Kevin McCloud's Escape to the Wild

2015
Ended
Documentary
~45m / ep
1 season
6.2/10

With cities becoming more crowded, and our lives very stressful, Kevin McCloud attempts to discover whether a simpler life out in the wild could make us happier. He travels to different remote destination to see how others have built their lives and dwellings against the odds.

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E1. Tonga
Jun 8, 2015 · 45m
Kevin journeys five days to a desert island in the Pacific to meet a British family who have moved into the wild for a simpler life. How hard is it living in paradise?
E2. Chile
Jun 15, 2015 · 45m
Kevin travels to the foothills of the Andes, to meet a south London family who've quit the daily grind to build a home made of soil in the shadow of an active volcano.
E3. Belize
Jun 22, 2015 · 45m
Kevin travels to the rainforests of Belize in Central America, one of the world's wildest places, to meet the Atkinson family, who have made a jungle house from rubbish.
E4. Sweden
Jun 29, 2015 · 45m
Kevin heads for the Arctic Circle, to meet Richard and Claire, who live in a cabin in the snow-covered forests of north Sweden, where sometimes simply surviving is a challenge.