Ben Fogle

Ben will be heading off to Latin America for a new series, Extreme Andes, which will see Ben trekking from the Ecuator to the tropic of Capricorn by way of the Andes. He will be leading four seperate teams on this gruelling journey. The series will TX sometime in the new year.

Follow Ben’s progress here…

The BBC series Back to Taransay will TX the week beginning July 28th and will look back at various archive footage from the original series Castaway 2000.

July 27th marks the 20th anniversary of BBC’s Countryfile. Look out for the special commemarative issue of Countryfile magazine and a very special hour long programme form the whole team including a behind the scenes tour with Ben.

Thanks to all those who sponsored me in this years London Marathon.

All donations have gone to the RNLI, for whom every penny goes towards saving lives at sea. I completed the marathon in 4 hours.

BBC2 have filmed a week long retrospective looking back at the original series, Castaway 2000. Using archive footage and interviews, the series promises a nostalgic return to Taransay and an opportunity to find out what happened to Roger, Ray, Ron and the 36 other Castaway’s. Dates to be confirmed.