Close Calls: On Camera - Episode Guide

A young man disappears down a huge crack in the ice thousands of feet up a mountain. It's all captured on his friend's helmet camera.

When a family car catches fire at a safari park, there is no way out - the car is inside the lion enclosure.

CCTV captures the moment a motorbike hits a car, catapulting a married couple metres through the air. They tell their remarkable story of rescue and survival and relive the moment their journey home changed their lives forever.

A cyclist disappears under the wheels of an 18-ton truck, a 16-year-old gets stuck in a drain trying to rescue her mobile phone and a camera in a train cab captures the moment a woman is pulled from the live rail track to safety.

An extreme sportsman films himself plummeting down a 1,000-foot cliff and his parachute fails to open properly. He explains why his survival is nothing short of miraculous. Plus the moment a six-year-old girl takes charge after her mother falls into a coma at the wheel.

A man fights for life for 90 minutes alone in the cold waters of the north Pacific Ocean - the rescue is captured by a yacht's onboard cameras. A road worker tells the tale of what happens when drivers don't see the cones.

A 70-year-old pilot is hurled out of his glider after a mid-air collision, and a son sets out to film a skiing race with his dad but ends up filming his father's accident.

When a farmer is speared by his own tractor, the scale of the drama is captured in his neighbour's 999 call to the ambulance. Elsewhere, a free solo climber films his own frightening fall from a sheer rock face.

A display at an air show goes horribly wrong - with a vintage plane diving straight into the ground, the pilot has to make a split-second decision. And CCTV records a mystery explosion blasting out from under a busy central London pavement.

When fire engulfs a brand new boat, two men battle to launch a life raft - with their hair and clothes on fire. Elsewhere, a charity climber makes a last-minute change of plan and ends up being airlifted to safety.

Motorists struggle to save a woman trapped in her crashed car - it's on fire, and they have only moments to get her out. Elsewhere, a young motorcyclist films his own lucky escape on a busy roundabout.

Dramatic stories of people who have had a brush with disaster, including one of the most horrific falls a jockey has survived in the history of British horseracing and a chilling 999 call - a seven-year-old girl has been swallowed up by the ground.

A TV cameraman's parachute opens too late to prevent him hitting a mountainside at 100 miles per hour and a horse rolls on top of its fallen teenage rider.

A kayaker is stuck fast with his head underwater in the rapids, and his friends have seconds to save him. Plus a car collides with a train on a level crossing and the driver is trapped inside.

The moment a bungee rope breaks and a British holidaymaker falls head first into water. Plus a desperate mayday call - a son has had to swim away from his father floating helplessly miles out to sea.

A woman in her 80s makes a 999 call for help as fire engulfs her home. Plus the dramatic moment a 19-year-old is brought back to life after his heart stops during a cardiac arrest.

A freak wave crashes into the Irish coast, knocking a startled woman 40 feet down a cliff onto the rocks below. A teenage girl riding pillion on her boyfriend's motorbike is flung off and slides underneath an oncoming car, with horrific consequences.

A man is pierced through the heart with the shattered blade of a power tool - his horrified best friend dials 999. Petrified commuters duck for cover as the roof is ripped off a London bus, right above their heads.

A professional surfer is battered by a series of 50-foot waves, while his friend swoops in to try to save him. A cyclist's helmet camera captures the terrifying moment he gets hit by an oncoming car.

A man using a motorised saw nearly severs his arm. As he rapidly loses blood, his wife makes a dramatic 999 call. A pensioner clings to a mooring rope for dear life after falling from a boat into the freezing cold sea.

A British student is lost and starving in the remote Turkish mountains. His parents desperately wait to discover if he's alive for eight agonising days. An amateur racing driver loses control at high speed during a competition, sending his car hurtling down a ditch.

A record-breaking powerboat racer flips his vessel into the air while travelling at over 130mph in the Lake District. There is a terrifying 999 call as a young man awakes to find his 24-year-old girlfriend having a cardiac arrest.

Five fishermen are swept off their sinking ship into the vast Atlantic Ocean as a helicopter winchman desperately tries to pluck them from the sea. A 999 call records the moment a petrified 11-year-old boy performs CPR on his motionless dad.

