-From the islands to the Highlands, Scotland's landscape is the perfect place for a wild escape.

Some well-known faces are heading into unfamiliar territory for an immersive experience they'll never forget.

Ready to be rewilded?

-Arrr.

[ Both laughing ] -That is... -Isn't this amazing?

-...stunning.

-Good God, this is beautiful.

-Oh, sorry.

-No, no, that's alright.

-I wasn't apologizing to you.

-[ Laughs ] -I'm Hamza Yassin, born in Sudan and now living and working as a wildlife cameraman in the Scottish Highlands.

And I'll be their guide.

Put your thumb with your fingers and rub like that.

-Uh-huh.

This -- This is a wind-up, right?

-No, I promise you -- [ Laughs ] Okay.

Some of them are up already.

-Oh, my God, look at that.

-Martin.

Martin.

Martin.

There, there, there, there.

Right there.

We'll use the time we have to get to know each other better.

-So we were skinny dipping, and then all of a sudden, a tourist boat full of Norwegian Christians came around.

There was absolutely nothing we could do.

-No.

And find reflection in unexpected places.

-At what point do you stop and say... "Actually, it's about me"?

-If I do, you know, keep appearing as myself, who's gonna believe me when I'm pretending to be somebody else?

-Together, we'll discover the wonderful wildlife found across this beautiful land as we... escape to the wilderness.

-Oh, you [indistinct] -[ Gasps ] Sorry.

-What is it?

-It's a bee.

-Give me a five, Ben.

Give me bloody five.

-Man, that was amazing.

-Thank you.

On this trip, I'm joined by someone who isn't afraid to stand up for what she believes in.

House of Lords peer, campaigner and trailblazer Baroness Sayeeda Warsi.

-Working-class girl from nowhere.

What an amazing opportunity to play your part and make your mark.

-I've invited Sayeeda to the Cairngorms National Park on an escape that will get her well and truly out of her comfort zone... -Aah!

This is scary.

Switching off in the middle of the day.

-...where we'll get up close and personal with some friendly inhabitants... -[ Burps ] -Did you hear him burp?

-That is not very honorable behavior.

-No, it's not.

...and experience the transformative power of nature.

-Such a weird reaction.

Just felt overwhelmed.

-It'll be a journey where joy can be found with even the smallest of creatures.

-Actually, that was impressive.

That was impressive.

♪♪ ♪♪ -An ancient prehistoric landscape, the Cairngorms National Park is renowned for its rugged beauty.

At almost twice the size of the Lake District, it's the UK's largest national park.

♪♪ From ancient forests and rolling moorland to sheer granite mountains and glens carved by glaciers, this spectacular mosaic of habitat makes it a haven for more than a quarter of the UK's rare and endangered species.

I've spent a lot of time here, and I'm hoping this special place helps Sayeeda to escape from her busy life.

I've arranged to meet her on the banks of Loch an Eilein, surrounded by Scots pine, in the heart of the Cairngorms.

Oh, hello.

-Hi.

-How are you doing, Sayeeda?

-I'm good.

God, this is beautiful.

-Isn't it amazing?

Welcome to sunny Scotland.

Welcome to the Cairngorms.

-Is it always like this?

-Yeah, always, 100% of the time.

It's always sunny.

We don't have any midges.

Easy walking.

-And you're gonna tell me the truth like that, are you... -Yeah.

Absolutely.

-...throughout the next few days.

This is what's worrying me.

This is gonna be really hard.

Me and you have got to be mates.

We have got to be the A-Team.

We've got to be the same team.

-I'm sure we will be by the end of this, I promise you.

-Good.

-I can tell Sayeeda is on edge.

But I've got a plan to help her unwind and get her escape off to a roaring start.

I hear you're a petrolhead.

-I am, yeah.

-You are?

Good.

First thing I've got lined up for you... -Okay.

-...is a bit of fun.

