Catch up TV
Series 8: 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.
Source: BBC 1
Most recent episodes of Close Calls: On Camera
Close Calls: On Camera
Series 11: Episode 20
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 ...
25-07-2023
BBC 1
Close Calls: On Camera
Series 11: Episode 19
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.
24-07-2023
BBC 1
Close Calls: On Camera
Series 11: Episode 18
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.
19-07-2023
BBC 1
Close Calls: On Camera
Series 11: Episode 17
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 ...
18-07-2023
BBC 1
Close Calls: On Camera
Series 11: Episode 16
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 ter ...
17-07-2023
BBC 1
Close Calls: On Camera
Series 11: Episode 15
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.
14-07-2023
BBC 1
Close Calls: On Camera
Series 11: Episode 13
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.
14-07-2023
BBC 1
Close Calls: On Camera
Series 11: Episode 14
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 ...
13-07-2023
BBC 1
Close Calls: On Camera
Series 11: Episode 12
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 is trampled by c ...
13-07-2023
BBC 1
Close Calls: On Camera
Series 11: Episode 11
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.
12-07-2023
BBC 1
Most popular episodes of Close Calls: On Camera
Close Calls: On Camera
Series 10: Episode 18
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 o ...
01-08-2022
BBC 1
Close Calls: On Camera
Series 8: Episode 3
Stories of near misses when life hangs in the balance, presented by Nick Knowles. Today, a dad of five collapses at a trampoline park, and CCTV captures the centre’s staff ...
01-06-2021
BBC 1
Close Calls: On Camera
Series 10: Episode 1
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 ...
11-04-2022
BBC 1
Close Calls: On Camera
Series 10: Episode 8
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 m ...
20-04-2022
BBC 1
Close Calls: On Camera
Series 8: 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 tramp ...
27-05-2021
BBC 1
Close Calls: On Camera
Episode 11
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 chillin ...
03-11-2014
BBC 1
Close Calls: On Camera
Episode 6
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.
28-10-2014
BBC 1
Close Calls: On Camera
Series 10: Episode 15
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 abov ...
22-07-2022
BBC 1
Close Calls: On Camera
Series 8: Episode 6
Stories of near misses when life hangs in the balance, presented by Nick Knowles. Today, a group of friends are hiking the Lake District when one falls 650 feet. A doctor and a ...
04-06-2021
BBC 1
Close Calls: On Camera
Series 9: Episode 19
The bomb squad are called after two young boys bring home a metal object they’ve found in the woods, Mountain Rescue help a grandmother whose dream trip is cut short by a ...
16-09-2021
BBC 1