A jockey leading a race suddenly falls unconscious from his horse, right into the path of the oncoming field. A five-month-old baby is completely unresponsive - the petrified parents dial 999.

A six-year-old girl awakes to find her mum unconscious and bleeding from the mouth - the frightened youngster dials 999. A fisherman is swept from a pier by a ferocious wave into the turbulent sea - his horrified family look on.

A young girl gets hit by a tram on the way to school - pinning her leg underneath the carriage. A stunned takeaway customer films the moment the pavement explodes right in front of him.

Two best friends find themselves adrift in the North Sea and promise one another that they will look after each other's families if they shouldn't make it out alive. A British teacher in China, is hit badly by a speeding driver whilst waiting for a takeaway.

A 15-year-old girl is taking selfies with her pal, when she falls down a 200ft cliff. A Royal Navy winchman risks his own life over and over trying to save six fishermen.

A teenage brother and sister find themselves in a situation when their parasail detaches from their tow boat and they are heading towards a power cable. A children's author is viewing a property and is nearly trampled to death.

Two members of the Red Devils parachute display team collide during a public event. A mother risks her life trying to rescue her son during a beach holiday.

A grandmother tries to save her grandson from choking on a grape. Two men are hit by a freak wave and are swept away by the current.

A motorcycle rider and his back-up team end up engulfed in flames. Cheetah's get to close for comfort for a safari-going holidaymaker.

A elderly couple are stuck in their car when it catches fire. A helicopter stunt goes drastically wrong during a display.

A teacher crashes out of a go-kart race, a London bus has to be moved to rescue a trapped cyclist.

A base jumper crashes to the ground in a remote location. A grandmother has a horrible fall on some rocks and hurts herself.

A royal mail van crashes and traps a couple in their bedroom. A water ski jumper gets their take off drastically wrong.

Nick Knowles presents stories of people who have been on the brink of disaster and lived to tell the tale, all captured in recordings from the time.

Nick Knowles presents stories of people who have been on the brink of disaster and lived to tell the tale, all captured in recordings from the time.

Nick Knowles presents stories of people who have been on the brink of disaster and lived to tell the tale, all captured in recordings from the time.

Nick Knowles presents stories of people who have been on the brink of disaster and lived to tell the tale, all captured in recordings from the time.

Nick Knowles presents stories of people who have been on the brink of disaster and lived to tell the tale, all captured in recordings from the time.

Documentary focusing on the real stories of people who have encountered close calls with danger.

Documentary focusing on the real stories of people who have encountered close calls with danger.

Documentary focusing on the real stories of people who have encountered close calls with danger.

Documentary focusing on the real stories of people who have encountered close calls with danger.

Documentary focusing on the real stories of people who have encountered close calls with danger.

A dad wheeling his son to playgroup and a waitress chatting outside a cafe must take evasive action as an out-of-control car careers onto the pavement. An off-duty firefighter has a collision on the ski slopes, and two students on their way home from college witness a train explosion.

A young man is thrown from his vehicle and lands in the middle of a busy motorway after a tyre blowout in the fast lane, and a lorry driver captures the whole thing on a dash cam. A passer-by comes to the rescue of a woman on a sinking canal boat, and a young dad cycling home from work dodges death at a roundabout.

A young man hiking in the Cumbrian hills falls 200ft, and mountain rescue workers and an RAF helicopter come to his rescue. And two motorbiking brothers collide and four children playing in a park are at risk when a huge tree falls.

Two best friends on a holiday fishing trip are lost at sea, and their wives fear the worst. An elderly bedridden man is trapped in a house fire, and a neighbour risks all to rescue him.

A couple are celebrating their wedding anniversary on a luxury fort out at sea when one is severely injured. Coastguard and lifeboat crews rush to her aid. And a lorry driver has seconds to save his life as an insecure load on another truck hurtles towards him.

A frantic mum calls 999 when her seven-year-old daughter suffers a cardiac arrest, a microlight pilot loses power at 4,000ft and must dodge power cables to land, and two pals on holiday escape their hire car as it goes up in flames.

