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Series 1 Compilation (1)
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Reviewing some of the real-life stories of heroism and bravery from the last series of 999, reconstructed by the emergency services, actors and the people involved. Tonight's programme .. show full overview
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Series 1 Compilation (2)
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Revised versions of real-life stories of heroism and bravery from the last series, reconstructed by the emergency services, actors and the people involved. Tonight: a 4-month-old baby .. show full overview
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Series 1 Compilation (3)
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More highlights of last year's series, reconstructed with the emergency services, actors and the people involved in the original rescues. This week: how a Sunday-afternoon stroll turned .. show full overview
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Series 1 Compilation (4)
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More highlights of last year's series, reconstructed with the emergency services, actors and the people involved in the original rescues. This week: the 6-year-old boy who toppled into .. show full overview
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Young Lifesavers
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Michael Buerk and Juliet Morris celebrate the heroism of young lifesavers in this family special, including a brother who saved his sister's life after a cycling accident and the rescue of a trapped cat.
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No Excuses
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A special Christmas edition looking at lives which have been affected by drinking and driving. As well as reconstructing often tragic incidents which could have been avoided, the team .. show full overview
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Series 2 Compilation (1)
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Reviewing some of the real-life stories of heroism and bravery from the second series of 999. Tonight, a car carrying a father and son careers off a road and into a river; a man is .. show full overview
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Series 2 Compilation (2)
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Tonight, a man who survived an aeroplane crash in Shropshire; a 5-year-old girl trapped in a crushed car; and how a man faced a four-hour ordeal trapped underground in a 22-inch sewer pipe.
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The Point of No Return
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Michael Buerk tells the story of how five soldiers became trapped in a remote part of the Malaysian jungle when an expedition went badly wrong. A major rescue operation by the British .. show full overview
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Series 3 Compilation (1)
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Another chance to see some of the reconstructions of real-life rescue stories from last year's series. Tonight, a 12-year-old girl fights for her life after an accident at a holiday .. show full overview
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Series 3 Compilation (2)
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More reconstructions of real-life rescue stories from last year's series, including the three-year-old boy who dialled when his diabetic mother went into a coma.
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Series 3 Compilation (3)
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Another chance to see some of the reconstructions of real-life rescue stories from last year's series. Tonight: the race to free a lorry driver from his crashed cab; how a skier .. show full overview
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Series 3 Compilation (4)
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Another chance to see some of the reconstructions of real-life rescue stories from last year's series. Including an ambulanceman with a fear of heights who helped a crane driver who collapsed 180 feet above London.
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Operation Coathanger
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The first of three dramatic reconstructions is of the remarkable story of how a surgeon performed emergency surgery to save a woman's life during a flight from Hong Kong to London. He .. show full overview
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Sea of Fire
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A dramatic reconstruction of a Greek tanker ship on fire and drifting out of control towards the oil fields of the North Sea. RAF helicopter winchman Mel Ward is the crew's only hope for .. show full overview
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The Lonely Walk
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A dramatic reconstruction of a terrifying mission to defuse an enormous wartime bomb, found by an army disposal team under millions of gallons of filthy water, beneath one of London's biggest gas works.
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International Rescue (1)
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The first of two 999 specials which combines real-life video footage with dramatic reconstruction. The first rescue, from New Zealand, shows a petrol tanker crashing into a car and .. show full overview
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International Rescue (2)
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The second of two 999 specials which combines real-life video footage with dramatic reconstruction. How a helicopter pilot in Minneapolis risked his life to rescue two people from a .. show full overview
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Series 4 Compilation (1)
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Another chance to see some of the most exciting rescue stories previously featured in 999, including the couple trapped inside their burning car in the tiger enclosure of a safari park .. show full overview
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Speed Kills
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A special edition which highlights the appalling consequences of speeding. gives the hard facts about speeding and reconstructs three moving stories of those people whose lives have been changed forever.
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Series 4 Compilation (2)
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Another chance to see some dramatic reconstructions of real-life rescues. Tonight's compilation includes the policeman who was impaled on railings, threatening to delay the Trooping the .. show full overview
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Series 4 Compilation (3)
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Tonight's compilation includes the struggle to free two men trapped in their sinking powerboat after a spectacular crash off the coast of Guernsey; the first aider who risked his own .. show full overview
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Series 4 Compilation (4)
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Tonight's compilation includes a bizarre flying accident which left two brothers each convinced that the other was dead; dramatic news pictures of the complex rescue of three canoeists .. show full overview
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Missing in Action
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This 999 special tells the true story of US fighter pilot Captain Scott O'Grady, who in 1995, was shot down on a peace-keeping mission over war-torn Bosnia, sparking one of the most daring military rescues ever attempted.
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The Great Storm
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To mark the tenth anniversary of the worst storms to hit Britain in years, Michael Buerk presents reconstructions from the night when the south and east of England was ravaged by hurricane-force winds.
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Escape from Paradise
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Michael Buerk presents the dramatic true story of a three-man Hollywood film crew who found themselves fighting for their lives in the crater of an active Hawaiian volcano. The group .. show full overview
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Heart Special
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A 999 special on heart disease presented by Michael Buerk and Donna Bernard. Featuring three reconstructions of dramatic real-life rescues, plus advice on how to recognize the signs and symptoms of a heart attack.
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Diana's Legacy
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The campaign work by Diana, Princess of Wales highlighted the human cost of landmines, and has led to the British Government announcing a ban on the use of landmines by UK armed forces. .. show full overview
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Series 6 Compilation (1)
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A compilation of some of the best stories from the last run of the series. Three men swim for their lives through shark infested waters after their boat breaks up ten miles off Belize; .. show full overview
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Series 6 Compilation (2)
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A compilation of some of the best stories from the last run of the series which features reconstructions of dramatic rescues, remarkable tales of heroism and the selfless bravery of the emergency services.
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Storm Alert
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October saw the highest rainfall for more than ten years in England and Wales. For this 999 special, cameras were on hand to record the effects of the deluge on ordinary people and the emergency services.
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Series 6 Compilation (3)
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A compilation of some of the best stories from the series that features reconstructions of dramatic rescues, remarkable tales of heroism and the selfless bravery shown by the emergency services.
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The New Year Storms
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Michael Buerk presents the dramatic stories behind the violent storms that welcomed in the New Year of 1998. A Devon couple are hit by a ten-ton tree as it falls on to their moving car, .. show full overview
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The Easter Floods
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Five people died and an estimated £400-million-worth of damage was caused when some of the worst floods in living memory hit Britain last Easter. This special uses video footage from .. show full overview
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Fire Rescues
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Michael Buerk presents a special programme showing the bravery and dedication of firefighters who risk their lives rescuing people from life-threatening situations. Including footage of fire rescues from around the world.
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Animal Rescue
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Michael Buerk presents a special, featuring real-life footage of dramatic animal rescues from around the world. Stories include a young elephant's fight to free itself from a deep water .. show full overview

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