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Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Brian Cox gains exclusive access to Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin and Spaceport America, to explore what is really happening in privately financed space flight right now. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Brian Cox
Composer:
Adam Skinner
Composer:
Dan Skinner
Director:
Tom Beard
Production Company:
Sundog Pictures Ltd
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Branson
Interviewed Guest:
Victoria Da-Poian
Interviewed Guest:
Charles Elachi
Interviewed Guest:
Maureen Gannon
Interviewed Guest:
Chris Lewicki
Interviewed Guest:
Arthur Lillo
Interviewed Guest:
David Mackay
Interviewed Guest:
Louis Maller
Interviewed Guest:
Louis Mangin
Interviewed Guest:
Alan Mark
Interviewed Guest:
Enrico Palermo
Interviewed Guest:
Clare Pelly
Interviewed Guest:
David Perez
Interviewed Guest:
Rurt Rutan
Interviewed Guest:
Elizabeth Tenltouten
Interviewed Guest:
Dennis Tito
Interviewed Guest:
Rick Tumlinson
Interviewed Guest:
Timothy Urban
Interviewed Guest:
Adam Wells
Interviewed Guest:
George Whitesides
Interviewed Guest:
Robert Zubrin

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 7

Learning on the Job

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

On the coast of south Wales, Penarth crew member Tom is called up for his first ever shout when a female paddleboarder is caught out by the tide. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Series Producer:
David Mackay
Director:
Sunny Kang
Director:
Olly Rose
Production Company:
Blast! Films Ltd

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 7

Ready for Anything

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

In Eastbourne, on the Sussex coast, a routine day at the lifeboat station changes in an instant when a boat catches fire just outside the harbour. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Series Producer:
David Mackay
Director:
Sunny Kang
Director:
Olly Rose
Production Company:
Blast! Films Ltd

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 7

Commitment

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

In Thurso, Scotland’s most northerly mainland station, the crew race to the rescue of an ocean-going rower who has run into trouble 40 miles out to sea. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Series Producer:
David Mackay
Director:
Sunny Kang
Director:
Olly Rose
Production Company:
Blast! Films Ltd

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 7

Silly Season

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

In Kinghorn, on Scotland’s east coast, a simple call out for the RNLI crew to a paddleboarder in difficulty isn’t all that it seems. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Series Producer:
David Mackay
Director:
Sunny Kang
Director:
Olly Rose
Production Company:
Blast! Films Ltd

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 7

Battling the Conditions

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

In Baltimore, south west Ireland, the crew are called out to reports of a solo sailor clinging onto his upturned catamaran over 70 miles out to sea. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Series Producer:
David Mackay
Director:
Sunny Kang
Director:
Olly Rose
Production Company:
Blast! Films Ltd

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 6

Episode 1

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

The volunteers of the RNLI race to save a surfer at the mercy of Storm Brendan and a paddleboarder who’s being swept out to sea - and away from his young children. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
David Mackay
Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Producer:
Luke Proctor
Production Manager:
Sue Innes
Production Company:
Blast! Films

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 6

Episode 2

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

The volunteers of the RNLI battle to save a mother and her son who are caught in a rip current, plus a man who has fallen over 100 feet from the top of a cliff. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
David Mackay
Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Producer:
Sunny Kang
Production Company:
Blast! Films

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 6

Episode 3

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

The lifeboat volunteers pluck a fallen climber out of the sea in Wales, and in Scotland they rescue a 170-ton fishing boat that’s perilously close to the rocks in gale force winds. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
David Mackay
Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Producer:
Sunny Kang
Production Company:
Blast! Films

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 6

Episode 4

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

In London, the RNLI rush to the rescue of a man in the water in the Thames, while in Fleetwood a desperate 999 call alerts the crew to a man in danger of being swept out to sea. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
David Mackay
Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Producer:
Sunny Kang
Production Company:
Blast! Films

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 6

Episode 5

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

In Trearddur Bay, the RNLI crew battle through force-ten winds and huge waves to try to rescue a surfer - watched by their worried families back on shore. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
David Mackay
Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Producer:
Sunny Kang
Production Company:
Blast! Films

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 6

Episode 6

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

In St Agnes, the crew are involved in a race against time to rescue two young men. They are reported to be struggling in the water near a notorious headland known as Tubby’s Head. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
David Mackay
Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Producer:
Sunny Kang
Production Company:
Blast! Films

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 6

Episode 7

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

The RNLI crew in Newhaven face a race against time as they respond to reports of a man who’s suffered a seizure on board a tall ship. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
David Mackay
Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Producer:
Sunny Kang
Production Company:
Blast! Films

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 6

Episode 8

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

On Ireland’s south-east coast, the three RNLI crews at Dunmore East, Kilmore Quay and Rosslare battle to save a cargo ship that has lost all power and is drifting towards rocks. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
David Mackay
Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Producer:
Sunny Kang
Production Company:
Blast! Films

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 6

Episode 9

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Just off the west coast of Scotland, on the rugged Isle of Mull, the Tobermory lifeboat crew have to battle huge waves to save a 40-foot fishing boat that has lost all power. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
David Mackay
Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Producer:
Sunny Kang
Production Company:
Blast! Films

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 6

Episode 10

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

In Portrush, Northern Ireland, the crew race to rescue a boy who has gotten into difficulties while jumping off rocks - and one of the crew volunteers enters the water to save him. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
David Mackay
Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Producer:
Sunny Kang
Production Company:
Blast! Films

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 8

Training to Save Lives

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Available for 24 days

In Calshot, the RNLI crew are called out to a young man who has lost consciousness in a jet ski accident; when his heart stops, it’s a race against time to bring him back to life. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Series Producer:
David Mackay
Director:
Maddie Henri
Director:
Olly Rose
Production Company:
Blast! Films

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 8

In a Split Second

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 24 days

In Whitby, North Yorkshire, the RNLI crew race to the rescue of two fossil hunters who are cut off by the tide - and soon find that they too are in grave danger. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Series Producer:
David Mackay
Director:
Olly Rose
Production Company:
Blast! Films

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 8

Heart of the Community

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Available for 24 days

When reports come in of a kayaker who has failed to make it back to shore - where his wife is watching on helplessly - the Larne crew race to the rescue. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Series Producer:
David Mackay
Director:
Olly Rose
Production Company:
Blast! Films

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 8

Facing the Fear

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Available for 24 days

In north Wales, the Conwy crew respond to reports of two people - including a young boy - who have been caught out by the tide and are now struggling to stay afloat. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Series Producer:
David Mackay
Director:
Olly Rose
Production Company:
Blast! Films