I want to take you somewhere a little bit higher, where you can see the lay of the land.

-Okay.

-Cool.

Come on then.

We're jumping on quad bikes -- the fastest way to get to a view of the Cairngorm mountain range, home to four of the UK's highest mountains.

It's also the last place Sayeeda will get any phone signal... if I'm lucky.

-Hi.

How are you doing?

If there's any issues, just let me know.

-Golden eagle.

There's a golden eagle on that ridge far, far away.

And you're on your phone.

-Where?

-Like, you have to use binoculars to see it, but... -I'm just calling my dad.

-This wasn't quite the call of the wild I was thinking of.

-Okay.

Right.

All my calls done.

-Done?

All of them?

-Yeah.

Yeah.

-You're a busy woman.

-I'm really excited.

And, you know, it just feels like a huge privilege.

I mean, look at this.

You know, you're surrounded by this amazing countryside and you think, "Well, how can I not be excited by this?"

But I think -- If I could enjoy all of this and hang on to all of this... -Okay.

-...then I kind of think I could -- I could really enjoy it.

I feel like I can only switch off if I'm connected, which sounds like a complete, like, messed-up way of saying it.

-Uh-huh.

My proposal to you is -- I know this is gonna be difficult for you.

How about I take your laptop, iPad and phone away and you have three days of absolute detox?

How does that make you feel?

-I think it makes me feel... scared and guilty.

-Why?

-Because it feels like an incredibly selfish thing to do.

Does that sound weird?

It feels like all my -- You know, I'm being irresponsible by not being available.

-You're not gonna have much signal around here where we're gonna go anyway.

-Right.

I can't just have my phone on airplane mode?

-No.

I just -- See?

That -- At the end of the three days, I'll give them back to you, I promise.

-Okay.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-Alright.

-Aah!

This is scary.

Switching off in the middle of the day.

There you go.

-Thank you.

I promise I'll look after them.

-I really hope that I can learn the process of being in the moment.

I'm either thinking of something that's just happened and thinking about something that's about to happen.

-Yeah.

-But I'm very rarely in the present.

-Yeah, okay.

♪♪ ♪♪ -I turned 50 this year, so, you know, it was a moment to -- to say, "God," you know, I've probably lived more than half my life already."

-How does that make you feel?

-It did make me feel like I needed to take stock.

And one of the reasons why I'm doing this is because this is completely outside my comfort zone.

-I'm glad Sayeeda is ready to throw herself into an adventure.

So on our way back down, I take her on a detour through a herd of Highland cows, who prefer the forest to the field.

Ahh, Sayeeda.

Have a look at this.

♪♪ -Oooooh!

[ Laughing ] I never thought I would actually get this close or even stand this close, because I would think they want to come for me, but they don't actually want to come for me.

-No, they don't.

And most wildlife doesn't want to come to you.

They'd want to sit and watch you, which is exactly what they're all doing.

And a lot of people see the horns and think just danger straightaway.

-I would.

I -- I -- When I first went through, it was like, "Oh, my God, scary face, scary face."

-Yeah.

-I was, like, gritting my teeth, thinking, "I really want to try and get through."

So were these cows bred for these climates or were they naturally in this habitat?

-They're absolutely designed for this environment.

They're one of the only breeds of cow that can stay all year outside.

-Wow.

-And they've got double fur.

They've got the coarse, warm hair on the inside, which is not particularly waterproof.

And then you've got the really tough, coarse hair on the outside that basically just sheds all the water off.

It's like an umbrella.

-Wow.

-[ Moos loudly ] -Why is she doing that?

-Communication.

Tails wiggling, ears moving.

And it will be talking to its offspring.

-So you know me... -Yeah.

-...because I know so little about animals that would be the moment where I'd be thinking, "She's saying, 'Get her, go get her.'"

That'd be when I'd be, like, whizzing on it.

"I'm out of here."

Oh, my gosh, she -- she genuinely looks like she's saying, "Go get her."

