Series 7

Our LivesSeries 7

2023
13 Episodes

Celebrating life in the UK in all its diversity.

Episodes

My Husband the MMA Fighter
S07E01

My Husband the MMA Fighter

Natalie Ray is a 30-year-old mum of four, married to cage-fighting pro Stevie 'Braveheart' Ray. This is the tale of his one million dollar fight, told through Natalie's eyes.

02 Jun 202330m
Rhys McClenaghan: Chasing Gold
S07E02

Rhys McClenaghan: Chasing Gold

The stakes have never been higher for elite gymnast Rhys McClenaghan as he prepares for three major competitions that could make or break his career – but can he bring home gold?

09 Jun 202330m
The Girl Who Sails with Her Breath
S07E03

The Girl Who Sails with Her Breath

Natasha can't use her arms or legs, but she's determined to sail the Atlantic. Her dad invents a way to control a boat with her breath, and the family set out across the world.

16 Jun 202330m
Yarnbombers
S07E04

Yarnbombers

It's knitting, but not as we know it. A warm-hearted documentary profiling the colourful lives and creations of the Swansea Yarnbombers.

23 Jun 202330m
My Life-Saving Dog
S07E05

My Life-Saving Dog

Koda, a gorgeous golden retriever, is training to be an assistance dog. But if she's to help her owner Mei, she needs to stay awake on the job.

30 Jun 202330m
Cycling Saved My Life
S07E06

Cycling Saved My Life

Suicide survivor turned record-breaking cyclist Josh Quigley found redemption by cycling around the world. Now, he's pushing himself to qualify for the world championships.

28 Jul 202330m
Britain's Busiest Mountain
S07E07

Britain's Busiest Mountain

Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) attracts around 750,000 visitors each year, and the race is on to prepare for the busiest season yet.

04 Aug 202330m
Fast Track to Glory
S07E08

Fast Track to Glory

A determined young islander chases her first season as a racing driver. Isla Mackenzie from Scotland's Outer Hebrides has been signed up by an F3 team.

11 Aug 202330m
One Man and His Island
S07E09

One Man and His Island

Ex-aircraft engineer Simon begins a completely new life on his own as the warden of Flat Holm Island. The more he learns about the island, the more he learns about himself too.

18 Aug 202330m
Our Sea Forest
S07E10

Our Sea Forest

The destruction of an underwater forest and its remarkable return to life, seen through the eyes of 74-year-old freediver Eric Smith.

08 Sept 202330m
The Lottery Millionaire and the Spirit of Belfast
S07E11

The Lottery Millionaire and the Spirit of Belfast

Lottery winner Peter Lavery looks back on the day that changed his life and races to finish the ambitious conversion of the Titanic Pumphouse into a whiskey distillery.

15 Sept 202330m
Ballroom Dreams
S07E12

Ballroom Dreams

Train, compete, sleep, repeat! Welcome to the world of competitive ballroom, as we follow Caerphilly's top teenage dancers to Wales’s first ever world championships. (iPlayer only except Wales)

02 Oct 202330m
The Extreme Hairdresser
S07E13

The Extreme Hairdresser

Hairdressing, but not as you know it. Aberkenfig hairdresser Shelley Lane loves cutting her regular clients' hair, but she has a completely different side to her work – creating stunning avant-garde hair designs. She competes around the world with the best but always loves coming home to Aberkenfig. (iPlayer only except Wales)

24 Nov 202330m