Real Survival Stories
True stories of ordinary people thrust into extraordinary survival situations. Stranded in the desert. Lost in the jungle. Marooned in the mountains. Shipwrecked on the high seas. You'll hear from individuals who had everything against them. But even then, they refused to give in…
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 49 minutes
- Episodes
- 117
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Train Disaster: Battered by a Tsunami
A young Brit arrives in Sri Lanka to spend Christmas with family. Festivities over, Shenth Ravindra heads off on a solo trip around the country’s stunning coastline. But barely has his adventure begu…
00:48:42 |
Wed 23 Apr 2025
Mayday in the Falklands: Surrounded by Fire
May 1982 in the South Atlantic. Argentine jets speed towards a British naval destroyer. On board the vessel, down in the communications room, Chris Howe waits with bated breath. In a matter of second…
00:51:10 |
Wed 16 Apr 2025
Cowboy in the Wilderness: Real Life Rodeo
Leif Videen lives a pared back, outdoorsy life in the remote reaches of the Mid West. In October 2015, he embarks on an elk stalking trip in the Wind River Mountains. But when he finally pulls the tr…
00:50:38 |
Wed 09 Apr 2025
Introducing: Titanic: Ship of Dreams - Episode 1
This is a taster episode of a brand-new podcast from the Noiser podcast network. Join host Paul McGann as he explores life and death on the most famous ship in history.
You’ll be right there on boar…
00:51:44 |
Tue 08 Apr 2025
Sinking Cargo Ship: Adrift Without a Lifejacket
London to Guernsey - a simple trip transporting cargo via the world’s busiest shipping lane. Or so you might think… When pounding waves flood their craft, the three-person crew of the Hooness will be…
00:50:43 |
Wed 02 Apr 2025
Underground Flood: Climbing Through Caves
An expedition to the deepest known cave in the world goes suddenly wrong. In 1977, British caver Dick Willis and his companions descend into the dark heart of the French Pyrenees. But with the three …
00:49:55 |
Thu 27 Mar 2025
Lethal Waters: Great Barrier Reef Attack
Justine Barwick loves the Whitsundays. The picturesque Australian islands have been the scene of many a family holiday. But one day - swimming in waters she’s safely explored hundreds of times before…
00:49:13 |
Thu 20 Mar 2025
Leaping From a Burning Oil Rig: Piper Alpha Down
One of the biggest offshore disasters in history. In July 1988, a fire breaks out on the Piper Alpha - a vast oil rig in the North Sea. Those stationed on board are thrust into a hell on earth. As th…
00:54:36 |
Thu 13 Mar 2025
Lightning Strikes Twice: Tallest Thing on the Mountain
What happens when millions of electrical volts strike the human body? We meet a man who knows first hand. In 2012, Andrej Orogvani and two friends head into Slovakia’s Tatra Mountains to enjoy three …
00:49:11 |
Thu 06 Mar 2025
Cyclone in the English Channel: Search & Rescue Go
In 2007 a once-in-a-lifetime cyclone approaches the UK. Royal Navy search & rescue diver, Jay O’Donnell, finds himself in the eye of the storm. A tiny lifeboat stuffed with crewmen is at the mercy of…
00:49:12 |
Thu 27 Feb 2025
Trapped Under the Sunken Titanic
Dik Barton has an amazing job. His 9 to 5 is spent recovering artefacts from the world’s most iconic shipwreck. In August 1994, Dik leads a dive to the bottom of the Atlantic - to explore an uncharte…
00:52:45 |
Thu 20 Feb 2025
Snowmobile Excursion: Olympic Athlete vs Nature
Rulon Gardner is no stranger to adversity. At the 2000 Olympic Games he won gold in Greco-Roman wrestling, against all the odds. But in 2002, he finds himself in a different kind of fight - a monumen…
00:52:46 |
Thu 13 Feb 2025
Race Against Time: Deep in Loch Ness
A diver explores the depths of Loch Ness - on the lookout for a submerged World War Two plane. But suddenly, Hugh Williams finds himself trapped underwater. Something grabs him from below… and whatev…
00:53:59 |
Thu 06 Feb 2025
Aid Worker Kidnapped: Daring Bolt for Freedom (Part 2 of 2)
We return to Jeff Frazier as he prepares for an audacious prison break. In the dead of night, with the guards distracted, he’ll make his move. Can he overcome the many obstacles in his path and escap…
00:52:17 |
Thu 30 Jan 2025
Aid Worker Kidnapped: Held Hostage in Haiti (Part 1 of 2)
An American humanitarian worker falls prey to a ruthless gang. In April 2023, Jeff Frazier is running a relief programme in Haiti - a beautiful Caribbean nation which has, in recent years, struggled …
00:53:14 |
Thu 23 Jan 2025
Clinging to a Mast: Boat Going Down
An Indian naval commander takes leave from the military to take part in a unique nautical contest. No GPS, no computers - the purest test of sailing skill there is. For Abhilash Tomy, it’s a dream co…
00:50:50 |
Thu 16 Jan 2025
Flash Flood on Family Hike: Father’s Nightmare
In 2014, the Greenbergs are enjoying a restorative family holiday on Kauai - a wild and stunning Hawaiian island used as a location for the Jurassic Park films. And it’s here that the Greenbergs sudd…
00:52:10 |
Thu 09 Jan 2025
Grizzly Bear Attack: Ambushed in the Rockies (Repeat)
This week, another visit to the Real Survival Stories archive. We’ll be back as normal, every week, after a short festive break.
Jeremy Evans is a man most at home hiking and fishing in the Canadian…
00:50:06 |
Thu 02 Jan 2025
Paragliding Disaster: Sucked Towards the Stratosphere (Repeat)
This week, we delve into the Real Survival Stories archive. In case you missed them the first time around, there are over 70 stories in the back catalogue available to listen to now. We’ll be back as…
00:50:39 |
Thu 26 Dec 2024
Whiteout: Crash Landing in Greenland
A private plane hits a blizzard somewhere near the Arctic Circle. With their instruments down and visibility gone, Viv Bird and her two friends crash land onto a glacier. No one knows they’re alive, …
00:47:01 |
Thu 19 Dec 2024
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