-She's not.

She's inquisitive.

I can see Sayeeda is definitely nervous around animals, but I'm hoping she'll be a little bit more relaxed at Inshriach, where we'll be staying during our escape.

♪♪ Do you do a lot of camping?

-I've never camped in my life.

This is why my kids think it's gonna be hilarious.

They think I'm not gonna last.

But you know what?

I am gonna last.

Even if it's just to prove a point.

-Determined.

I like that.

What's the most... -I might run down there and hot wire a car and book myself into a hotel by the end of tomorrow.

-I'd wake up in the morning going, "Where the hell has Sayeeda gone?"

-"Where's she gone?"

-I don't think Sayeeda will be running away after she sees her cozy and secluded off-grid log house.

-Oh.

It's nice.

No, no, I'm really pleased, actually.

-Yeah?

It has everything she needs for a peaceful escape.

Well, almost everything.

Welcome...to your humble abode.

-Okay, so I can cook.

-Yeah.

-And I can wash.

-There's one more thing.

-I was gonna say, [laughing] "Where's the toilet?"

-There we go.

Do you want to come and have a look?

-Yeah.

Let's go see the toilet.

-Right.

Go on then.

-I really want to see the toilet.

-When nature does come calling, Sayeeda's private loo is an uphill walk behind her cabin.

-That is a long loo stop.

There is no way I'm gonna venture through those bushes on a night.

Because, weirdly... -Yeah?

-...I'd be freaked out thinking, "What's behind this door?"

That's a good toilet.

I think if this was next door to my cabin... -Yeah.

-...I'd be fine.

-You're not asking for much, are you?

-No.

-Well, the reason it's out here, it's because it's a compost toilet.

You want it to be as furthest away from your living quarters.

-I get that.

Do you realize how many times I will go to the toilet in the middle of the night?

-Probably just as much as me.

-Well, I am 50.

I'm menopausal.

I will be going to the toilet every few hours.

-Right.

-And that's what's worrying me.

-I want you to feel comfortable enough to come up here.

And if it means you have to call me on the radio... -And talk to you all the way here, could I do that?

-How about we do that?

Yeah.

How about we do that?

-That allows me to communicate with you.

-Yes.

I'll be listening.

-Hamza!

Hamza!

I need to go now!

-Do it.

-Get on the phone!

-Do it!

I'm not far.

-I am gonna push myself.

I'm gonna do this, Hamza, I want to do this.

I'm scared of doing this.

I'm now gonna check out the facilities.

-Okay, I'll leave you to it.

-Thank you.

-Report back to me.

-Cheers.

-It's during the daytime.

Do you still need me to talk to you?

-No.

-Okay.

-That's just weird.

-[ Both laughing ] -See you down there.

-See you down there.

-As the night draws in, we're preparing a well-earned meal.

-It's really calm.

It just feels really calm.

-Yeah, well, we're in the middle of nowhere, really.

-It doesn't feel scary.

-That's good.

-Maybe I'm just waiting for nightfall.

-Well, yeah.

-But before that, we're gonna have fantastic food.

-I can't wait, I can't wait.

-The only experience I had like this was as a very young child, when we used to go back to visit my grandmother... -Yeah.

-...in the Punjab, and she would cook on, you know, wood, and she would cook outdoors and we'd sit outdoors.

But we were visiting, so everything was done for you.

And also there's a huge family there.

So there were lots and lots of people around.

And they all knew what to do.

And they knew how the animals, you know, would behave and react.

-Yeah.

-So I think to be here alone is really unusual for me.

-Right.

-It's taken me 50 years to get to the point where I thought, "I'll try that."

-Why did you not go camping as you were younger?

-I think definitely culturally, it wasn't what you did.

-Yeah.

-When I was talking to my parents about doing this program and my mum was saying, "What, are you going to make a program about not having electricity and an outside toilet?

Well, I grew up with that," you know.

