The Food Programme · BBC Radio 4

The New Good Life

July 25, 2025·42 min·4 clips
Former Groove Armada DJ Andy Cato describes how reading one article led him to abandon music for farming.
A move starts with admin.

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A grounded, gently restless look at leaving city life for three acres, chickens, goats, and a lot of learning.

The New Good Life makes Leila Kazim's move from London to rural Portugal feel less like an escape fantasy than a set of immediate, slightly nerve-jangling questions: what gets cancelled, what gets packed, and what do you sleep on when the dream finally becomes a place?

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Why you'd press play

You want a slower life, but you still need the removal checklist.

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