Saving Lives at Sea: Full TV Schedule and Live Stream
Ordinary people, extraordinary bravery. From trawlers in peril to struggling swimmers, meet the army of RNLI volunteers working to save those in danger - whatever the weather.
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10. Swim For Your Life
In Porthcawl, on the south west coast of Wales, the crew receive a call about a swimmer who’s been swept out to sea in a rip current as his wife and son watch on helplessly.
9. Trapped By The Tide
On the north Somerset coast, the Minehead crew come close to disaster in a challenging rescue of two walkers cut off by the tide.
8. Crash Landing
In Mudeford, on the Dorset coast, a search for a missing kayaker quickly escalates when it emerges that there are six more kayaks unaccounted for.
7. Channel Crossing Emergency
In Walmer, the crew respond to reports of a major incident involving a small boat in the Channel. On arrival, they are faced with mass casualties in the freezing water.
6. Spinal Emergency
In Humber, the crew must work closely together to pull off the dangerous medivac of a fisherman with a spinal injury.
5. Caught Out On The Causeway
In Queensferry, on the east coast of Scotland, an American visitor is caught out by the tide and is barely conscious when the RNLI crew drag him out of the water.
4. Boat Sinking Fast
In Castletownbere, crew member Donagh faces a baptism of fire on his first shout as the crew carry out a dramatic rescue of a fisherman who has suffered a suspected stroke.
3. Fisherman’s Fight For Life
In Porthcawl, a fisherman has been dragged lifeless out of the sea by bystanders. The lifeboat crew race to the beach and join the desperate attempts to resuscitate him.
2. Manhunt
In Dungeness, the crew are called out to reports of a small boat in the middle of the shipping lanes, and they discover that the casualty is the subject of a major manhunt.
1. Saving Lives at Sea in World War II
Dermot O’Leary uncovers the story of the RNLI’s heroic efforts in the Second World War as its crews were called to serve in the most perilous of conditions, saving 6,376 lives.
Saving Lives at Sea FAQs
When is Saving Lives at Sea next on?
The next broadcast of Saving Lives at Sea airs at Thu 23 Apr · 20:00(UK: Thu 23 Apr · 20:00) on BBC Two.
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