-Welcome to back home.

-Yeah.

And it was this real sense of, "Seriously?"

I think for them, the life they'd left behind, a hard life, was not something they were going to do for leisure time.

-Yeah.

-Right?

So for them running water, gas, electricity, four walls, you know, was -- I mean, they couldn't understand why anybody would want to live in the way that they'd actually left behind.

-Yeah.

-Shall we go cook?

-Yeah.

-Cook, cook, cook.

-This bountiful landscape is home to many things, but it doesn't quite stretch to the flavors of the Punjab.

So Sayeeda has brought her own spices from home to cook one of her favorite dishes, a cod and chickpea curry.

Wow.

-Can't just whack the gas up, can you?

-[ Laughs ] No.

You seem comfortable now.

-I am.

I kind of feel like I know what I'm doing.

-Is that because you're cooking?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

Okay.

-This is my territory.

-[ Laughs ] Are you more comfortable around people, do you think?

-If I was stuck on a wildlife reserve with just animals and me, I'd just go -- I think I'd go crazy.

-For me, like, going into the Houses of Parliament is crazy.

What was it like for you being a woman, a woman of color, heading into the House of Lords?

-I think probably the biggest thing was not just being a woman or a woman of color, but being 36 where the average age is 69.

-Right.

-And being working class, where a lot of them aren't.

-Yeah.

-And also, I went into the House of Lords and I went in as a shadow minister.

-Okay.

-So again, I went in on what we call the front bench.

-Yeah.

-There were lots and lots of really experienced people, much older people... -Yeah.

-...on the backbenches.

And, yeah, I think -- I'm sure there were a few question marks raised.

-Like what?

-Well, you know, "Why are you there?

Are you there on merit?

You know, is this a tokenistic appointment?

Do you deserve to be there?"

But no, I just thought, "Well, hey, look at me.

Working-class girl from nowhere.

What an amazing opportunity to play your part and make your mark."

-Yeah.

-People don't scare me.

Turmeric.

-Yeah.

-Chilies.

-Yeah.

-And salt.

♪♪ This is the secret ingredient in all my cooking.

-I see.

-My mum's homemade garam masala.

It is like gold dust.

-Is it?

-It is.

-Why?

-Because she makes it.

Nobody else does.

Smell it.

Tell me what you think.

-Ahh.

That's the sort of smell that takes me straight back to Africa when I was young.

-That came from Dewsbury in West Yorkshire.

I'm really sorry to shatter your illusions.

Tell me what you think.

-That is amazing.

That is so good.

We're in the middle of nowhere on an evening with a beautiful sunset that's just gone down in a wood cabin with a log fire.

And you've just produced this.

-Like it?

-That is a gift.

♪♪ My hut is a short stroll down the hill from Sayeeda's log house.

I know staying all alone in the woods will be well out of her comfort zone, so I have a way to help keep her company.

-I'm on my way back down again now.

-Yeah.

Perfect.

-Thank you for doing this.

I'm nearly back.

Have a great night.

-You too.

Sweet dreams.

Bye bye.

♪♪ ♪♪ -Hi.

Good morning.

It's been my first night at the log cabin, and I've survived.

It is lovely, very quiet.

It's very still.

You can hardly hear anything.

But, yeah, survived the first day.

♪♪ -I'm glad Sayeeda is still here, because I've got something extra special lined up this morning.

This pine forest is the perfect habitat for one of the UK's most endangered species... ...the red squirrel.

Elusive and nimble, I'll need to pull out all the stops to get our shot.

This is a good spot.

So you see these nuts?

We're gonna do a little loop around, and I want you to tuck them in to the nooks and crannies of the trees for them to come and feed on.

There we go.

♪♪ ♪♪ So when you see a squirrel, if you try and not move too much... -Not go, "Wow!

This is great."

-Yeah, yeah.

♪♪ ♪♪ So you'll see the tree branches moving.

