From skilled to not-so-skilled pilots, adverse weather conditions and mechanical failure, this selection of sometimes petrifying moments, shot on home video, give as-it-happened views from the ground or inside the planes. Among the gripping footage is hair-raising British landings at London’s City Airport and in Leeds, an engine catching fire as a heron flies into it during the take-off of a Thompson flight. There's also coverage of the incredible Hudson River landing in January in 2009, with comment from one of the passengers who recalls that she left the plane through first class and got into a life-raft, whilst those passengers who left through economy ended up sitting on the wing… An exclusive interview with Captain Sullenberger, the pilot who landed the US Airways flight and its 155 passengers safely in the Manhattan river, provides an understanding of the complex process that well-trained pilots go through in such high octane moments.
Stories of ordinary people who have dealt with extraordinary situations with courage and bravery, to save others.
Featuring some of the most dangerous stunts caught on film.
Featuring startling footage of near misses.
Featuring intense moments of aviation drama captured on camera, this episode offers unprecedented views from the ground and inside the plane from some of the most terrifying plane journeys. Scenes include an amazing no-landing-gear touchdown at Warsaw airport in 2011 and an airliner exploding in a massive fireball at Okinawa, Japan. Testimony from experts, eyewitnesses and survivors provide added insight to what happened and what went wrong. We also examine the hijacking and water-landing of Ethiopian Airlines flight 961, which informed Captain Sullenberger’s emergency landing on New York’s Hudson River in 2009. And it is not just planes, a scenic balloon flight has a brush with disaster for holidaying Brits in Luxor, Egypt, and an experienced aerobatic helicopter pilot escapes death by the skin of his teeth.
Documentary detailing high octane moments of the most violent and dangerous weather captured on camera, with unprecedented views from the eye of the storm.
Featuring some of the most terrifying animal encounters ever captured on camera, with unprecedented access to the heart of the action and astonishing witness testimony. From the unexpected to the mishandled to the professionals who bite off more than they can chew, this is a unique view of what happens when human and animal worlds collide. Memorable sequences include an agitated mother elephant charging straight at a British couple who will certainly never forget their honeymoon on an African safari. A lion turns on its handler on the red carpet at an awards ceremony and an alligator’s patience snaps at a show in Florida. And one diver narrates his own amazing footage of the time when the mighty jaws of a shark broke open his diving cage...
The incredible stories as told by the victims, and their miraculous near misses when their paths crossed with the dangerous drivers let loose on the roads.
An invitation to view incredible madcap weddings and preposterous proposals.
Journey into the jaws of the most terrifying animal encounters captured on camera.
