Escape to the Wild

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Escape to the Wild
Genre Documentary
Developed by Optomen Productions
Presented by Kevin McCloud
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes7
Production
Running time46-47 minutes
Original release
Network Channel 4
Release8 June 2015 (2015-06-08) 
16 February 2017 (2017-02-16)

Escape to the Wild is a British television series produced by Optomen television and broadcast on Channel 4. [1] It was originally titled, Kevin McCloud's Escape to the Wild, with Kevin McCloud as the presenter who follows British families who have given up their urban lives in the UK for a new one in remote destinations around the world. [2] With McCloud's departure, the name has been shortened to Escape to the Wild. [3]

Contents

Kevin McCloud's Escape to the Wild - Episodes

No.TitleDate
1"Tonga"8 June 2015 (2015-06-08)
2"Chile"15 June 2015 (2015-06-15)
3"Belize"22 June 2015 (2015-06-22)
4"Sweden"29 June 2015 (2015-06-29)

Escape to the Wild - Episodes

No.TitleDate
1"Indonesia"2 February 2017 (2017-02-02)
2"Yukon"9 February 2017 (2017-02-09)
3"River Nile"16 February 2017 (2017-02-16)

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References

  1. "Optomen International - Kevin McCloud's Escape to the Wild" . Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. Sam Wollaston (16 June 2015). "Kevin McCloud's Escape to the Wild review – the London family living on a volcano in Chile". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  3. "Escape to the Wild". Channel4. Retrieved 8 March 2017.