Close Calls: On Camera - Season 8

Close Calls: On Camera - Season 8

Season 8

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Episodes20
DatesApr. 20, 2020 - Nov. 16, 2020
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Episodes

Episode 1
Season 8Episode 130 min

Episode 1

Stories of near misses when life hangs in the balance, presented by Nick Knowles. Today, a hiker is in search of his dog when a cliff crumbles beneath his feet, a dramatic rescue by a coastguard rope team is captured on camera, and passers-by save the life of a woman who has collapsed in the street.
Apr. 20, 2020
Episode 2
Season 8Episode 230 min

Episode 2

An angler fishing off rocks is swept out into a raging sea, and a mountain biker attempts a trick but doesn't make it.
Apr. 21, 2020
Episode 3
Season 8Episode 330 min

Episode 3

Staff at a trampoline centre fight to save a father who has collapsed. A paraglider gets into trouble and loses height rapidly. He attempts to land on a road but doesn't make it.
Apr. 22, 2020
Episode 4
Season 8Episode 430 min

Episode 4

A terrified family calls 999 when their baby becomes unresponsive, and paramedics must shock him back to life with a defibrillator. A truck driver is diverted along a narrow country road which can't cope with the weight of his vehicle.
Apr. 23, 2020
Episode 5
Season 8Episode 530 min

Episode 5

A couple are on a trip to celebrate their wedding anniversary when their car is hit by a truck on the M1, spinning it into the path of another HGV. A wingsuit freefaller hits trouble when his parachute gets tangled up.
Apr. 24, 2020
Episode 6
Season 8Episode 630 min

Episode 6

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.

Apr. 27, 2020
Episode 7
Season 8Episode 730 min

Episode 7

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.

Apr. 28, 2020
Episode 8
Season 8Episode 830 min

Episode 8

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

Apr. 29, 2020
Episode 9
Season 8Episode 930 min

Episode 9

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.

Apr. 30, 2020
Episode 10
Season 8Episode 1030 min

Episode 10

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

Mai 1, 2020
Episode 11
Season 8Episode 1130 min

Episode 11

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.

Nov. 2, 2020
Episode 12
Season 8Episode 1230 min

Episode 12

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.

Nov. 3, 2020
Episode 13
Season 8Episode 1330 min

Episode 13

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.

Nov. 5, 2020
Episode 14
Season 8Episode 1430 min

Episode 14

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.

Nov. 6, 2020
Episode 15
Season 8Episode 1530 min

Episode 15

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.

Nov. 9, 2020
Episode 16
Season 8Episode 1630 min

Episode 16

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.

Nov. 10, 2020
Episode 17
Season 8Episode 1730 min

Episode 17

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.

Nov. 11, 2020
Episode 18
Season 8Episode 1830 min

Episode 18

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.

Nov. 12, 2020
Episode 19
Season 8Episode 1930 min

Episode 19

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.

Nov. 13, 2020
Episode 20
Season 8Episode 2030 min

Episode 20

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.

Nov. 16, 2020

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