SUN & SAND

Ben Fogle: New Lives In I The Wild, 9pm, Ch5

THIS week, Ben visits American Maryanne Stroud Gabbani, who lives with 14 dogs and assorted livestock on a farm at the edge of the Sahara desert d in Egypt. As he gets to know

this formidable woman (pictured with Fogle), he learns of the tragedy that led her there and marvels at her stoicism — and her determination to stay.