Win the Wilderness: Alaska, BBC2, Sunday, 9pm
How far would you go to escape the demands of modern life....to feel true freedom?
Those opening words of the new BBC2 documentary immediately instil an unenviable vision, one that many of us can only imagine.
But with a major clue in the programme title, Win the Wilderness: Alaska, it's not exactly the freedom we all might relish.
The new series is in a fact a competition with a unique twist, as six couples attempt to live off grid in the vast Alaskan wilderness.
They will take on a series of challenges to prove they can survive and thrive in the wild as well as demonstrating they are worthy of inheriting an extraordinary home in one of the most beautiful places on earth.
Each couple is looking for a different life in Alaska - from real adventure to total escape - and above all to lay claim to a house like no other, built with 2,000 felled trees that lies 1,205ft above sea level.
Located close to the Arctic circle in America's most northerly state, the stunning three-storey home was built by Duane and Rena Ose.
It was in 1985 after walking 15 days to find this unique piece of land, one that he called his 'diamond in the rough', that Duane set about building the house.
Located on Ose Mountain - which Duane named after he and Rena secured the area to build their property - their 'labour of love' soon became the couple's 'dream home'.
Now aged in their seventies and with their children unable to take it on, they want to pass on their legacy.
"It's time for new chapter, we are looking for a couple to carry on what we have started," said Duane.
In searching for a new heir to their property, each of the six couples that arrive will face four key tests based on Duane and Rena's own experiences in the wild.
Survival expert CJ is on hand to assess each couple, with Matt and Rachel - childhood sweethearts who have been together since they were 14 years old - the first to take on the challenge and meet Duane and Rena in person.
RAF engineer Matt and accountant Rachel are hoping to swap their normal day-to-day lives for life for an adventure like never before.
But when Matt mentions his love of travelling, Duane is less than impressed.
"You don't want to leave it for the bears to chew up," he retorts.
There are immediate reservations from the retiring home-owners, "if they want to see the world, then how long how are they going to be gone from here", asks Duane.
But it's not long before he reveals he sees "a lot of potential" from the young couple.
Among the other couples of interest are Theo and Bee, who have been driving around the world in a van, adventure-seeking Jerome and Laura, who are swapping the classroom for the great outdoors, as well farmers Mark and Emily.
"Mark is the kind of guy you’d want by your side, in any situation," said Emily as the couple took charge of building the shelter.
The series is a different take on the reality show format that we have got used to on our television screens.
Ultimately the couple that impresses the most on each task will earn a place on the shortlist and a step closer to taking on Duane and Rena's legacy.
But who is worthy of staking a claim to a home that lies 100 miles away from the nearest road?
For those who fail, it's a flight back home to the UK, but for one couple it is an opportunity to "make the dream of a different life, a reality".
