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Our Lives

Series 6 · 17 episodes · May 6, 2022

A collection of documentaries from Scotland, England, Northern Ireland and Wales.

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    Episode 1

    Born Deaf, Raised Hearing

    May 6, 2022

    Jonny Cotsen is an actor and a father of two children, and he’s deaf. He wants to know why he was brought up as if he could hear and whether it’s too late to embrace his deaf identity.

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    Episode 2

    Speed Kids

    May 13, 2022

    The kids dreaming of becoming motorcycle superstars. Northern Ireland has produced some of the world’s most famous racers, but have the demands of the sport gone too far?

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    Episode 3

    Cornwall's Wildest Wave

    May 20, 2022

    Cornwall has a secret giant wave. Champion surfer Tom Butler is on a mission to find this monster off the wild north Cornish coast, but will it be too dangerous to ride?

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    Episode 4

    You Shall Go to the Ball

    May 23, 2022

    The Queen Charlotte’s Ball is the most prestigious debutante ball in the world. This is the story of Jasleen, the first debutante of Indian heritage at the London season.

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    Episode 5

    Darts Dreams

    Jun 10, 2022

    Chloe O'Brien is an 18-year-old from Perthshire, and darts is her life. She was a serial winner as a junior, but can she cope with the highs and lows of life in the adult ranks? This film follows her attempt to break into the Scottish ladies' team for the first time.

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    Episode 6

    Supergran and the Garden of Justice

    Jun 17, 2022

    Our Lives follows Dena Murphy, a wisecracking 93-year-old helping young offenders back onto the straight and narrow as they do community service on an allotment in Manchester.

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    Episode 7

    Sarah the Lumberjill

    Jun 24, 2022

    Sarah is the fourth generation of her family to 'take up the saw', working across the forests of the Central Highlands of Scotland with her family.

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    Episode 8

    Wedding Day Curves

    Jul 22, 2022

    Bridal shop owner Rebecca is a champion of body positivity as she helps plus-size brides-to-be celebrate their curves and find their dream wedding dresses.

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    Episode 9

    Rescuing Dad

    Jul 25, 2022

    Dai Chant, the legendary coxswain of the St Davids lifeboat, returns to the sea after 30 years ashore to revisit the scene of his most daring rescue.

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    Episode 10

    Who Needs Banksy

    Aug 12, 2022

    An extraordinary organic explosion of street art in Port Talbot, inspired by Banksy, sees the creation of over 40 new murals that transform the town.

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    Episode 11

    33 Families, One Big Build

    Aug 19, 2022

    To escape rising house prices, 33 families decide to build their own street in Leeds. But sharing cars and deciding what colour to paint the front doors proves problematic.

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    Episode 12

    The World's Most Expensive Sheepdogs

    Aug 22, 2022

    Sheepdogs from Wales are currently in demand all over the world and reach record breaking prices. We follow mid Wales's top trainers to see what makes our sheepdogs so special.

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    Episode 13

    Trick Pony Club

    Aug 26, 2022

    Jousting knights on horseback and gun-slinging, acrobatic cowboys. Behind the scenes with Scotland’s stunt horse team.

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    Episode 14

    Searching for My Other Mam

    Sep 2, 2022

    Years after being adopted by white Welsh parents, Gerallt Wyn Jones goes looking for the black father he’s never known, and for the young white mother who felt that she had to give him away.

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    Episode 15

    Hell's Belles

    Sep 5, 2022

    Will the women motorcyclists of Wales be part of a successful world record attempt and inspire a new generation of bikers?

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    Episode 16

    We Are Strong Women

    Sep 18, 2022

    With the Wales Strong Woman competition coming up, two Aberdare women share the highs and the lows of competing in a sport that has given them so much more than physical strength.

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    Episode 17

    Rat Woman

    Sep 26, 2022

    Patricia Page wages war on rats and other pests that are wreaking havoc across homes and business premises in Northern Ireland.