A New Life in the Sun
A New Life in the Sun is a lifestyle program on Channel 4. Intrepid expats chase their dream life in the sun and set up new businesses abroad. How easy is it to start a new life? And is the grass really greener on the other side? The popular program has been available since 2024. A total of 149 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in February 2025.
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1:00:00A New Life in the Sun
In France, two B&Bers prepare to open their business while also planning their wedding, and we meet a new couple in Portugal opening their stunning villa to walkers and trekkers. (S7 Ep23)
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The new series continues. A VIP visits Paul and Fiona's French villa. In Italy, Summer and Ashley take on even more work. In Portugal, Louise and Shay look for a new start. (S10 Ep34/35)
Series 7
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1:00:00On the Costa del Sol, a family prepare to open their bar. In France, two B&Bers renovating a 100-year-old house get the fright of their lives when a window falls from the roof. (S7 Ep22)
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1:00:00The new series continues. Tom and Terry's B&B reach a milestone. Changes are afoot at Leah and Joao's Portuguese cocktail bar. In Italy, Summer and Ashley start their reno. (S10 Ep33/35)
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1:00:00A family take over a bar on the Costa del Sol, a Hampshire couple move to Bergerac to restore a 100-year-old house, and a building in Valencia is made habitable for new guests. (S7 Ep21)
Series 10 1:00:00
1:00:00The new series continues. In Spain, demolitions get underway at Tom and Terry's B&B. And with eight years of building works finally finished, Paul and Fiona turn to hosting. (S10 Ep32/35)
Series 7 1:00:00
1:00:00There's a problem at some holiday lets on the Costa del Sol, farmers in Italy launch a new venture, a hotelier plans his first wedding and two gîte owners in France get creative. (S7 Ep14)
Series 10 1:00:00
1:00:00The new series continues. Can Paul and Fiona meet their deadline for finishing renovations in France? In Portugal, can Leah and Joao break into the busy Albufeira bar scene? (S10 Ep31/35)
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1:00:00A B&B owner swaps Brighton for the Costa del Sol, stormy weather halts a couple's gîte renovations in France, and a new idea gets off to a bumpy start on an organic farm in Italy. (S7 Ep13)
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1:00:00In Portugal, there's beer fear at Richard and Simon's new bar. Will they run out? A group of cyclists tackle the French Pyrenees' snowy mountains. (S10 Ep30/35)
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1:00:00In Andalucía, it's launch day at a couple's new hotel. In France, two gîte owners are dealt a financial blow. And in Italy, an injury puts a group of organic farmers under strain. (S7 Ep12)
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1:00:00In Portugal, Richard and Simon's bar relaunches after closing for a week. In Italy, a drought causes problems at Lisa and Paul's holiday lets. Plus: mattress mayhem in France. (S10 Ep29/35)
Series 7 1:00:00
1:00:00A couple take on a massive property in France, a business exec gives it all up to run a farm in the Italian mountains and two Londoners fall in love with a rundown hotel in Spain. (S7 Ep11)
Series 10 1:00:00
1:00:00In the Pyrenees, Becky and Gav have a mountain to climb to complete their holiday lets. And will Mark and Gary's gîte be awarded a five-star rating? (S10 Ep28/35)
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It's the end of the season for our expats. In France, a spa owner throws open her doors for the first time. And in Spain, an unexpected booking causes chaos at a countryside B&B. (S7 Ep10)
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1:00:00In Portugal, Mother Nature wreaks havoc on Richard and Simon's bar. In Italy, boiler problems leave Lisa and Paul's first booking in disarray. (S10 Ep27/35)
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1:00:00In Portugal, a brewery opens its tap room, there's a launch party at a B&B in Andalucía, and a swimming pool gets delivered to a French spa. (S7 Ep9)
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1:00:00In Portugal, friends Richard and Simon raise funds to renovate an abandoned bar. In France, couple Mark and Gary turn an old distillery into a gîte. (S10 Ep26/35)
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1:00:00A beauty therapist from Halifax starts turning her French home into a spa. In Italy, a yurt restaurant opens for business. And sales are on the up for two new brewers in Portugal. (S7 Ep8)
Series 10 1:00:00
1:00:00In Bulgaria, Colin and Paul give their horseback riding a trial trot. In Spain, have Jo and Ken's business-boosting experiments moved the dial? (S10 Ep25/35)