A mountain biker crashes head first at a jump and an off-duty rescue worker comes to his aid, a grandmother misreads road crossing signs and steps out in front of a biker, and a group of friends on a skiing trip are caught up in an avalanche.

A 12-year-old boy falls from a clifftop on to concrete sea defences. His father arrives at the scene to find emergency workers battling to save his son. And two British adventures are trapped in the ice off Alaska in a bid to cross the Bering Sea.

A retired policeman comes to the aid of a young man after his car careers off a ferry and sinks in the harbour. A climber falls in the Cairngorms, but bad weather makes rescue difficult, and a British pilot must evacuate his plane after a massive engine explosion on take-off.

An amateur racing driver loses control on the track. His car somersaults towards the crash barriers, his safety cage fails, and he is left hanging upside down from the car. Plus a young mum dials 999 suspecting her baby has meningitis, and a runaway bus heads down a hill with passengers still on board.

Nick tells the moving story of a police motorcyclist, responding to help at an accident, who crashed and became the patient himself. Plus a conservationist describes what happened when he was attacked by the very elephants he campaigns to save.

The story of an 11-year-old boy who survived a cardiac arrest in a swimming pool, plus an unsuspecting woman who was sandwiched between two cars, when one skidded on ice, and a motorbike rider who crashed into the back of his friend's vehicle and went careering over the handlebars.

The tale of a cyclist who survived two heart attacks in a week, and a lorry driver whose vehicle overturned and caught fire after he was forced to swerve to avoid another motorist. He lived to tell the tale, thanks to the bravery of another trucker who pulled him out of his burning lorry.

The story of a young man kicked in the head by his girlfriend's horse. Plus the remarkable tale of survival of a British diver lost at sea off the Australian coast for more than 22 hours.

Featuring the story of two close friends bodyboarding off an Australian beach, one of whom has to go to the aid of the other when a great white shark attacks. A motorist risks her life to save a family when their car bursts into flames following a motorway smash, and a woman survives when part of a huge tree crashes on to her car in a storm.

Nick Knowles presents stories of people who have been on the brink of disaster and lived to tell the tale, all captured in recordings from the time, including how two little girls dialled 999 and saved their mum after she fell from the loft. Plus the stories of two cousins climbing a sea stack when one plunged 60 feet onto rocks and a trucker who came face to face with another lorry as he went round a bend on the same side of the road.

A fishing trawler is sinking off the Shetland Islands, and one of the rescuers discovers his close friends are on board. Plus a little boy is trapped in a tumble dryer - the family's dog alerts his mum - and two brothers are on the Swiss ski slopes when one vanishes 60 feet down a crevasse.

A worker in a remote location is trapped under his dumper truck when it topples and rolls on top of him, a racing driver's brakes fail, sending him somersaulting along the track, and a couple on their way to a birthday celebration overtake a super truck which fails to see them, sending them 40 feet over an embankment.

A family break down on a busy road with no hard shoulder, and a lorry driver fails to see them. Plus a speedboat trip nearly ends in tragedy when the vessel is swamped by a wave, and a grandad out mountain biking with a friend takes a tumble in a remote location. A mountain rescue team go to his aid.

A couple become lost in a blizzard while hiking in the Scottish Cairngorms, and a man has a lucky escape when a car crashes into a bakery shop front as he is about to enter. Plus a mum tells how she was saved by the quick-thinking actions of her young daughters when she collapsed while driving.

A young couple out walking along a pavement are hit by an out-of-control car, a young mum calls 999 when her baby is unresponsive, and a teenage motorcyclist meets a four by four head-on.

A film extra is taken ill at the top of a cathedral tower and a coastguard crew fight to save him, a mum and daughter flee a fire in their flat, and customers at a pub run from an out-of-control lorry.

In this episode an adventurous pensioner is lost on Ben Nevis in a howling snow storm, and a van driver skids on black ice to end up teetering on the very edge of a motorway bridge.

A woman is trapped in her loft-conversion bedroom while a fire rages below her. When a young boy falls from a promenade while chasing after his dog, rescuers race against the incoming tide.

