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
Tomb of Ice: 40-Foot Plunge Into a Crevasse
After a relaxing family holiday in a Montana national park, Ted Porter stays on for a few days. He wants to explore, to tackle some longer hikes and bigger climbs. But as he descends a remote glacier…
00:47:13 |
Wed 03 Apr 2024
Sinking Cruise Ship: Unlikely Heroes (Part 2 of 2)
We return to the MTS Oceanos for the second part of Moss Hills’s extraordinary tale. With time running out on the sinking ship, and in the absence of senior officers, the heroic on-board entertainmen…
00:46:19 |
Thu 28 Mar 2024
Sinking Cruise Ship: Launch the Lifeboats (Part 1 of 2)
Moss Hills is a guitarist. He and Tracy, his wife, work as musicians on board a luxury ocean liner. It’s their job to keep the passengers happy, whatever the weather. But when the vessel hits deadly …
00:45:43 |
Thu 21 Mar 2024
Boulder Crush: Tumbling Down a Snowfield
After scaling the stunning Mount Goddard, an accident leaves Gregg Hein seriously injured at four thousand metres. Things only get worse as he falls down the mountainside, hurtling towards the rocks …
00:46:30 |
Thu 14 Mar 2024
Marooned on an Island: Watch Out for Dragons…
A leisurely scuba dive in Indonesia goes sideways when the group is caught in a fierce current. Swept out to sea, Jim Manning and his fellow castaways must find land urgently. But even if they make i…
00:44:54 |
Thu 07 Mar 2024
Ultrarunning Accident: One False Step…
In Wyoming’s Wind River Mountains, Gabe Joyes hits the trails in preparation for an upcoming ultramarathon. But a single innocuous stumble sees his run take a deadly turn. With his life literally sli…
00:45:16 |
Thu 29 Feb 2024
Lost in the Forest: Two Weeks Off-Trail
In Hawaii, a yoga instructor pays a visit to her local forest reserve. Amanda Eller intends to take a short hike in nature to blow off some steam. It becomes a mind-bending, multi-day journey, as she…
00:47:40 |
Thu 22 Feb 2024
Dilemma on Mont Blanc: Friendship or Survival?
A London firefighter swaps the intense heat of his day job for the extreme cold of Western Europe’s tallest mountain. As Dan Acquah begins a multi-day ascent with his friend, Matt Tomlinson, spirits …
00:44:28 |
Thu 15 Feb 2024
Plane Crash in the High Sierras
In 1976, Lauren Elder takes up the last-minute offer of a sightseeing flight with some friends. The plan is to range out over the desert, stop for a picnic, then head home before it’s dark. As she bo…
00:48:38 |
Thu 08 Feb 2024
Deep Sea Diver: Miracle on the Seabed
A commercial diver finds himself cut off from his support team. When a routine shift goes awry, Chris Lemons is left all alone at the bottom of the North Sea, 127 miles off the coast of Scotland. He …
00:44:28 |
Thu 01 Feb 2024
Himalaya Rock Fall: Look Out Below…
An academic from the UK gets into serious trouble in the world’s highest mountain range. Jonathan Bamber has set his sights on a virgin peak - a summit no climber has ever reached before. But near th…
00:52:27 |
Thu 25 Jan 2024
Arctic Adventure: Showdown on the Tundra
Teenager Alex Messenger journeys into remotest Canada in search of true adventure. He never imagines he’ll end up fighting for his life at the edge of the Arctic Circle. Cornered by a fearsome, four-…
00:45:34 |
Thu 18 Jan 2024
Man Overboard: No Land in Sight
In 2013, Brett Archibald travels to Indonesia with some friends. His hopes for a memorable holiday come true… but for all the wrong reasons. During a stormy boat crossing, he falls overboard unnotice…
00:49:02 |
Thu 11 Jan 2024
Introducing: Short History Of… The Conquest of Everest
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Standing over 29,000 feet above sea le…
00:52:34 |
Thu 28 Dec 2023
Forest Ablaze: Run for Your Life
Scott Johnson and his wife Marybeth have an idyllic life in rural Oregon. Surrounded by ancient woodland, forest fires are a common occurrence - something you learn to exist with. When the couple go …
00:49:52 |
Thu 21 Dec 2023
Battered by a Megastorm: Yacht Race Catastrophe
Nick Ward is a young English sailor chasing a lifetime ambition, as he competes in one of the world’s elite yacht races. But out in the Celtic Sea, he and his crewmates find themselves caught in a on…
00:55:20 |
Thu 14 Dec 2023
Snowboard Misadventure: Off-Piste Odyssey (Part 2 of 2)
We return to Eric LeMarque, whose ordeal on Mammoth Mountain is far from over. Before he can even think about navigating his way to safety, he has to survive the raging torrent he’s fallen into. And …
00:46:33 |
Thu 07 Dec 2023
Snowboard Misadventure: Last Man on the Mountain (Part 1 of 2)
Eric LeMarque is a former professional ice hockey player, an Olympian who’s tasted incredible highs in his sport. But in 2004, his life is spiralling out of control. Hoping to escape his demons, he t…
00:46:13 |
Thu 30 Nov 2023
Swallowed by a Hippo: Zambezi River Safari
Paul Templer has one of the most wholesome jobs imaginable: paddling entranced visitors along Africa’s beautiful Zambezi River to the majestic Victoria Falls. But one day, his tour party is attacked……
00:48:43 |
Thu 23 Nov 2023
‘Beware of Alligators’
Jeffrey Heim spends every minute of his free time pursuing his passion: scouring Florida’s waterways for fossilised shark teeth. But on one river diving expedition, he encroaches on the territory of …
00:42:39 |
Thu 16 Nov 2023
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