Real Survival Stories Episodes Episode guide
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Mayday on Christmas: Epic Ocean Rescue
Months into a mammoth sailing race, Pete Goss is beset by the worst storm he’s ever faced
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Mayday in the Falklands: Surrounded by Fire
May 1982: Argentine jets target a British ship. Chris Howe's fate hangs in the balance.
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Mayday in Africa: Crash-Landing on the Savannah
Conservationist’s plane crashes in Zimbabwean bush. Heat, injuries, and predators pursue.
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Marooned On An Island: Watch Out For Dragons...
Swept to sea in Indonesia, Jim Manning and his fellow castaways must find land urgently.
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Man vs Beast: Half-Eaten Alive
Colin Dowler has to fight against one of the animal kingdom’s most powerful creatures…
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Man Overboard: No Land in Sight
2013, Indonesia. On a stormy sea Brett falls overboard unnoticed, 50 miles from dry land.
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Lost In The Forest: Two Weeks Off-Trail
Amanda's attempt at blowing off steam in nature ends in a desperate attempt to survive
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Lost in the Amazon: Rainforest Nightmare
Dave Boyer learns that straying from the path in the Amazon Rainforest is a bad idea...
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Lost Hiker: Alone in the Desert
One wrong turn takes a hiker off the beaten track and into the wilds of Joshua Tree.
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Lightning Strikes Twice: Tallest Thing on the Mountain
What happens when millions of electrical volts strike the human body?
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Lifeguard Drowning: Pulled Out to Sea
Guy Taplin, a British lifeguard, travels to Spain and finds himself in mortal danger.
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Lethal Waters: Great Barrier Reef Attack
Justine Barwick's swim takes a turn when she faces a shocking attack in Australian waters
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Leaping From a Burning Oil Rig: Piper Alpha Down
In July 1988, a fire breaks out on a vast oil rig in the North Sea, trapping Joe Meanen.
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Kidnapped in Colombia: Into the Jungle (Part 2 of 2)
Matt Scott, kidnapped by armed men in Colombia, makes a break for freedom...
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Kidnapped in Colombia: Gap Year Gone Wrong (Part 1 of 2)
A trip to Colombia turns sinister for Matt Scott, as he is taken hostage at gunpoint.
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Kidnapped at Gunpoint: 81 Days in Captivity
In 2013, a group of rebel fighters in Syria takes journalist Jonathan Alpeyrie hostage.
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Jungle Fall in East Timor: Saved by Goats
Morgan Segui is saved in an East Timor jungle by the unlikeliest of heroes...
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Introducing...Titanic: Ship of Dreams
Explore life and death on the most infamous ship in history.
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Introducing... The Curious History of Your Home
The Curious History of Your Home is available now on Âé¶¹Éç Sounds.
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Introducing... Real Vikings
The Vikings terrified the medieval world. Yet they beguile us today. Who were they really?
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Introducing... Finding Natasha
Debbie Gayle's son, Jake Warren, searches for Natasha, who saved his mum 50 years ago.
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Introducing... Extreme: Peak Danger
A mountain of trouble. 11 climbers died in 2 disastrous days on K2. What really happened?
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Introducing... Charles Dickens Ghost Stories
Welcome to Charles Dickens Ghost Stories read by Sir David Suchet.
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Introducing D-Day: The Tide Turns
D-Day: The Tide Turns follows the real people involved in the Normandy Landings.
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Indian Ocean Castaways: Island Life (Part 2 of 2)
We return to the crew of the Miken, who are stranded on a desert island...
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Indian Ocean Castaways: Epic Voyage (Part 1 of 2)
In Sri Lanka, Gordon Brace and his wife Elisabeth join the trip of a lifetime...
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Icelandic Disaster: Retirement Gone Awry...
Retired teacher Morrie Piersol faces peril on an ocean voyage from the US to Iceland.
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Human Fireball in the Mountains of Patagonia
A freak accident threatens Jamie Nicoll’s hopes of ever seeing his loved ones again.
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Hovercraft Calamity: Out of Control
Andy and Tim Benford's hovercraft journey off England's coast takes a disastrous turn.
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Hole in the Ocean: Into the Vortex
A yawning chasm opens in the middle of the ocean, swallowing Johnny Savage's boat...