Ben Fogle
Ben Fogle

I have a terrible memory. I never remember names or faces. It's incredibly embarrassing.

Ben Fogle
Ben Fogle

I know some people obsess about their appearance but I don't - it's not something that bothers me.

Ben Fogle
Ben Fogle

There are a lot of people that I think look very good - Bryan Ferry and Jude Law dress really well, Steve McQueen was cool, and all the James Bonds have been very dapper.

Ben Fogle
Ben Fogle

In terms of TV shows, if you're a public figure, we've all been asked to do some sort of ridiculous show at some stage.

Ben Fogle
Ben Fogle

We experienced a miscarriage at 13 weeks and then a few years later we lost our son Willem at 30 weeks. I held him in my arms and had to organise his funeral.

Ben Fogle
Ben Fogle

My wife Marina likes salad and fish and I have reduced my meat consumption to just three times a week. It wouldn't take much to go vegetarian and I may well make that decision soon.

Ben Fogle
Ben Fogle

In many people's minds, Everest has lost her crown. She has become a mountain synonymous with death, exploitation and pollution.

Ben Fogle
Ben Fogle

Armies and former soldiers are working in the field to help protect elephants. Some have suggested staining the ivory; cameras and trackers have even been embedded within the tusk; others have arranged for tusks to be removed pre-emptively by conservationists.

Ben Fogle
Ben Fogle

Let's be honest, some people are better suited to exams than others in the same way that some of us are more sporty or arty.

Ben Fogle
Ben Fogle

I don't enjoy doing exercise at the time, but I enjoy the feeling afterwards.

Ben Fogle
Ben Fogle

Stroking my dog calms me down.

Ben Fogle
Ben Fogle

Both my wife and I are optimists and we look at the positives in life.

Ben Fogle
Ben Fogle

The majority of the time I live out of a rucksack in some jungle or stuck up some mountain. The luxury tends to be when my wife and children are there.

Ben Fogle
Ben Fogle

I'd quite like to run the Great Wall of China. I've never been to China and there's something about the Great Wall of China that is so iconic and evocative. It's only 3,000 miles. It's not that far.

Ben Fogle
Ben Fogle

I eventually realised you don't have to understand every single word, and that reading in your head doesn't have to be perfect. Once I took that pressure off, it gave me confidence.

Ben Fogle
Ben Fogle

Reading aloud could be humiliating, I was shy about doing it. Bear in mind I failed my English GCSE and A levels, which goes to prove that if I can embrace it, so can anyone.

Ben Fogle
Ben Fogle

Hopepunk works. Try it and I guarantee you will feel better - and so will the people around you. It's positively infectious.

Ben Fogle
Ben Fogle

Many of us will endure a lifetime following others. Institutionalisation suits many but not all. Some of us thrive beyond those boundaries.