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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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Hole in the Ocean: Into the Vortex

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Underwater Labyrinth: Wedged Beneath the Waves

Alone in Zambia: Scorching Sun, Out of Water

No Mans Canyon: Brothers in Trouble

No Man’s Canyon: Brothers in Trouble

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Earthquake in India: Buried Alive

Trapped in the Tropics: Stranger to Saviour

Deadliest Day on Everest

Shipwreck off Australia: Dragged Towards the Rocks

Kidnapped at Gunpoint: 81 Days in Captivity

Lost in the Amazon: Rainforest Nightmare

Deep Dive Mystery: Hit by the Bends

Plane Down in Africa: Search Party Lost

Alone in the Valley: Outdoorsman in Peril

Upended in a Lake: Ivory Coast Ambush

Crumbling Mountainside: Into the Void

Swept Downstream: Mountain Biker in Costa Rica

Two Kilometres Underground: Inches of Breathing Room

Skidding off the Freeway: Trapped out of Sight

Alpine Adventure: First Date on a Mountain

Stranded on Ice: Polar Bears Prowling…

Bahamas Hurricane: Water Level Rising

Eject, Eject: Out of the Cockpit, Into the Unknown

Train Disaster: Battered by a Tsunami

Mayday in the Falklands: Surrounded by Fire

Cowboy in the Wilderness: Real Life Rodeo

Sinking Cargo Ship: Adrift Without a Lifejacket

Underground Flood: Climbing Through Caves

Lethal Waters: Great Barrier Reef Attack

Leaping From a Burning Oil Rig: Piper Alpha Down

Lightning Strikes Twice: Tallest Thing on the Mountain

Cyclone in the English Channel: Search & Rescue Go

Trapped Under the Sunken Titanic

Snowmobile Excursion: Olympic Athlete vs Nature

Race Against Time: Deep in Loch Ness

Aid Worker Kidnapped: Daring Bolt for Freedom (Part 2 of 2)

Aid Worker Kidnapped: Held Hostage in Haiti (Part 1 of 2)

Clinging to a Mast: Boat Going Down

Flash Flood on Family Hike: Father’s Nightmare

Grizzly Bear Attack: Ambushed in the Rockies

Paragliding Disaster: Sucked Towards the Stratosphere

Whiteout: Crash Landing in Greenland

Rainforest Rafting: White Water Odyssey

Icelandic Disaster: Retirement Gone Awry…

Everest Expedition: Decision Time at the Summit

Fighter Pilot Ejects at Speed of Sound

Wrong Side of the Fire: Rangers in Peril…

The ‘Aussie Mermaid’: Adrift in the Philippines

Nepal Nightmare: Highest Helicopter Mission

Buried Alive in a Gold Mine

Tropical Cruise: Swim for the Shore…

Deadly Descent: Power Outage at 18,000 Feet

Mayday on Christmas: Epic Ocean Rescue

Highland Plunge: Unlikely Saviour on the Isle of Skye

Volcanic Deluge in the Land of Mordor

Earth’s Deadliest Waters: 1,000 Miles From Land

Raging Rapids: Marooned in Manitoba

Car Stuck Off-Road: Just Like the Movies…

Transylvania Trek: Horror Story in the Wild

Too Late to Run: Family Trapped by Flames

Buried in a Gully: Tragedy in the White Mountains

Starvation in the Outback: Aussie Bushwhacking

Tsunami in Sri Lanka

Trapped Inside an Iceberg

Hawaii Wildfire: Ocean or Inferno? (Part 2 of 2)

Hawaii Wildfire: Island in Flames (Part 1 of 2)

Swept Away in Antarctica: Great White Chaos

One Man and a Kayak: Adrift With Half a Paddle

Caving Calamity: Scramble to the Surface

Hanging by a Thread: Upside Down off a Mountain

Pinned by a 4-Ton Boulder: Inches from Death

Alaska Adventure: Cut off in a Frozen Wilderness

Shipwrecked on a Reef: A Mother’s Courage

Mountain Bike Crash: Ambushed at Sunset

Dangling off a Granite Cliff: Teenager Runs for Help

Fishing Trip Nightmare: Dragged Under in the Coral Sea

Desert Rescue: Blazing Sun, Twist of Fate

Desert Rescue: Blazing Sun, Twist of Fate…

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Dash to the Summit: Avalanche Approaching…

Tomb of Ice: 40-Foot Plunge Into a Crevasse

Sinking Cruise Ship: Unlikely Heroes (Part 2 of 2)

Sinking Cruise Ship: Launch the Lifeboats (Part 1 of 2)

Boulder Crush: Tumbling Down a Snowfield

Marooned on an Island: Watch Out for Dragons…

Ultrarunning Accident: One False Step…

Lost in the Forest: Two Weeks Off-Trail

Dilemma on Mont Blanc: Friendship or Survival?

