Stories of heroism and bravery, presented by Michael Buerk. Tonight, the helicopter pilot whose flying expertise was tested to the limit when he had to hover for more than 20 minutes dangerously close to a cliff face in order to rescue a climber with a broken neck.
Also, the couple who nearly died from something they couldn't see, hear, taste or smell, and the dual race to free a man trapped by a leaking chemical container and stop the toxic liquid inside polluting the environment. Plus a report from the front line of the rescue services with Dr Gareth Davies on London's Helicopter Emergency Medical Service. Executive producer Andy Batten-Foster Series producer Andrea Brown
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