Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild – Channel 5

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Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild. Shows Rose, Jeff, Sarah, Abigail, Julia, Chrstina, Keziah Burkinshaw with Ben outside house

Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild continues as Ben meets Jeff and Rose and their five daughters who live in the vast wilderness of North West Canada

Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild continues as Ben meets Jeff and Rose and their five daughters who live in the vast wilderness of North West Canada

Imagine living in the wildernesss of North West Canada, where temperatures in the six-month-long Winter are minus 30 on average, with composting toilets, no running water and food courtesy of Mother Nature – if you don’t shoot a moose, Winter’s going to be hungry as well as cold.

That’s the tough life Jeff and Rose Burkinshaw have chosen, on a forest plot they cleared themselves and where they built their solar-powered house, home to the couple and their five daughters.

Ben Fogle's New Lives in the Wild - shows Jeff and Rose Bukrenshaw infront of cabin

Jeff and Rose live a wild life

The family are a likeable, self-reliant bunch and they make Ben Fogle very welcome as he samples their lifestyle.

But, worries Ben, are they really as happy as they look?

And are the girls missing out on what wider society has to offer?

TV Times rating: ****

Mandy Cooper
Mandy Cooper
TV Times Highlights Editor

As TV Times Highlights Editor I get to hear about all the latest TV shows coming soon. Here at TVT HQ we are in the privileged position of selecting the best programmes from across all the channels and streaming platforms. Our mission is to make it easier for our readers to decide what to watch - and give them lots of choice of genres - all the latest shows, plus some nostalgic choices we call hidden gems, too. My career began with a postgraduate degree in periodical journalism (ahem, yes old school!) in 1991 and I’ve worked in TV media since 2000.