Ben
Fogle
I
n 2000 Ben volunteered to be
marooned on Taransay, a remote
windswept island in the Outer
Hebrides as part of the BBC’s big
millennium project Castaway 2000.
Ben Fogle is a now a presenter, Writer
and Adventurer. His achievements
include racing 160 miles across the
Sahara desert in the notorious Marathon
Des Sables. He has rowed the Atlantic
Ocean in 49 days and crossed Antarctica
in a foot race to the South Pole. He
has presented numerous programme’s
including BBC’s Animal Park, Wild In
Africa, Countryfile, Crufts, One Man
and His Dog and Extreme Dreams.
He writes regularly for the Sunday
Telegraph and the Independent and has
written four bestselling books. He is an
ambassador for WWF, Medcins Sans
Frontier and Tusk, a fellow of the Royal
Geographical Society and the President
of the Campaign for National Park’s.
Ben writes a weekly Country Diary for
the Sunday Telegraph, a green column
in Sky magazine and his writing has
appeared in numerous other titles.
Ben married Marina in September 2006
after meeting her in the park while
the couple were walking their dogs.
Marina runs her own events company
www.kasimira.com; She Ben, Maggi
and Inca live in London.
What’s On Magazine met up with Ben
at this years ideal Home Exhibition
for this exclusive interview and
photoshoot!
Ben Fogle with What’s On Editor
“I would love
to go on
holiday with
Joanna Lumley”
Ben supporting Coolafone www.coolafone.com
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