Ben Fogle: Starting Up Starting Over

Ben Fogle spends a year following Paul, Toni and daughter Harriet as they risk everything to buy a rundown pub in a remote village in the beautiful wilds of Scotland, with no experience of working in a pub, in a place they have only ever visited on holiday, and as the hospitality industry faces the greatest challenge in its history, Covid lockdown.

Ben Fogle spends a year following newlyweds Emma & Dave as they risk everything swapping minimalist living on a canal boat in London for a spacious wooden chalet with 14 acres of grassland in the heart of rural Lincolnshire, where they try to create their dream of a bespoke camping and glamping site in a rural paradise.

Ben Fogle spends a year following young couple Laura and Aran as they mortgage their futures and sink every penny they have into starting up their own bakery in the heart of the beautiful Peak District.

Ben Fogle spends a year following John (68), Heather (66) and their grown up children as they make a brand new life as cheese producers on a 240 acre farm in Derbyshire, after successful careers as vets living in busy Ripley.

Ben Fogle spends a year following 63-year-old Rizia as she swaps city living and life as a B&Ber in Edinburgh to follow her dream of living in the Scottish countryside and starting her own dog training center in the beautiful Pentland Hills in West Lothian, Scotland, with help from her 2 grown up sons Fireman Josh and builder Kyle, who are spending every spare hour helping her start up her dream business.

Ben Fogle spends a year following Alan and Yvonne as they risk everything to start a holiday lodge business in a remote part of Scotland, with no experience of running a building project or a business, in a home they bought online during lockdown without ever setting foot in it.