That gives you -- -Oh, there's one.

-Can you see it?

-There's one there.

See?

It's going over that way.

You see?

♪♪ Can you see?

♪♪ -There's only around 140,000 red squirrels in the UK, compared to over 2 million grays.

So a sighting in the wild is a very special moment indeed.

♪♪ -[ Gasps ] Sorry.

-What is it?

What is it?

-A bee.

Sorry.

-What is it?

-It's a bee.

-It's a bee.

Sayeeda.

I thought you'd been attacked by something.

A bee.

You scared the hell out of me.

-[ Laughing ] The bee scared the hell out of me.

-They don't want to do anything.

They don't -- You don't have any nectar.

Ah, I can see him.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

-Can you see him?

He's poking his head around.

-No.

-Just there.

-Oh, yeah.

Oh, he looks amazing.

♪♪ ♪♪ -What is the difference between a gray and a red?

-Reds are actually our native squirrels and they're smaller and they don't damage the trees like the grays do.

Gray squirrels come from America.

They were introduced in the 1800s, and they carry a virus that the red squirrels don't have any immunity to.

-Ahh.

-So the grays, when they come into a territory of a red, they actually pass this virus and it kills them.

-Why did we introduce them here?

-We thought it was fun.

We thought it would be cool.

It was that time of the era where introducing peacocks, pheasants from India, you know, that was kind of cool.

It was luxurious.

-Mm-hmm.

♪♪ -Look at that jump.

Amazing.

♪♪ -They jump so elegantly, don't they?

-They do.

-It's like watching squirrel "Strictly Come Dancing."

-[ Laughs ] ♪♪ -You could pass so many hours, couldn't you?

-Just watching... -These animals.

-Yeah.

♪♪ ♪♪ How did you sleep last night?

-You know, I slept remarkably well.

I literally got into bed and passed out.

-Yeah.

-It's quite normal for me to be up every couple of hours.

-Okay.

-And I think my sleep is more disturbed now than it's ever been.

-Why?

-I think it's menopause.

I genuinely think it's menopause.

-Really?

Okay.

-So hot flushes, which hadn't -- Now I'm taking, um, HRT, which is hormone replacement therapy.

-Yeah.

-You know, which has made it a little bit better.

-You're quite open about your menopause.

You'll talk about it -- -I think we have to be.

It's only when I went through it that I realized just how little we talked about it.

-Yeah, yeah.

-And... And it's such a big thing that affects half the population.

-Indeed.

-It's life-changing for most women.

-Yeah.

-It was life-changing for me.

You know, I was somebody who was a woman firing on all cylinders.

And the next I felt like I'd been hit by a truck.

And I just thought, "You know, how many women are going through this?"

And we're not -- we're not talking about it.

-And do you think that's because it's a taboo subject?

Or we just think, "Ah," 'cause men kind of run society or we think they do.

-Well, I was gonna say, I think it's because women get it.

My daughter, who's a medic, said if men had menopause, we'd have fixed it by now.

♪♪ -Duck, duck.

Got it.

-I don't want to breathe.

-Did you ever think you'll get this close?

-Wow.

He's right above my head.

-He's gonna jump.

He's gonna jump!

Oh.

-Actually, that was impressive.

That was impressive.

-Cooling off under the hot summer sun is just what we both need.

So I brought Sayeeda down to a shallow section of the River Spey.

-Ah.

It's cold.

-Of course it's cold.

-Aah!

It's really cold.

[ Laughs ] Okay.

[ Laughs ] Oh, it's alright, actually.

-It is, isn't it?

-This feels good, you know?

-[ Laughs ] I'm glad.

I'm glad you're enjoying it.

-Me in a river!

♪♪ This is kind of part of being frivolous and living, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-And, you know, if I'm perfectly honest, I haven't been frivolous.

-When we're in a place like this and I'm with my brothers and sisters, the first thing they do... -Do not splash me.