An experienced base jumper's parachute gets tangled up when he leaps off Beachy Head, passers by come to the aid of a fitness trainer collapsed in the street and a fire near a petrol station causes staff and customers to run for safety.

A veteran saloon car race driver is involved in a horrific crash on the finish line, two pals fish a hand grenade out of a river, and a young boy alerts his mum to a car fire.

A family is trapped 50 metres up on a tourist attraction, and a young rock climber disobeys his dad, with terrifying consequences.

A top British surfer rides the wave of his life when it all goes wrong, two little girls call for help when their dad collapses, and a mum and daughter suddenly find their tumble drier on fire.

A group of hikers are enjoying a day on Dartmoor when one falls, landing on rocks below, and a young couple and their baby flee a hotel fire after a fellow guest alerts them.

Two young men are attempting to set a world record rowing the Atlantic when a freak wave capsizes their boat, and a family day out in the snow almost ends in tragedy when a dad has a sledging accident.

Featuring the emotional story of a dad and his 12-year-old daughter lost overnight on a glacier in freezing temperatures. And a man wakes to find his canal boat is sinking when the bank is breached downstream.

Featuring the story of two best friends who plunge down a cliff face in Cornwall on a late-night walk. A cyclist can't stop when a van brakes, and two women get trapped in a historic house as it is engulfed in flames.

Nick tells the story of a professional British cyclist involved in a horrific collision with a race support vehicle. A driver's dash cam records the moment a car pulls out in front of him leaving him with nowhere to go, and two men using an accelerant to start a bonfire get more than they bargained for.

Nick tells the story of a driver whose dash cam records his heart attack and dramatic rescue by passing motorists. And rescuers rush to the aid of a group of people swept out to sea, only to be dragged in themselves.

Nick tells the story of a paraglider hanging by a thread in a forest after his canopy collapses. A dash cam captures the moment three cars collide on a mountain road, and a bullock on the pitch nearly hits a village cricket team for six.

Nick tells the story of a lorry driver trapped for hours in his vehicle after swerving to avoid a deer at night. And a family searching for their lost dog on the beach call for help when dad gets stuck in the mud as the tide turns.

Nick tells the story of two young students mowed down in a hit-and-run, captured on CCTV. And a lone climber on Snowdon takes a tumble, but a rescue helicopter can't reach him.

Nick tells the story of a young boy who vanishes over the edge of a cliff while out walking with his family. And a lone sailor drifting in the Atlantic is rescued by a very famous cruise ship.

Nick describes the rescue of a seriously injured hiker who fell 200 feet down a mineshaft in Cornwall. And a group of children run for cover when a firework display goes wrong.

Featuring the story of two best friends who plunge down a cliff face in Cornwall on a late-night walk. A cyclist can't stop when a van brakes, and two women get trapped in a historic house as it is engulfed in flames.

Today, a driver opens his car door, sending a young motorcyclist into the path of a bus, and a mum-to-be calls 999 after suffering massive blood loss.

Today, a dramatic rescue by the Royal Navy saves the lives of 14 people on board a yacht that's lost its mast in a mid Atlantic storm. And a schoolgirl sees her mum's car on fire at the school gates and fears she's still inside.

Today, a paralympian takes off in a para-motor plane, but a problem brings him crashing to earth. Also today, a pub landlady rushes to alert a regular whose home is ablaze.

Today, two workmates leap into a harbour to save a drowning man, a mum falls asleep at the wheel on her way home from work, and a hiker captures an alarming moment when a cliff collapses in front of her.

Today, a daughter dials 999 when her father has a cardiac arrest, while her sister battles to save him. And coastguard volunteers come to the rescue of a climber who has fallen from a cliff in Wales.

Today, a day trip in the air over the Dorset coast becomes a terrifying ordeal when a small plane loses engine power. And three young lads call for help when two of them become trapped in a mountain of mud and begin to sink.

An eight-year-old boy has a freak accident on his scooter, and a doctor is forced to operate at the scene. Holiday makers run for their lives when a cliff collapses at a Greek island beauty spot.

