Ben Fogle

“I love reading. I spend a huge amount of time travelling on planes and have always got a book on the go.”

“I have spent time in many of the world's popular wilderness locations and I would say Nepal should be proud. It is an example of man repairing the damage he has done.”

“Part of the beauty of wilderness schooling is that the overheads are very low. You want a classroom? Build a shelter from nature's store. You want to eat? Forage for it.”

“I failed my exams and my driving test. I failed to get into the Foreign Office and drama school. The big F was dominant in my early years.”

“The reality is that my wife would be pretty upset if I went and bought a plot of land somewhere in Outer Mongolia or the Arctic Circle!”

“I would hide behind my parents' legs at social events, I was even shy in front of my sisters. I was a really, really ridiculously shy boy. But the one thing I took from my public school education was confidence.”

“We so love to stereotype people in this country - I can relate to that myself as I've experienced it. By taking on challenges over the years, I've tried to show people I'm not just some 'posh boy' and that there's far more to me.”

“I don't think you can ever get closer to the natural world, than just a man - as in mankind - in an ocean, just you and it. It's not about conquering the ocean, it's about working with it.”

“We're a much more touchy-feely, hands-on generation than our fathers but juggling work, family and social life and trying to be romantic and keep yourself fit is really hard. I want to be the perfect dad but you can't be the perfect dad unless you compromise elsewhere.”

“Often, a seemingly clear clean beach has a huge amount of hidden litter.”

“For anyone, taking yourself out of your natural environment and comfort zone is such a great way to reflect where you've come from and where you are going.”

“There is something very appealing about moving to a faraway place.”

“London really is my city; I was born within a breath of Marble Arch.”

“I think we are becoming more obsessed about getting a certain amount of likes on our Twitter and Instagram accounts rather than actually living a proper, real, honest and organic life.”

“If you look at the positives, if you test yourself and challenge yourself... I describe myself as a 'yes' person. If you say no to too many things, you think 'what if'.”

“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.”

“When I was a child, Lego came in brick form, you'd buy boxes of random bricks. You used your imagination and your mind in your build.”

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

“As our focus turns to the oceans and the seemingly impossible task of repairing our marine habitat, we could look at Everest as a fine example of turning back the clock.”

“I find 'EastEnders' so utterly bleak.”