In the first episode, a retired nursery teacher gets herself into danger when attempting to rescue h...

The volunteers are called to rescue two students who have jumped naked into the River Thames while h...

The volunteers are called to rescue the crew of a fishing boat that has run aground in the middle of...

The volunteers are called to rescue a father who gets himself into difficulties after trying to resc...

In the first episode, a father and daughter find themselves treading water for almost an hour, hundr...

Off the coast of Bridlington, a kayaker has been missing for an hour, and only the crews' expert coa...

In Ireland, the Castletownbere crew race to rescue a lone yachtsman who has lost his mast and is dri...

In Bangor, Northern Ireland, crews are tasked to find two teenage paddle boarders, blown offshore to...

Every day around the UK, an army of unpaid volunteers put their lives on the line to try and save co...

In episode six of this 12-part series, on one of the hottest days of the year, the Dover crew race t...

When a climber falls in a remote cave on the Gower Peninsula, the Mumbles crew are called in to sear...

In Ilfracombe, a father and son find themselves in danger after jumping in to rescue a drowning dog....

The Aberystwyth crew must improvise when a local paraglider crash-lands at the bottom of steep cliff...

As the summer sun comes out, so do the fun seekers, and crews around the country get ready for actio...

When an early morning dog walker spots a flare off shore, the Rhyl crew race to one of the most myst...

In Tenby, police searching for a boat thief call for lifeboat assistance. The Mumbles lifeguards and...

Out at sea, minutes and even seconds can make the difference between life and death. On the south co...

From first timers at sea to salty old skippers, the wrong conditions can catch anyone off their guar...

Keeping watch over the River Thames, the crew at Tower in central London, the busiest of the RNLI's...

In Brighton the crew are called out to what they think is just a routine job - towing a yacht that h...

In Torbay in Devon the seas are often crowded with sailing craft of all shapes and sizes – when two...

There are many reasons why the thousands of yellow-wellied volunteers first joined up, but they all...

On the north coast of Kent, new crew member Ruth is on board for one of her first ever shouts. Off t...

For the thousands of volunteers who guard our seas and waterways, saving other people can mean makin...

As storm Ophelia hits the British Isles, on the south east coast of Ireland the pagers of the Rossla...

Off the packed beach at Blackpool, the crew race after a teenage girl being swept out to sea on an i...

The volunteers of the RNLI race to the scene of a plane crash on a busy beach, search for a man miss...

The volunteers of the RNLI race to save a fisherman from a burning boat, a man stuck in freezing mud...

The volunteers of the RNLI race to save three kids caught in a cave by the rising tide, a yacht caug...

The RNLI volunteers race to the rescue of a rock climber who has fallen over 40 feet, a paraglider w...

The RNLI volunteers race to the rescue of a diver found unconscious 30 metres underwater, a yacht si...

RNLI volunteers race to the rescue of two five-year-old girls blown out to sea on an inflatable and...

The RNLI volunteers race to the rescue of the last inhabitant of a remote island, a kayaker in troub...

The RNLI volunteers race to the rescue of a huge cargo ship aground on a sandbank, a kayaker who has...

RNLI volunteers race to the rescue of a shark attack victim, two boys being swept out to sea in a ri...

RNLI volunteers teams come to the aid of two teenagers stuck in mud on the Humber estuary and a boat...

The volunteers of the RNLI race to save two paddleboarders being swept into a shipping lane, search...

The volunteers of the RNLI race to rescue a stranded porpoise, a teenager trapped by the tide on a r...

The volunteers of the RNLI race to rescue a paddleboarder being blown out to sea, a man overboard an...

The volunteers of the RNLI race to save a sinking schooner and a walker with a broken leg, while cri...

The volunteers of the RNLI race to save a stricken fishing boat in a force-eight gale, a yacht trapp...

The RNLI volunteers race against time to try and save three people in the water in the Bristol Chann...

The volunteers of the RNLI race to save a family trapped in their car, slowly being engulfed by the...

The RNLI volunteers face a search in one of the worst storms in living memory, race to save three pe...

