Our Lives - Series 5
1 - The Merthyr Mermaid
Air Date: August 10, 2021
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?
2 - Life on the High Wire
Air Date: August 11, 2021
High wire walker Chris Bullzini risks death to wow the crowds. Now he faces his biggest challenge yet.
3 - Keeping Up with the Maileys
Air Date: August 17, 2021
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.
4 - Aberdeen Harbour
Air Date: August 20, 2021
Documentary following the expansion of Aberdeen Harbour, one of Britain’s busiest ports.
5 - The City of Horses
Air Date: August 24, 2021
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.
6 - Pride of Place
Air Date: August 25, 2021
Documentary following an LGBTQ+ committee planning the first rural Pride parade in Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland's conservative and evangelical heartland.
7 - Lambing Life
Air Date: September 1, 2021
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.
8 - For Peat's Sake
Air Date: September 8, 2021
The stories of interwoven lives during the peat-cutting season on the stunning Isle of Lewis.
9 - The Long Walk Home
Air Date: September 15, 2021
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.
10 - The Girl with the Colourful Leg
Air Date: September 29, 2021
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.
11 - Boots and Beards
Air Date: October 6, 2021
This documentary reveals the story of the Scots Asian-run hillwalking group helping people from ethnic minority backgrounds explore the great outdoors.
12 - Finding My Family
Air Date: October 11, 2021
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.