Fogle appeared on the rural-affairs programme alongside John Craven from 2001 until 2008, during which time he reported on a number of the UK's odd rural pastimes, including:

Seems like huntin' is an odd pastime for a zoologist.

Spending so much time in a bookstore might seem a slightly odd pastime, but it's becoming increasingly popular in Prague, Berlin and other cities of the former Eastern bloc - at least among English-speaking expatriates and locals who are keen on their culture.

Instead, it seems to have found its calling by tapping into an odd but distinct pastime: the search for small-town America.

WHEN I was frequent business traveler, I developed what some people might consider an odd pastime: I recorded the tail numbers on planes.

Treating Harlem Sunday services, which are mostly Baptist, like a theatrical tourist event is a bit of an odd pastime.