Real Lives Reunited

Survivors of the Aberfan landslide that killed 116 schoolchildren meet the teachers who saved them, and the young mum whose newborn child was abducted is reunited with the woman who helped her survive 17 days of hell.

Survivors of the Piper Alpha oil rig disaster meet to share stories of their miraculous escape, and the nurses who made history when they helped set up the NHS are reunited after 50 years.

A woman meets the stranger who saved her life when the Herald of Free Enterprise capsized in 1987, and the choir handpicked to sing at the Queen's 1953 coronation are reunited after 60 years apart.

The children who lived through a terrifying plane hijack reunite to share stories of their escape, and the villagers who survived an underground explosion meet their rescuers.

Passengers and crew from Concorde's maiden flight share memories of flying supersonic and survivors of one of the country's worst mining disasters share stories of incredible escape.

Reunited in this episode - The first military band to have a top 20 hit - with the theme tune to the 1955 Dam Busters film, and the survivors of the Bradford City fire meet those who saved them.

Survivors of the worst civilian disaster of World War II are reunited to share stories of heroism and veterans of one of the UK's forgotten wars - Malaya - meet up after 60 years.

Survivors of the Ladbroke Grove rail disaster meet the emergency crews who saved them and a community honours the hero who risked his life to pull people from the floods of 1953.

Survivors of the Kegworth air disaster thank their heroes and the women of Doncaster who made footballing history come together for the first time in over 40 years.

In this episode, the civilians who found themselves in the middle of the Falklands War meet again, and a woman pulled from the rubble of a factory explosion gets the chance to thank the fireman who saved her.