Today, a 79-year-old celebrates his birthday with a tandem skydive, but the main chute fails to open. A young mum suffers a cardiac arrest following an asthma attack, and a taxi driver comes to the rescue of a regular passenger whose flat is ablaze.

Today, a drone searches for a British climber missing in the Himalayas, and a mum panics when she sees a news picture of her son's wrecked car and can't get hold of him.

Today, a dad with two young children calls for help, then fights for his life when what appeared to be a sore throat worsens and becomes sepsis. Plus a historic home and restaurant is engulfed in flames, but a young man sleeps through the fire alarm.

Pensioner Brian tells how he became trapped up to his neck in a slurry pit until former policeman Matt came to his rescue, and a mum and her young daughter describe the moment their car plunged off the road into a water-filled ditch.

Thousands of football fans applaud helicopter medics who land on the pitch and battle to save the life of a popular steward at the club, and a young mum describes the moment a huge lorry ploughed into stationary traffic, including her car. The lorry's dash cam captures it all.

Two scuba divers describe how they found a Second World War bomb under a pier, and a steward at a popular cycling race tells how a support car drove straight at him. Plus a mum is seen on CCTV snatching her daughter from the path of a car, which failed to stop at traffic lights.

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, caught on her dash cam, when a massive tree struck her car during a storm.

Footage from a base jumper's helmet cam shows what happened when he misjudged his launch and crash-landed on a rocky beach, and a mum relives the moment when her young daughter fell from her pony at a competition and was trampled underfoot.

A glider pilot's footage captures the moments after he crashed and got stuck in a tree, and the operation to rescue him. And a DJ dad relives the night, caught on CCTV, when a car failed to stop at a notorious crossroads.

A schoolboy and his family relive the day he was horrifically injured after falling from his BMX bike while practicing tricks, and a young rider describes the moment, filmed by her boyfriend, when she was thrown from her horse during an amateur race.

Schoolgirl Molly recalls how she saved her stepfather's life by performing CPR, and an uncle and niece are filmed as they're rescued by a ferry when their dinghy capsizes.

A 60-year-old woman attempting to row across the Atlantic is rescued as her boat fills with water, and an animal lover falls down a sewer while trying to rescue his dog.

A paraglider crash-lands on a wall in the Peak District, a son witnesses his mother crash her bicycle, and a cameraman filming a storm almost ends up a victim himself.

Stories of near misses. A group of friends are hiking the Lake District when one falls 650 feet. A doctor and a paramedic operate on the mountainside in a bid to save his life.

Stories of near misses. An eight-year-old boy taking part in a karting race clips the wheel of a rival, sending his own kart somersaulting through the air.

Two divers documenting a wreck in the Thames find more than they bargained for and call in the Royal Navy bomb team.

A skier suffers a leg injury in a remote part of the Alps. Her guide attempts to ski her to safety, carrying her on his back.

A young woman slips and falls near the top of Snowdon in atrocious weather conditions, and Mountain Rescue battle 100mph winds to save her.

A young man is unconscious in his bedroom, and it's up to an online friend in Texas to raise the alarm. A nine-year-old boy on holiday in Scotland gets stung by a giant jellyfish.

A 15-year-old girl fights to save her father's life when he has a heart attack after picking her up from school, and a driver loses control of a car, scooping two men up on to the bonnet and crashing through a shop window.

A young boy must find help after his grandfather falls on a rocky cliff face, a road racing cyclist's career is threatened when he is hit by a car, and a motorbike rider hits black ice.

A base jumper leaps from a cliff top, but his parachute spins him 180 degrees and he plummets down the rock face. College students on their way home are injured when their coach leaves the road and turns over.

A Scottish cyclist on a round-the-world challenge is hit by a driver in Texas, and a family dog saves the day when a mum slips and falls on the stairs.

A climber plunges hundreds of feet down a mountain in the Lake District, coming to rest above a precipice, and a driver ploughs into a car blocking the fast lane of a motorway at night.

A heavily pregnant woman collapses on a remote moor. Will the emergency services find her in time? A young driver is filming his commute when a car rounds a bend on his side of the road. The other driver is asleep at the wheel.

