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Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild: Season 8

4 episodes Premiered Jan 8, 2019 Updated Oct 17, 2026

Previously on Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild

Season 8 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild Season 7.
⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.

Season 8 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 8: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (2): Crucial lore & season climaxes

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S8·E1 Mytharc

Bulgaria

Jan 8, 2019 · 44 min

Ben travels to the vast forests of the Rhodope Mountains in Bulgaria to join Miriam and Peter, a couple who have chosen to live as nomads, hiking through some of the world's most s

S8·E2 Core

Canada

Jan 15, 2019 · 45 min

Ben visits the vast wilderness of North West Canada to meet Jeff and Rose and their five daughters, a family of adventurous off-gridders who rely on hunting big-game animals to sur

S8·E3 Core

Ireland

Jan 22, 2019 · 44 min

Ben Fogle travels to Ireland’s rugged Atlantic coastline in the bleak midwinter. He stays with Judith, an 80-year-old who rejected a modern lifestyle for one closer to nature. Ben

S8·E4 Mytharc

Brazil

Jan 29, 2019 · 44 min

Adventurer Ben Fogle travels to Brazil to meet Chris, a Scotsman who has chosen to make his home in one of the most remote areas of the jungle near the Amazon River. He discovers h