Survivors

Latest Episodes

• Season 1 Episode 6: Days of Darkness

  A combination of dramatised reconstructions and eyewitness accounts telling the story of Dr Jerri Nielsen, a scientist who discovered she had breast cancer while stationed at a remote Antarctic research station. Despite being cut off from any source of medical treatment, Jerri refused to succumb to despair and embarked on a heroic battle against her illness. Last in series

• Season 1 Episode 5: Frozen Alive

  Drama-documentary reconstructing a tragic 1999 climbing expedition on the north face of Les Droites in the French Alps. The adventure went disastrously wrong, trapping two mountaineers high on a narrow ledge in a ferocious storm for five days before the first rescue attempt was made. Giles Ford and James Weaver star, featuring interviews with those involved

• Season 1 Episode 4: Flying Blind

  Reconstruction of Jennifer Murray and Colin Bodill's ill-fated attempt to fly a single-engine helicopter round the world via the North and South Poles. The intrepid adventurers reveal how they survived a crash in the Antarctic wilderness which left them injured and stranded miles from the nearest help, a plight that brought out Colin's true heroism as he continually risked his own life to ensure his partner's safety