Saving Lives at Sea
| Saving Lives at Sea | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Narrated by | Brendan Coyle (2016) Steven Mackintosh (2017-) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 10+ |
| No. of episodes | 93+ |
| Production | |
| Running time | 58–59 minutes |
| Production company | Blast! Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 13 July 2016 – present |
Saving Lives at Sea is a television documentary series about the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, showing its rescues in British coastal waters and around Ireland. It was first broadcast by BBC Two on 13 July 2016. As of 2025, there were ten annual series with over ninety episodes and production continuing.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
| Episode | Title | Date | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| S3 E1 | Episode 1 | August 20, 2018 | |
| S3 E2 | Episode 2 | August 22, 2018 | |
| S3 E3 | Episode 3 | August 27, 2018 | |
| S3 E4 | Episode 4 | September 3, 2018 | |
| S3 E5 | Episode 5 | September 10, 2018 | |
| S3 E6 | Episode 6 | September 17, 2018 | |
| S3 E7 | Episode 7 | September 24, 2018 | |
| S3 E8 | Episode 8 | October 1, 2018 | |
| S3 E9 | Episode 9 | October 8, 2018 | |
| S3 E10 | Episode 10 | October 15, 2018 | |
| S4 E1 | Episode 1 | August 26, 2019 | |
| S4 E2 | Episode 2 | August 26, 2019 | |
| S4 E3 | Episode 3 | September 9, 2019 | |
| S4 E4 | Episode 4 | September 16, 2019 | |
| S4 E5 | Episode 5 | September 23, 2019 | |
| S4 E6 | Episode 6 | September 30, 2019 | |
| S4 E7 | Episode 7 | October 14, 2019 | |
| S4 E8 | Episode 8 | October 21, 2019 | |
| S4 E9 | Episode 9 | February 25, 2020 | |
| S4 E10 | Episode 10 | March 3, 2020 | |
| S5 E1 | Episode 1 | August 23, 2021 | |
| S5 E2 | Episode 2 | August 30, 2021 | |
| S5 E3 | Episode 3 | September 6, 2021 | |
| S5 E4 | Episode 4 | September 13, 2021 | |
| S5 E5 | Episode 5 | September 20, 2021 | |
| S5 E6 | Episode 6 | September 27, 2021 | |
| S5 E7 | Episode 7 | October 4, 2021 | |
| S5 E8 | Episode 8 | October 11, 2021 | |
| S5 E9 | Episode 9 | October 18, 2021 | |
| S5 E10 | Episode 10 | November 1, 2021 | |
| S6 E1 | Episode 1 | August 23, 2021 | |
| S6 E2 | Episode 2 | August 30, 2021 | |
| S6 E3 | Episode 3 | September 6, 2021 | |
| S6 E4 | Episode 4 | September 13, 2021 | |
| S6 E5 | Episode 5 | September 20, 2021 | |
| S6 E6 | Episode 6 | September 27, 2021 | |
| S6 E7 | Episode 7 | October 4, 2021 | |
| S6 E8 | Episode 8 | October 11, 2021 | |
| S6 E9 | Episode 9 | October 18, 2021 | |
| S6 E10 | Episode 10 | November 1, 2021 | |
| S7 E1 | Episode 1 | August 24, 2022 | Newhaven |
| S7 E2 | Episode 2 | August 31, 2022 | Swanage |
| S7 E3 | Episode 3 | September 14, 2022 | Lyme Regis |
| S7 E4 | Episode 4 | September 21, 2022 | Bundoran, Portishead, Porthcawl |
| S7 E5 | Episode 5 | September 28, 2022 | Eastbourne, Penarth |
| S7 E6 | Episode 6 | October 5, 2022 | |
| S7 E7 | Episode 7 | October 12, 2022 | Swanage |
| S7 E8 | Episode 8 | October 19, 2022 | Thurso |
| S7 E9 | Episode 9 | October 26, 2022 | Kinghorn |
| S7 E10 | Episode 10 | November 2, 2022 | Baltimore |
| S8 E1 | Episode 1 | ||
| S8 E2 | Episode 2 | ||
| S8 E3 | Episode 3 | ||
| S8 E4 | Episode 4 | ||
| S8 E5 | Episode 5 | ||
| S8 E6 | Episode 6 | ||
| S8 E7 | Episode 7 | ||
| S8 E8 | Episode 8 | ||
| S8 E9 | Episode 9 | ||
| S8 E10 | Episode 10 | ||
| S9 E2 | 999 | March 24, 2024 | Dungeness, Walmer, Port Talbot, Kinghorn |
| S9 E3 | Every Second Counts | March 25, 2024 | Porthcawl, Lytham St Annes, Poole, Portishead |
| S9 E4 | First Time for Everything | April 1, 2024 | Castletownbere, Burnham-on-Sea, Newquay, Carrybridge |
| S9 E5 | Caught Out | April 8, 2024 | Queensferry, Lizard, Portishead, Fowey |
| S9 E6 | Trust | April 15, 2024 | Humber, Castletownbere, Clovelly, Ilfracombe |
| S9 E7 | Knife Edge | April 22, 2024 | Walmer, Plymouth, Aberystwyth, Rhyl |
| S9 E8 | Pressure | April 29, 2024 | Port Isaac, Little and Broad Haven, Mudeford, Eyemouth |
| S9 E9 | Pride | May 6, 2024 | Minehead, Dunbar, Largs, Gravesend |
| S9 E10 | Hidden Dangers | May 13, 2024 | Porthcawl, Sennen Cove, North Berwick, Chiswick |
References
- ^ "Saving Lives at Sea (TV Series)". Radio Times. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Camera technology lets us clamber on board with our heroes in Saving Lives at Sea". Radio Times. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Saving Lives at Sea: how a family day out at the beach turned into a fight for life". Radio Times. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Saving Lives at Sea will restore your faith in humanity – but might put you off sandy beaches". Radio Times. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ emily-baker (24 August 2021). "Repetitive and predictable, Saving Lives at Sea is all filler no killer". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Saving Lives at Sea: A somewhat propagandistic portrayal of a very worthy cause". The Independent. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Sargeant, Adrian; George, Jayne (14 September 2021). Fundraising Management: Analysis, Planning and Practice. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-42693-9.
External links
- Saving Lives at Sea at BBC Online
- Saving Lives at Sea – the production company Blast! Films
- Saving Lives at Sea at IMDb