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Our Lives

2017

Celebrating life in the UK in all its diversity – as seen through the eyes of remarkable people doing extraordinary things.

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    The Merthyr Mermaid

    2021-08-10

    At the age of 47, Cath Pendleton has decided to try to swim a mile in the icy waters of Antarctica. With no real money or support team behind her, will her determination be enough to see her through?

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    Life on the High Wire

    2021-08-11

    High wire walker Chris Bullzini risks death to wow the crowds. Now he faces his biggest challenge yet.

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    Keeping Up with the Maileys

    2021-08-17

    Tricia Mailey and two of her children were born with achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism. Their experiences have given them a very different perspective on the world.

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    Aberdeen Harbour

    2021-08-20

    Documentary following the expansion of Aberdeen Harbour, one of Britain’s busiest ports.

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    The City of Horses

    2021-08-24

    For generations horses have been part of life around Swansea. Times are changing, but there’s one thing that still binds the horse communities together – the drives.

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    Pride of Place

    2021-08-25

    Documentary following an LGBTQ+ committee planning the first rural Pride parade in Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland's conservative and evangelical heartland.

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    Lambing Life

    2021-09-01

    Young sheep farmer Chloe Hallam has to juggle her beauty therapy business with delivering over a thousand new lambs in the hope of preserving the future of the family farm.

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    For Peat's Sake

    2021-09-08

    The stories of interwoven lives during the peat-cutting season on the stunning Isle of Lewis.

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    The Long Walk Home

    2021-09-15

    As Christian Lewis nears the finish line of his five-year-long walk round the UK, Our Lives looks back at the early stages of his remarakble journey.

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    The Girl with the Colourful Leg

    2021-09-29

    Charity ambassador, model and actress, Bernadette Hagans celebrates the 'inclusion revolution' and makes history as the first amputee to take part in Miss Northern Ireland.

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    Boots and Beards

    2021-10-06

    This documentary reveals the story of the Scots Asian-run hillwalking group helping people from ethnic minority backgrounds explore the great outdoors.

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    Finding My Family

    2021-10-11

    Leah was abandoned as a baby in a Manchester hospital toilet. Twenty-six years later, she is determined to find out who she is and where she came from.

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