Disaster at Sea: The Piper Alpha Story (BBC 2/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Monday 25th August 2025 (starting in 3 hours and 44 minutes) ** NEW SERIES **
The Golden Ticket. Series 1, episode 1. On July 6 1988, a series of explosions destroyed the Piper Alpha oil platform in the North Sea, killing 167 men and leaving only 61 survivors. In minute-by-minute detail, this documentary tells the story of how the disaster unfolded and the search for truth, using the testimony of survivors given just months after the disaster, now re-created by actors, and interviews with those whose lives were changed for ever.
Saving Lives at Sea (BBC 2/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Wednesday 27th August 2025) ** PICK OF THE WEEK **
Into the Eye of the Storm. Series 10, episode 5. A 999 call comes in from the young son of a windsurfer in trouble and the Mudeford crew battle 80mph winds in an increasingly desperate search. The Hastings crew race to the rescue of a fishing vessel caught in the worst storm to hit the southern coast in 50 years. On Crantock Beach in Cornwall, the lifeguards leap into action after they spot two men on an uninhabited island known as Goose Rock.
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