A record-breaking powerboat racer flips his vessel into the air while travelling at over 130 mph in the Lake District. There is a terrifying 999 call as a young man awakes to find his 24-year-old girlfriend having a cardiac arrest.
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Series 11: Episode 11
A tranquil paddleboarding trip in Gibraltar takes a deadly turn. And a woman risks her life to save her beloved dog from a burning building.
26-07-2024
BBC 1
Series 11: Episode 10
A passion for mountain biking turns perilous as a jump goes terribly wrong. And there's a lucky escape for a family when an ancient oak tree comes crashing into their home.
25-07-2024
BBC 1
Series 11: Episode 9
Horrifying dashcam footage captures the devastation caused by an out-of-control car. And a mum of three is trapped in a burning building while her sons desperately struggle to f ...
24-07-2024
BBC 1
Series 11: Episode 8
A group of students face life-threatening conditions on a remote hike when one is injured and a weather white-out closes in. And twin sisters have man's best friend to thank aft ...
23-07-2024
BBC 1
Series 11: Episode 7
Every parent's worst nightmare – a toddler stops breathing and dad has to perform CPR with help from a 999 call handler. And emergency services rush to the aid of a retire ...
22-07-2024
BBC 1
Series 11: Episode 6
A man narrowly escapes death after his dog alerts local walkers of his plight, 200 feet down a remote ravine. And an enthusiast’s love of cars has dire consequences when h ...
19-07-2024
BBC 1
Series 11: Episode 5
An adrenaline-fuelled jump from a bridge goes terribly wrong, sparking a multi-agency rescue to retrieve an injured woman from icy water. And two young siblings bravely call 999 ...
18-07-2024
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Series 11: Episode 4
A father goes into cardiac arrest after risking his life battling a blaze that's engulfed his family home. And an experienced mountain biker misjudges his take-off in a competit ...
16-07-2024
BBC 1
Series 11: Episode 3
A helicopter rescue mission for an injured climber who is stranded alone after plummeting down a rock face. And a cyclist's brush with death as a giant hay bale falls from a pas ...
15-07-2024
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Series 11: Episode 2
A race against the tide as a young woman lies injured in a rock pool after plunging 40 feet down a cliff during a family holiday. And a young girl and her grandfather come close ...
12-07-2024
BBC 1
Series 6: Episode 5
An experienced base jumper's parachute gets tangled up when he leaps off Beachy Head, passers by come to the aid of a fitness trainer collapsed in the street and a fire near a p ...
24-07-2020
BBC 1
Series 6: Episode 2
A film extra is taken ill at the top of a cathedral tower and a coastguard crew fight to save him, a mum and daughter flee a fire in their flat, and customers at a pub run from ...
21-07-2020
BBC 1
Series 8: Episode 4
Stories of near misses when life hangs in the balance, presented by Nick Knowles. Today, a terrified family calls 999 when their baby becomes unresponsive, and paramedics must s ...
02-06-2021
BBC 1
Series 8: Episode 5
Stories of near misses when life hangs in the balance, presented by Nick Knowles. Today, a couple are on a trip to celebrate their wedding anniversary when their car is hit by a ...
03-06-2021
BBC 1
Series 10: Episode 13
A rider is dragged along the ground after falling off her bolting horse. Her friend needs to get help fast when she finds her unconscious and badly injured. Elsewhere, a father ...
20-07-2022
BBC 1
Series 5: Episode 16
How two little girls dialled 999 and saved their mum after she fell from the loft. Plus the stories of two cousins climbing a sea stack when one plunged 60 feet onto rocks and a ...
19-09-2018
BBC 1
Series 11: Episode 6
A man narrowly escapes death after his dog alerts local walkers of his plight, 200 feet down a remote ravine. And an enthusiast’s love of cars has dire consequences when h ...
19-07-2024
BBC 1
Series 7: Episode 3
Today, a paralympian takes off in a para-motor plane, but a problem brings him crashing to earth. Also today, a pub landlady rushes to alert a regular whose home is ablaze.
13-05-2020
BBC 1
Series 11: Episode 1
Stories of near misses when life hangs in the balance, presented by Nick Knowles. Stadium medics battle to save the life of a football fanatic who suffers a cardiac arrest on th ...
08-07-2024
BBC 1
Episode 1
Nick Knowles presents close calls caught on film. A young man disappears down a huge crack in the ice thousands of feet up a mountain.
20-10-2014
BBC 1