If you splash me, I'm gonna whip you.

-What are you gonna do?

I'm far enough away.

I'm faster than you.

[ Both laughing ] Come on, Sayeeda, live a little.

-I can't even come after you!

-[ Both laughing ] ♪♪ ♪♪ -Feeling refreshed, I want to take Sayeeda to a wildlife hide where she can spend the evening up close with Britain's largest land carnivore.

Oh, badger, badger, badger, badger!

Badger's here, badger's here.

-Where?

-Look at the edge of that log.

-Wow.

I can see it.

That's a male, I think.

-Do you think?

I think that's a female.

-I'll go with your judgment seeing as you've seen -- This is the first time I've ever seen a badger.

-Female badgers have a narrower face and neck.

And this particular badger is well known to this hide with her distinctive limp and pink nose.

So I've put up a little bit of peanuts and peanut butter.

At the moment, she's licking up the peanut butter.

♪♪ Badgers are nocturnal and pass this hide on their nightly feeding routine... ...topping up their diet with unsalted peanuts and allowing us to get close without disturbing them.

-Do they live in pairs and families?

-They live in family groups called clans headed by a boar and a sow, the male and the female, the dominant pair, and then the offsprings.

♪♪ ♪♪ Can you hear them crunching away?

-Yeah.

-So they've got a very, very strong bite.

And badgers are our biggest carnivores in the UK.

-Oh, gosh.

They don't eat other animals.

-For sure.

Yeah.

They're mainly eating stuff like worms, bulbs, and they dig them up.

But if they can and have the time, they'll eat a lot of ground-nesting birds, eggs and chicks.

♪♪ -It's so bizarre, isn't it?

When you don't look at animals, how you've got your own imagined version of them.

-Right.

♪♪ It's really interesting and odd for me to be seeing animals in the wild like this.

-[ Laughs ] -It's actually quite soothing.

-I'm glad Sayeeda is as enthralled as I am watching nature... ...allowing herself to forget about being connected to the world during this experience.

♪♪ [ Imitating bird call ] ♪♪ ♪♪ -I'm actually really surprised that I'm here on my own.

And it feels alright.

It actually feels better than alright.

It feels quite good.

It does... [ Sighs ] ♪♪ It just -- It does actually feel really peaceful.

And right now, late at night on my own in the log cabin, I am in the moment.

♪♪ -The Cairngorms National Park is home to some of Scotland's most ancient Caledonian forest.

I've brought Sayeeda to Rothiemurchus, one of the remaining remnants of this iconic forest... ...where its pinewoods date back 8,000 years to the last Ice Age.

I'd like Sayeeda to try the Japanese practice of forest bathing -- the act of focusing on the natural world without any distractions.

Shall we take a seat?

-Hey, listen.

Look at that.

I might even find a stick like yours.

-[ Laughs ] Don't think you'll find one as good as mine.

-Oh.

Have I just hit you in the face with a stick?

-Don't worry.

-God, I meant to do that.

-Yeah.

-[ Both laughing ] -So you're unwinding slowly?

-Yeah, I do.

I definitely feel more carefree.

My days are so structured... -Yeah.

-...that this feels really odd.

-Okay, well, I want to send you off on your own in the forest and to kind of just zone out, see what you can see.

Listen to everything and spend, like, 20 minutes out there.

-Okay.

I'll set my watch going.

-No, no, no.

Right.

Can I have your watch?

Leave your watch behind.

I want you... -I won't have an idea of what time... -But that's okay because you're gonna be sitting there going, "Oh, another 10 minutes right.

Now I need to think of something."

I want you to be... -I'll be sat in my underpants at the end of this.

"Give me your -- Give me your watch.

Give me your clothes."

-Take your time.

Enjoy it.

Just immerse yourself in it.

-Okay.

-Yeah?

Enjoy it.

♪♪ ♪♪ Forest bathing is more than just a walk through the trees.

