Ben Fogle is a TV personality, travel writer, event host, presenter and adventurer.

He is one of few people to launch and maintain a successful television career after appearing in a reality show.

His voluntary appearance on the BBC’s Castaway in 2000 launched his career in TV which now includes presenting the BBC’s Animal Park, Countryfile, Wild in Africa, Crufts, One Man and His Dog.

He has completed a number of global endurance events and was the first to cross the line in the pairs division of the 2005–2006 Atlantic Rowing Race in "Spirit of EDF Energy." Partnered by Olympic medallist James Cracknell they made a crossing time of 49 days, 19 hours, 8 minutes. After penalties, they were placed second in the pairs and fourth overall. The BBC series that followed the pair ‘Through Hell and High Water’ won an RTS award in 2007.

He has also completed the six-day Marathon des sables for the World Wide Fund for Nature across 160 miles of the Sahara Desert and the Safaricom Marathon in Kenya for the TUSK Trust.

Ben has published three books and is nominated as TV personality of the year and as best new talent at the Royal Television Society. He is a fellow of the Royal Geographic society, an Ambassador for WWF and keen supporter of the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme and Hearing Dogs for Deaf People.

He is married to Marina and is renowned for Inca his beloved black Labrador who accompanies him on many of his shows. In 2008 he will again compete with James Cracknell in a Race to the South Pole.