The RNLI volunteers search for a missing kitesurfer, race to rescue a father and daughter being swep...

The RNLI volunteers race to save a teenage paddleboarder being swept out to sea, a sinking cargo shi...

In Porthcawl, the volunteers of the RNLI race to save a surfer at the mercy of Storm Brendan. Meanwh...

The volunteers of the RNLI battle to save a mother and her son who are caught in a rip current, plus...

The lifeboat volunteers pluck a fallen climber out of the sea in Wales and is within seconds of fall...

The crew at Tower, on the River Thames in London, is the busiest of all the lifeboat stations, avera...

In Trearddur Bay, the RNLI crew battle through gale force winds and huge waves as they try to save a...

In St Agnes, the crew is involved in a race against time to rescue two young men. They are reported...

Whenever the crew’s pager sounds, they know they must prepare for all eventualities. At Beachy Head,...

On Ireland's south-east coast, the three RNLI crews at Dunmore East, Kilmore Quay and Rosslare battl...

Just off the west coast of Scotland, on the rugged Isle of Mull, the Tobermory lifeboat crew have to...

In Portrush, Co Antrim, the crew race to rescue a boy who has got into difficulties after jumping of...

In Newhaven, the RNLI volunteers race to the rescue of two paragliders who have landed on an isolate...

In Swanage, the lifeboat crew work hand in hand with the specialist coastguard rope team to help an...

In Lyme Regis, the crew face a frantic search for three fishermen whose boat has capsized in the Riv...

On Ireland’s north west coast, the RNLI crew at Bundoran race to the rescue of a teenage girl who ha...

On the coast of south Wales, Penarth crew member Tom is called up for his first ever shout when a fe...

In Eastbourne, on the Sussex coast, a routine day at the lifeboat station changes in an instant when...

In Swanage, on the Dorset coast, the RNLI crew race to the rescue of a diver whose life hangs in the...

In Thurso, Scotland’s most northerly mainland station, the crew race to the rescue of an ocean-going...

In Kinghorn, on Scotland’s east coast, a simple call out for the RNLI crew to a paddleboarder in dif...

In Baltimore, south west Ireland, the crew are called out to reports of a solo sailor clinging onto...

In Calshot, the RNLI crew are called out to a young man who has lost consciousness in a jet ski acci...

In Whitby, North Yorkshire, the RNLI crew race to the rescue of two fossil hunters who are cut off b...

When reports come in of a kayaker who has failed to make it back to shore - where his wife is watchi...

In north Wales, the Conwy crew respond to reports of two people - including a young boy - who have b...

In Plymouth, the crew race to the rescue of a fisherman who’s fallen off his boat and is now adrift...

In Torbay, Devon, a yacht has sent out a mayday, meaning the lives of the six crew on board are in g...

In Blackpool, the crew respond to reports of a teenager who has been swept out to sea within sight o...

On the north eastern tip of the Scottish mainland, the crew at Wick begin a frantic search to find a...

The North Berwick crew race out to try and save a windsurfer battling the seas as he and they fight...

On the Isle of Wight, the Bembridge crew face a race against time to save an old fishing trawler tha...

Dermot O’Leary uncovers the story of the RNLI’s heroic efforts in the Second World War, as its crews...

In Dungeness, the crew are called out to reports of a small boat in the middle of the shipping lanes...

In Porthcawl, a fisherman has been dragged lifeless out of the sea by bystanders. The lifeboat crew...

In Castletownbere, crew member Donagh faces a baptism of fire on his first ever shout as the crew ca...

In Queensferry, on the east coast of Scotland, an American visitor is caught out by the tide and is...

In Humber, the crew must work closely together to pull off the dangerous medivac of a fisherman with...

In Walmer, the crew respond to reports of a major incident involving a small boat in the Channel. On...

In Mudeford, on the Dorset coast, a search for a missing kayaker quickly escalates when it emerges t...

On the north Somerset coast, the Minehead crew come close to disaster in a challenging rescue of two...

In Porthcawl, on the south-west coast of Wales, the crew receive a call about a swimmer who’s been s...