ben-fogle-reacts-to-temple-like-accommodation-in-new-lives-in-the-wild-first-look-clip\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Fogle reacts to \u201ctemple-like\u201d accommodation in New Lives in the Wild first look clip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Patrick Cremona\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 10 January 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><div class=\"&quot;page&quot;\" title=\"&quot;Page\">\n<div class=\"&quot;section&quot;\">\n<div class=\"&quot;layoutArea&quot;\">\n<div class=\"&quot;column&quot;\">\n<p>New Lives in the Wild continues with the second episode of its current run tomorrow night, with Ben Fogle this time finding himself exploring the wilderness of Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>And in a first-look clip exclusive to <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\">RadioTimes.com<\/a>, Fogle can be seen getting a glimpse at his accommodation, which it\u2019s safe to say he\u2019s rather impressed by.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a voiceover, the presenter says: \u201cLife here seems rustic, with an almost exotic twist \u2013 especially when I see where I\u2019m sleeping,\u201d before we watch him give his first reaction to the dwelling.<\/p> <p>\u201cOh wow, this is a first,\u201d he says as he looks around. \u201cIt\u2019s very temple-like, it\u2019s kind of like sleeping in an artwork.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He adds: \u201cWalking out in the wilderness, I was imagining a low-built stone cottage to shelter from the landscape, and actually what I have found is the complete opposite.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is something that\u2019s kind of big and colourful and brash, but not over the top. It\u2019s just on that cusp which is quite an achievement, really, because although it\u2019s not traditional, it feels quite authentic. I have no idea how they even started to build all of this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can take a look at the clip in full below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;embed&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <video data-video-id=\"6290906123001\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\" controls=\"\"\/><script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div> <p>Fogle\u2019s visit to the Emerald Isle sees him meet Georg and Bettina, an elderly European couple (from Austria and Germany) who first made the Irish wilderness their home nearly 40 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>The episode will see him uncover what drove them to leave their old lives on the continent and learn how they saw life and beauty in the middle of a desolate bog \u2013 with the couple having transformed an infertile barren site into their very own nature retreat. They also discuss their turbulent post-war upbringing and passion for environmentalism.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;page&quot;\" title=\"&quot;Page\">\n<div class=\"&quot;section&quot;\">\n<div class=\"&quot;layoutArea&quot;\">\n<div class=\"&quot;column&quot;\">\n<p>Channel 5\u2019s official episode description continues: \u201cBen arrives and helps them fell dead trees, tackles an overgrown drainage ditch and swims in the chilly bog waters. But as his journey continues, he discovers the more abundant the place becomes, the more difficult it will be to manage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn imposing cliffs overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, he questions his hosts\u2019 future and is almost brought to tears by their answer.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"&quot;template-article__editor-content\" editor-content=\"\" ev-meter-content=\"\"><strong>Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild continues on Tuesday 11th January at 9pm on Channel 5. To find out what\u2019s on TV tonight, check out our <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener\" noreferrer=\"\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/documentaries\/&quot;\">Documentaries<\/a> hub for all the latest news.<\/strong><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Patrick Cremona Published: Monday, 10 January 2022 at 12:00 am New Lives in the Wild continues with the second episode of its current run tomorrow night, with Ben Fogle this time finding himself exploring the wilderness of Ireland. 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