Close Calls: On Camera
5.6
2014
Documentary
Series presented by Nick Knowles which shows the split-second moments when everyday events are transformed into disasters and meets the people who lived to tell the tale.
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Episode 20 : Episode 20
September. 13,2019
A para-glider crash lands onto a wall in the Peak District. A son witnesses his mother crash her bicycle. A cameraman filming a storm almost ends up a victim himself.
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Episode 19 : Episode 19
September. 12,2019
A 60-year-old woman attempting to row across the Atlantic Ocean has to be rescued when her boat begins to fill with water. An animal lover falls down a sewer as he attempts to rescue his pet dog.
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Episode 18 : Episode 18
September. 11,2019
A schoolgirl recounts how she saved the life of her stepfather by performing CPR. An uncle and niece are filmed as they are rescued by a ferry after their dinghy capsized.
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Episode 17 : Episode 17
September. 10,2019
A schoolboy recalls the day he was horrifically injured after falling off his BMX bike while performing tricks. A young rider describes the moment she was thrown from her horse during an amateur race.
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Episode 16 : Episode 16
September. 09,2019
Footage from a glider pilot captures him crashing and getting stuck in a tree and the operation to rescue him. CCTV records a car that fails to stop at a notorious crossroads.
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Episode 15 : Episode 15
September. 06,2019
A base jumper misjudges his launch and crash-lands on a rocky beach. A mother relives the moment her young daughter fell from her pony during a competition and was trampled underfoot.
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Episode 14 : Episode 14
September. 05,2019
A fisherman describes being washed overboard at night off the south coast, a history buff tells how he hauled a live grenade out of a canal, and a student relives the moment when a massive tree struck her car during a storm.
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Episode 13 : Episode 13
September. 04,2019
2 scuba divers describe how they found a WWII bomb under a pier. A steward at a cycling event tells how a support car drove straight at him. A mother snatches her child from the path of a car.
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Episode 12 : Episode 12
September. 03,2019
1,000's of football fans applaud as helicopter medics land on the pitch and try to save the life of a club steward. A young mum describes how a huge lorry ploughed into stationary traffic.
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Episode 11 : Episode 11
September. 02,2019
Pensioner Brian tells how he became trapped up to his neck in a slurry pit until a former policeman rescued him. A mum and her young daughter describe how their car plunged off the road into a water filled ditch.
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Episode 10 : Episode 10
April. 19,2019
A father of two calls for help as what appeared to be a sore throat becomes sepsis. A historic home and restaurant is engulfed in flames, but a young man sleeps through the fire alarm.
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Episode 9 : Episode 9
April. 18,2019
A drone searches for a British climber who has gone missing in the Himalayas. A mother panics when she sees a news picture of her son's wrecked car and she can't contact him.
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Episode 8 : Episode 8
April. 17,2019
When a 79-year-old celebrates his birthday with a tandem skydive the main chute fails to open. A young mum suffers a cardiac arrest following an asthma attack. A taxi driver comes to the aid of a customer whose flat is on fire.
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Episode 7 : Episode 7
April. 16,2019
An 8-year-old boy suffers a freak accident while riding on his scooter and a doctor is forced to operate on him at the scene of the accident. Holidaymakers run for their lives when a cliff collapses at a Greek island beauty spot.
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Episode 6 : Episode 6
April. 15,2019
When a small plane loses engine power a day trip over the Dorset coast turns into a terrifying ordeal. Three young lads call for help when when two of them become trapped in a mountain of mud and begin to sink.
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Episode 5 : Episode 5
April. 12,2019
A daughter dials 999 when her father suffers a cardiac arrest while her sister battles to save him. Coastguard volunteers try to save a climber who has fallen off a cliff in Wales.
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Episode 4 : Episode 4
April. 11,2019
Two workmates leap into a harbour to save a drowning man, on her way home from work a mum falls asleep at the wheel and a hiker captures a dramatic moment when a cliff collapses in front of her.
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Episode 3 : Episode 3
April. 10,2019
A paralympian comes crashing down to earth when a para motor plane develops a problem after take off. A pub landlady rushes to warn a regular that his house is on fire.
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