♪♪ It's about slowing down... making time stop... and engaging all of your senses.

♪♪ ♪♪ -[ Sniffling ] ♪♪ ♪♪ Such a weird reaction, Hamza.

-How come?

-Just... Just felt overwhelmed.

-Really?

-Yeah.

Oh, I'm gonna set myself off again.

-What got you so emotional?

-I don't know.

I think just stood up against a tree and just... kind of laid back against it and just that sense of... Just a sense of... release, I suppose.

-Yeah.

-Stopping.

Stopping is scary.

-Yeah.

-I need to stop.

♪♪ ♪♪ Maybe politics means that you can never switch off.

Maybe all you're looking at is all the problems.

And if you're in politics, then you are supposed to be the solution and just the responsibility of solution.

-Yeah.

-And at some point, you just have to stop and say, "Well, no, I don't have the answers to everything."

I think there was just a moment back there where I just thought, "Well, at what point do you stop and say, 'Actually, it's about me'"?

-Yeah.

-Thank you for making me do that.

I don't think -- I would never do this.

I would never have done this on my own.

I mean, I would have thought it was the most weirdy... ...time-consuming, completely frivolous, selfish thing to go out and do.

-I sent you away for 20 minutes.

-Yeah.

-You took 40.

-Did I?

-Yeah.

-Gosh.

-40 minutes.

-No.

Thank you.

I really mean it, Hamza.

-You're most welcome.

♪♪ ♪♪ Leaving the forest behind, we head to the Cairngorm mountains to get above the tree line for the final encounter I've got planned.

-Can we get any closer?

-Do you want to get closer?

-Yeah, I think so.

-Okay.

This is the Cairngorm reindeer herd, and I'm hoping Sayeeda can see past their big antlers and get close enough to hand-feed them.

Just moving slowly.

Don't worry.

You're with me.

-Hamza tastes better.

-[ Laughs ] Hamza tastes better.

But they're not gonna eat us.

Abundant in Scotland up until 800 years ago, this managed herd freely roam the Cairngorm mountains after being brought back to Scotland in 1952.

-The antlers look like they're made of, um, like, suede.

-So have a look at this one here.

You're talking about their antlers.

Don't worry, don't worry.

-I don't move.

I don't move, I don't move.

-You don't move.

At the moment, as you can see, they're growing them.

And they're in the velvet stage.

-Right.

-And the velvet is what gives all the nutrients to the antlers as they're growing.

Reindeer are one of the few species to eat lichen... Hi, buddy.

Come this way.

Ooh.

...a nutritious mix of fungi and algae that can grow in even the harshest of environments.

I'm gonna hand feed them and just see how I do it.

And I'd actually like you to do exactly the same.

-What do you feel when they put their mouth on your hands?

-You just feel their lips.

-That's it?

-That's it.

-Stay with me.

Stay with me.

-I'll be with you.

I'm this close, so stick your hand out.

Put it in like, as if you're drinking out of them.

Okay?

Alright, buddy.

Go on, move up.

-Oh.

-Just hold it like this.

That's it.

-Aah!

-Don't scream.

-Okay.

-Okay.

I want a better -- a better go at this.

You can't scream and just chuck it on the floor, Sayeeda.

♪♪ ♪♪ -What is this clicking?

You know, you can hear all of them just going click, click, click, click, click.

-Yeah.

-It's almost like they've got a little ticker going.

-Yeah.

That's from their tendons.

And it's so that in a whiteout in a snowstorm, they can still hear each other.

-Wow.

-So they can follow the herd.

So if they did go out of the herd and they can't see it, just basically follow the clicking.

-Yeah.

-They'll be back in again.

-Stay back in touch.

-Hi, buddy.

Ready?

-Let me get it.

-You want to get it.

Okay.

So I'll hold the bag nice and high just so that they can't get in.

Okay.

There you go.

Now, hold it still.

Hold it still.

Hold it still.

Open your eyes.