A dad-to-be has an horrific accident while mountain biking with friends, and a man braves a fire at his family home to search for his dogs.

Neighbours call the emergency services when a young mum rushes into the street in panic. Her baby has cut his throat on a glass. Also, a woman is knocked to the ground and trampled when the horses she is feeding are spooked by a dog.

A woman gives birth on the M5 motorway with the help of her husband and an emergency call handler, the coastguard come to the rescue of two fishermen whose boat has overturned, and a family are on the way to the seaside when their car is hit by a huge oak tree during a storm.

A surfing dad is found unconscious in the sea; fellow surfers battle to pull him to shore and give him CPR, as lifeboat and coastguard services join in the rescue. Also, a father is on the school run when a huge tree crashes onto his car.

Two police officers and a flight attendant perform CPR at the scene of a motorway accident in a bid to save the life of a lorry driver who has had a cardiac arrest at the wheel. Elsewhere, a young boy falls from a tree, and his mum, a doctor, calls mountain rescue for help.

A teenage girl rings her parents to tell them their home is on fire, and her father braves the smoke and flames to save her. Also, a young mum on the way to hospital to give birth doesn't make it. Her partner dials 999 as the baby begins to arrive in the car.

A teenage girl crashes into a bridge during a go-kart race. Her anxious parents are watching in the stands. Also, a kayaking mum and daughter are stranded on mud flats after getting caught out by the tide. As night falls, a major rescue operation is launched to save them.

A man once rejected by the fire service for being too short rushes into a burning building to save an elderly woman. A young boxer tries to dodge a car shunted onto the pavement at speed, and a cyclist on his commute home has a near miss when a driver fails to see him on a busy dual carriageway.

Mountain Rescue come to the aid of a couple scrambling in the Lake District for their second date, when he plunges 60 meters down the mountain and she gets stuck on rocks above. Also, a teenage boy jumps into a water-filled dyke to save a drowning horse.

A farm engineer is driving home in his newly purchased truck when a wheel comes off. Plus, a five-year-old boy uses the number on his toy ambulance to call for help when his mum is taken ill.

Rescue workers battle to save two students on Dartmoor when their island camp is cut off as a flooded river turns into a torrent. Elsewhere, a shop owner and his customers have a lucky escape when a car crashes through the window and into the store.

A family flee their home when a battery charger, bought online, starts a fire that destroys their house. Also, a paddle boarder and a drone operator combine their skills to save four horses cut off by a river that has burst its banks.

A Mountain Rescue team fight their way through appalling conditions to rescue a walker on Snowdon, and a mountain biker crash-lands after a jump, leading his friends to believe he's broken his neck.

A trip to the beach ends in disaster when a woman plunges 60 feet down a Cornish cliff in front of her family, and a grandfather dials 999 when a garage fire spreads to the house, causing three generations to flee in the night.

A coastguard crew come to the rescue of four children stranded on tidal mud flats at night, and a mum dials 999 when her two-day-old baby becomes unresponsive.

Emergency services search for a dad who swerved to avoid another car and plunged down an embankment at night on a remote road, and a coastguard crew come to the rescue of a mum who has fallen on an isolated beach and fractured her leg.

Mountain rescue are called out to help a woman with a medical condition who is stuck half-way up a mountain, and a waiter comes to the aid of a customer choking on his curry.

A grandad dials 999 when his granddaughter suffers a rare medical event, a young mum takes evasive action when a trailer detaches from a truck hurtling towards her baby's pushchair, and a young driver is faced with an HGV on the wrong side of the road.

A kayaker comes to the rescue of a young man who has plunged more than 100 feet into the sea from a Dorset beauty spot, and Mountain Rescue are called to help a man on a remote river trail.

A determined dad performs live saving CPR on his ten-year-old son following a rare medical event, and a paramotorist crashes when his engine cuts out at height.

Emergency medics perform life-saving surgery on a seriously-injured climber on a hillside in the Lake District, and a driver's in-car camera captures the moment he crests the brow of a hill to find a car on his side of the road.

