Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild

Ben always says he’ll be back at the end of his stays, and in this series he fulfils some of those promises with revisits around the UK. Today, it’s memorable recluse Emma, a spiritual soul who lives in a forest in the wilds of Wales. “I still think she’s the wildest person I’ve met in the world,” says Ben. Which is really saying something, considering he’s on his 14th series of New Lives. When I tell you her one concession to modernity is a phone box she made from twigs and horse manure, you’ll get the idea.

Five years on, you sense that Ben has changed more than Emma has, although she does have a fancy new hut… made from twigs and horse manure.