Des Henderson
Director
Our Lives (2017)
Series 5
A collection of documentaries from Scotland, England, Northern Ireland and Wales.
Released June 12, 2017
Episode 29 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.documentary-filmmaking, tmdb.nature-documentary, tmdb.documentary
Production Companies: Tern TV, Bees Nees Media Ltd, Small World Productions, Caledonia TV Productions, Matchlight + 28 more, Hall of Mirrors, Carlam Limited, Below the Radar Ltd, Eye Film and TV, Full Fat TV, Tyrone Productions, Gritty, Rondo Media Production, Big Wave Productions Ltd., Elephant Shoe Films, Brown Bob Productions, Waddell Media, Wander Films, Afanti Media, Storyboard Studios, Chalk Productions, Signpost Productions, Pixie Productions, Triplevision Productions Ltd, Clean Slate Television, Specky Productions, Media Atom Ltd, Double-Band films, Wildflame Productions ltd, Candour Productions, CWMNI DA Production, Raise the Roof Productions, Boom Cymru
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S5E1 - The Merthyr Mermaid
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?
Aug. 10, 2021, midnight
S5E3 - Keeping Up with the Maileys
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.
Aug. 17, 2021, midnight
S5E4 - Aberdeen Harbour
Documentary following the expansion of Aberdeen Harbour, one of Britain’s busiest ports.
Aug. 20, 2021, midnight
S5E5 - The City of Horses
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.
Aug. 24, 2021, midnight
S5E7 - Lambing Life
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.
Sept. 1, 2021, midnight
S5E8 - For Peat's Sake
The stories of interwoven lives during the peat-cutting season on the stunning Isle of Lewis.
Sept. 8, 2021, midnight
S5E9 - The Long Walk Home
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.
Sept. 15, 2021, midnight
S5E10 - The Girl with the Colourful Leg
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.
Sept. 29, 2021, midnight
S5E11 - Boots and Beards
This documentary reveals the story of the Scots Asian-run hillwalking group helping people from ethnic minority backgrounds explore the great outdoors.
Oct. 6, 2021, midnight
S5E12 - Finding My Family
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.
Oct. 11, 2021, midnight
S5E6 - Pride of Place
Documentary following an LGBTQ+ committee planning the first rural Pride parade in Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland's conservative and evangelical heartland.
Aug. 25, 2021, midnight
S5E2 - Life on the High Wire
High wire walker Chris Bullzini risks death to wow the crowds. Now he faces his biggest challenge yet.
Aug. 11, 2021, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 29 min.
Season Runtime: 3170 min.
Released: June 12, 2017
Last Air Date: Aug. 29, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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