Off the Cuff

For anyone who hasn't seen Castaway, Ben probably merits an introduction. In 2000 30-odd people were left on the Scottish island of Taransay to survive in a community for a year, and were filmed by the BBC.

Ben stole the hearts of the nation with his naive but genuine personality, his posh accent and gorgeousness. He is a lovely guy, and as a dog person I really respect his taking his black labrador Inca as his luxury item.

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• Background
• Publications
• Roles: Television
• Snippets

• Mother is actress Julia Foster
• Ben was in the navy for a while before being a Photographic Editor at the upmarket magazine Tatler

• The Teatime Islands

• Countryfile (2001 -): occasional presenter, including a series on Ben's Islands and Ben's Castles
• Castaway (2000): Himself

A typical Countryfile moment: "Now let's join Ben Fogle who is being wowed by woad"

benfogle.com is endorsed by the man himself, and here you can read about his future appearances and projects.

And should you wish to exchange comments on the varying blue of Ben's jumpers, there's a Yahoo! Discussion Group