Plane Crash in the High Sierras

Deep Sea Diver: Miracle on the Seabed

Himalaya Rock Fall: Look Out Below…

Arctic Adventure: Showdown on the Tundra

Man Overboard: No Land in Sight

Forest Ablaze: Run for Your Life

Battered by a Megastorm: Yacht Race Catastrophe

Snowboard Misadventure: Off-Piste Odyssey (Part 2 of 2)

Snowboard Misadventure: Last Man on the Mountain (Part 1 of 2)

Swallowed by a Hippo: Zambezi River Safari

‘Beware of Alligators’

Pacific Castaways: Adrift on the Ocean (Part 2 of 2)

Pacific Castaways: Family Shipwrecked (Part 1 of 2)

Survival Expert Trapped in the Wild

Clinging to a Mountain: Ski Trip Gone Wrong

Lost Hiker: Alone in the Desert

Mineshaft Accident: Digging for Gold, Encircled by Rattlesnakes

Ravine Rescue: Canine Hero

Helicopter Down Inside Hawaiian Volcano

Mayday in Africa: Crash-Landing on the Savannah

Canoeing Trip Wildfire: Inferno in Paradise

Mountain Blizzard: Stuck in a Snow Cave

Glacier Escape: Trapped Under the Ice

Abandon Ship: Stranded in the South Atlantic (Part 2 of 2)

Abandon Ship: Sinking in 30-Foot Waves (Part 1 of 2)

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Hosted by John Hopkins. Production: Joel Duddell, Ed Baranski, Luke Lonergan, Miri Latham, Jacob Booth, Rob Plummer, Cian Ryan-Morgan, Cody Reynolds-Shaw. Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink.

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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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Episodes

Hole in the Ocean: Into the Vortex

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Underwater Labyrinth: Wedged Beneath the Waves

Alone in Zambia: Scorching Sun, Out of Water

No Mans Canyon: Brothers in Trouble

No Man’s Canyon: Brothers in Trouble

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Earthquake in India: Buried Alive

Trapped in the Tropics: Stranger to Saviour

Deadliest Day on Everest

Shipwreck off Australia: Dragged Towards the Rocks

Kidnapped at Gunpoint: 81 Days in Captivity

Lost in the Amazon: Rainforest Nightmare

Deep Dive Mystery: Hit by the Bends

Plane Down in Africa: Search Party Lost

Alone in the Valley: Outdoorsman in Peril

Upended in a Lake: Ivory Coast Ambush

Crumbling Mountainside: Into the Void

Swept Downstream: Mountain Biker in Costa Rica

Two Kilometres Underground: Inches of Breathing Room

Skidding off the Freeway: Trapped out of Sight

Alpine Adventure: First Date on a Mountain

Stranded on Ice: Polar Bears Prowling…

Bahamas Hurricane: Water Level Rising

Eject, Eject: Out of the Cockpit, Into the Unknown

Train Disaster: Battered by a Tsunami

Mayday in the Falklands: Surrounded by Fire

Cowboy in the Wilderness: Real Life Rodeo

Sinking Cargo Ship: Adrift Without a Lifejacket

Underground Flood: Climbing Through Caves

Lethal Waters: Great Barrier Reef Attack

Leaping From a Burning Oil Rig: Piper Alpha Down

Lightning Strikes Twice: Tallest Thing on the Mountain

Cyclone in the English Channel: Search & Rescue Go

Trapped Under the Sunken Titanic

Snowmobile Excursion: Olympic Athlete vs Nature

Race Against Time: Deep in Loch Ness

Aid Worker Kidnapped: Daring Bolt for Freedom (Part 2 of 2)

Aid Worker Kidnapped: Held Hostage in Haiti (Part 1 of 2)

Clinging to a Mast: Boat Going Down

Flash Flood on Family Hike: Father’s Nightmare

Grizzly Bear Attack: Ambushed in the Rockies

Paragliding Disaster: Sucked Towards the Stratosphere

Whiteout: Crash Landing in Greenland

Rainforest Rafting: White Water Odyssey

Icelandic Disaster: Retirement Gone Awry…

Everest Expedition: Decision Time at the Summit

Fighter Pilot Ejects at Speed of Sound

Wrong Side of the Fire: Rangers in Peril…

The ‘Aussie Mermaid’: Adrift in the Philippines

Nepal Nightmare: Highest Helicopter Mission

Buried Alive in a Gold Mine

Tropical Cruise: Swim for the Shore…

Deadly Descent: Power Outage at 18,000 Feet

Mayday on Christmas: Epic Ocean Rescue

Highland Plunge: Unlikely Saviour on the Isle of Skye

Volcanic Deluge in the Land of Mordor

Earth’s Deadliest Waters: 1,000 Miles From Land

Raging Rapids: Marooned in Manitoba

Car Stuck Off-Road: Just Like the Movies…

Transylvania Trek: Horror Story in the Wild

Too Late to Run: Family Trapped by Flames

Buried in a Gully: Tragedy in the White Mountains

Starvation in the Outback: Aussie Bushwhacking

Tsunami in Sri Lanka

Trapped Inside an Iceberg

Hawaii Wildfire: Ocean or Inferno? (Part 2 of 2)

Hawaii Wildfire: Island in Flames (Part 1 of 2)

Swept Away in Antarctica: Great White Chaos

One Man and a Kayak: Adrift With Half a Paddle

Caving Calamity: Scramble to the Surface

Hanging by a Thread: Upside Down off a Mountain

Pinned by a 4-Ton Boulder: Inches from Death

Alaska Adventure: Cut off in a Frozen Wilderness

Shipwrecked on a Reef: A Mother’s Courage

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