The bomb squad are called after two young boys bring home a metal object they've found in the woods, Mountain Rescue help a pensioner whose dream trip is cut short by a fall, and a reluctant hero battles crashing waves to rescue a drowning woman.

Mountain Rescue are called out to help a young woman on her first ever hike who has made it to the top of a hill, but slipped on the way down, and a young woman and her dog get stuck on tidal mud flats when an afternoon stroll goes wrong.

A young woman and her friends are pulled out to sea in a freak rip current. A lifeguard and the coastguard are scrambled as they battle to stay afloat, and a mum is driving home from work when a huge sheet of ice crashes into her windscreen.

Mountain rescue volunteers, paramedics and fellow hikers race to save the life of a walker who has plummeted 100 feet from a rock stack in the Peak District. A young moped rider is knocked off his bike and fellow drivers rush to his aid.

A young man is thrown from his motorbike, hitting his head hard on a tree stump. His father dials 999, and an air ambulance crew races to the scene. Elsewhere, tension mounts when the crew aboard a British yacht are surrounded by a pod of killer whales.

A seven-year-old girl dials 999 from the back seat of her mother's car as Mum is desperately struggling to breathe. A major rope rescue is launched when a climber plunges down a rocky cliff face, severely injuring his leg.

Three siblings battle to save the life of their father, who has suffered a heart attack in the garden. A rally cross driver and his navigator have a lucky escape when their rally car barrel-rolls after taking off from a jump at high speed.

Emergency services struggle to release a farmer impaled on a metre-long spike on his loading vehicle. Also, an injured hiker is rescued from a deep ravine in a remote part of the Peak District.

The fiancée of a young man in cardiac arrest fights to keep him alive after finding him unconscious in his sleep, and a stunned driver narrowly escapes from his burning vehicle after being flagged down by another motorist.

A professional mountain biker needs urgent medical help after a front flip he performs at a bike track goes horribly wrong. Also, two friends aboard a small fishing vessel get more than they bargained for when a very big haul almost catches them out.

A Christmas day walk in the Peaks takes a dramatic turn when an injured hiker becomes stranded in the freezing cold temperature, and two young siblings bravely call 999 after hearing their mum fall down the stairs in their home.

A mother and son are helped by neighbours when an out-of-control car smashes into their house. A couple have a lucky escape whilst driving, as a lorry sheds its load while rounding a bend at speed. And a biker must make a split second decision on a busy roundabout.

A desperate husband calls 999 after his wife falls down the stairs onto a fish tank, slashing her neck on broken glass. Elsewhere, a man rekindling his love for walking ends up having to be airlifted off a mountain after breaking his leg.

A young mum, alone at home with her three-year-old daughter, has a life-threatening asthma attack. Elsewhere, a coastguard helicopter lowers a winch to a swimmer who has clambered 50 feet up a crumbling cliff face, but the aircraft's downdraft makes the rescue hazardous.

A rider is dragged along the ground after falling off her bolting horse. Her friend needs to get help fast when she finds her unconscious and badly injured. Elsewhere, a father of three falls asleep inside his summerhouse. CCTV captures the moment a huge explosion rips through the building.

A farmer finds his 14-year-old son lying severely injured in a field after having been run over by his tractor and trailer. Elsewhere, a pregnant woman in labour, waiting for a taxi to hospital, ends up giving birth on the pavement helped by the police.

A 12-year-old boy is airlifted from England's highest mountain after suffering severe head injuries in a 50-foot fall onto rocks. Elsewhere, a paraglider filming high above a motorway captures thick black smoke pouring from a burning lorry. The fire is so intense that firefighters are running out of water.

CCTV captures the moment a road worker is crushed under the wheels of a reversing dump truck. His colleagues need to give emergency first aid to help save his life. Elsewhere, a thatched cottage catches fire while work is being done in the roof. Along with the workman, the homeowner is still inside as his son-in-law calls 999.

A mother and her two young sons have just returned home from the park when a huge gas explosion rips through their house with them inside.
Also, a runaway bin lorry, with no driver at the wheel, heads down a hill towards other vehicles and into the path of a pedestrian walking her dogs.