-[ Breathing heavily ] -Enjoy the experience.

This feels like torture for you.

Again?

What's your heart rate say?

Read your watch.

I want to see what your heart rate says.

-Oh, my God.

-What's your heart rate say?

-It's 108.

-What's your resting heart rate?

-69.

-You're definitely out your comfort zone, but I'm proud of you, Sayeeda.

-I'm getting a workout.

-Right.

There's not much left.

Okay?

-Okay, I'm gonna do a good one.

-Okay.

Keep your eyes open.

Enjoy the experience.

-Wow.

-How does that feel?

-I did that without panicking.

-Exactly.

Did you hear him burp?

-Yeah, I did.

I was gonna say...that is not very honorable behavior.

-No, it's not.

-For me to get this close... is just something else.

-And with that triumphant moment, our escape has come to an end.

♪♪ The only thing left is for me to reunite Sayeeda with the outside world.

-I'm really glad I did this.

Of course I had my reservations.

This was something completely out of my comfort zone.

But it's the reason why I did it, because I wanted to be pushed.

And I wanted to feel like at the end of this, I've learned something about the natural world, but also learned something about myself.

-Yeah.

-Growing up, I didn't camp, I didn't swim, I didn't ride a bike.

And most of my life I've had really serious jobs, and I don't think I've really had the time to have an outdoor life, and I've always seen it actually as being quite frivolous.

-Yeah.

-And yet what I've realized, I think, over the last three days, is that it's not frivolous.

It's necessary.

-Yeah.

-And so I think for me, parts of these three days have been quite emotional and difficult because there is... I suppose, a sense of regret that I didn't do more me time through such a huge part of my life.

-Yeah.

-I'm really glad I did it.

-I saw you completely let go when I asked you to go and take that 20 minutes to enjoy the forest, and you came back, and immediately I can see there was a change.

-I think what went through my mind is "Why -- Why have I not done this before?"

-Are you gonna take your family members, the rest of your family out to go and enjoy Mother Nature like this?

-They do this already.

I'm the one that holds them back, and a lot of it is because I genuinely don't feel comfortable with animals.

So, you know, I think when the kids now turn around and say, "Let's go camping..." -Okay.

-...I'll probably say, "Well, yeah, let's do glamping.

But, yeah, let's do this."

-Well, what about your mobile phone?

Because day one, I'll be speaking to you and be like, "Just -- just one minute.

I've got this phone.

Hello.

Yes.

And I've got to just answer this e-mail."

How do you feel now?

-I need to find a way through of not being available all the time and not feeling guilty for when I say no.

This morning when we woke up, I came out onto the deck and I actually saw some birds feeding on the bird feeder, and I came out and I thought, "I'm gonna get a bird feeder."

You know when I go back?

-Yeah.

-I'm gonna get a bird feeder, and I'm going to take time during the day when I see birds at the feed, I'm gonna put my phone down, I'm gonna walk out and I'm gonna watch them.

-Enjoy it.

-Yeah.

And I'm not gonna see that as a frivolous moment.

I'm gonna see that as a really important moment.

-That's an amazing change, Sayeeda.

I'm so happy you're saying this.

Alright.

I think it's time that I hand these over to you.

Look at your face.

-I am quite excited.

-You're like a kid at Christmas.

-[ Cellphone dinging ] -Here we go.

-It's slowly coming through.

Oh, my God.

Okay.

22.

Oh, it's going mad now.

So 88 messages and 72 WhatsApps.

-And that's three days.

-It doesn't even recognize my face anymore.

You see, that's how much it's missed me.

Can you see that?

"Face I.D.

not recognized."

It's me, sweetheart.

I'm back.

I'm back!

[ Both laughing ] -I bet it says... -282 e-mails.

-You can answer them tomorrow.

-I can answer them tomorrow.

-One more evening.

-If it's waited for this long, it can wait a bit longer, can't it?

-Indeed.

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