Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild

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7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Friday 21 February

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Ben journeys to Ireland's rugged Atlantic coastline in the winter to stay with Judith, an 80-year-old widow who rejected a modern way of life for one closer to nature. Ben learns how she and her late husband created a unique utopia and discovers how - even at an advanced age - she is determined to remain alone in the wild. Ben joins his maverick host in her solitary cottage nestled in the hillside, a treasure trove of art and books she has called home for 40 years. Shunning the modern world, Judith lives by candle-light, drinks water from a well and uses a spinning wheel