A father of eight capsizes his kayak during his first time out at sea. He struggles to get back on, but fails. Elsewhere, a young couple have a narrow escape after a car pulls out in front of them, causing them to swerve. Their car somersaults four times before coming to rest.

A mum spectating at a go-kart race doesn't immediately realise that it is her son who has had a bad crash on a bend. Elsewhere, a father calls the coastguard as he is stuck fast on mudflats with his son, and the tide is rising. A specialist rescue team is scrambled to the scene.

A young mum driving her two young sons to the shops notices smoke in the footwell of her car. She struggles to get the boys out just before flames take hold. Elsewhere, a day out for two friends at a BMX arena ends in disaster when one of them misjudges a jump.

Stadium medics battle to save the life of a football fanatic who suffers a cardiac arrest on the way to a match. And a mum who is living in fear after her picturesque family home is destroyed by a car.

A race against the tide as a young woman lies injured in a rock pool after plunging 40 foot down a cliff during a family holiday. And a young girl and her grandfather come close to tragedy on a bike ride that threatens to be their last.

A helicopter rescue mission for an injured climber who is stranded alone after plummeting down a rock face. And a cyclist's brush with death as a giant hay bale falls from a passing tractor.

A father goes into cardiac arrest after risking his life battling a blaze that's engulfed his family home. And an experienced mountain biker misjudges his take-off in a competition, with devastating consequences.

An adrenaline-fuelled jump from a bridge goes terribly wrong, sparking a multi-agency rescue to retrieve an injured woman from icy water. And two young siblings bravely call 999 after their mum has a seizure that leaves her injured and confused.

A man narrowly escapes death after his dog alerts local walkers of his plight, 200 feet down a remote ravine. And an enthusiast's love of cars has dire consequences when he buys back a favourite old motor.

Every parent's worst nightmare – a toddler stops breathing and dad has to perform CPR with help from a 999 call handler. And emergency services rush to the aid of a retired father of three who has crash-landed his light aircraft in a field.

A group of students face life-threatening conditions on a remote hike when one is injured and a weather white-out closes in. And twin sisters have man's best friend to thank after their family dogs alert them to a house fire.

Horrifying dashcam footage captures the devastation caused by an out-of-control car. And a mum of three is trapped in a burning building while her sons desperately struggle to free her before it's too late.

A passion for mountain biking turns perilous as a jump goes terribly wrong. And a lucky escape for a family when an ancient oak tree comes crashing into their home.

A tranquil paddleboarding trip in Gibraltar takes a deadly turn. And a woman risks her life to save her beloved dog from a burning building.

A solo climber risks his life when things go wrong on a remote snowy peak. And a dog walk in idyllic rural countryside threatens one woman's life when she's trampled by cows.

A father battles to save his young son's life when he chokes on a hot dog. And a fun horse ride with friends takes a dramatic turn when a young girl crashes to the ground.

A tree surgeon's day nearly ends in tragedy after they plummet from an oak tree. And a cave adventure risks calamity when flash flooding causes an influx of water into a network of caves.

A horse ride on the beach ends in disaster, a paraglider loses control during high winds, and a farmer is airlifted to hospital after two huge hay bales fall on him.

An adrenaline-fuelled base jump goes terrifyingly wrong when a parachute opens the wrong way, a freak lightning strike sets fire to an annexe with a young girl inside, and a terrifying road rage incident threatens the life of a cyclist and a pedestrian.

A family hike on Dartmoor sparks a helicopter rescue mission when a father of three is injured. And a huge lorry terrifies a young girl and her horse when it fails to slow down while passing them.

A man is severely injured and trapped under a tree that's fallen during a storm. And a toddler is rushed to hospital after a deadly adder bite.

Brave rescuers risk their lives evacuating residents from a burning high-rise. And a woman comes to the aid of her best friend when she unexpectedly goes into cardiac arrest.

An injured lone walker is lost for two nights during a storm on the Isle of Skye. And travels are cut short in Bolivia for a young woman when she has a terrifying encounter with a pink river dolphin.