Dramatic stories of real life rescues, reconstructed by the emergency services, actors and those people involved in the actual rescues, incidents, presented by Michael Buerk.

This week, a bizarre accident leaves a 12-year-old girl fighting for her life underwater. Two British balloonists find themselves dangling helplessly over foreign terrain. And a Scottish fisherman is trapped under the wreckage of his boat.

Also, behind the scenes with the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service - a unique lifesaving unit, how to help a child with febrile convulsions, and 1,000 free places on a life-saving course in Cleveland. To book a place, telephone [number removed]. Lines open at 9.30pm and the call will cost no more than 50p. More safety information on Ceefax page 621.