Aug 10, 2021 · 29m
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?


Celebrating life in the UK in all its diversity – as seen through the eyes of remarkable people doing extraordinary things.
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Aug 10, 2021 · 29m
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?
Aug 11, 2021 · 29m
High wire walker Chris Bullzini risks death to wow the crowds. Now he faces his biggest challenge yet.
Aug 17, 2021 · 29m
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.
Aug 20, 2021 · 28m
Documentary following the expansion of Aberdeen Harbour, one of Britain’s busiest ports.
Aug 24, 2021 · 28m
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.
Aug 25, 2021 · 29m
Documentary following an LGBTQ+ committee planning the first rural Pride parade in Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland's conservative and evangelical heartland.
Sep 1, 2021 · 29m
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.
Sep 8, 2021 · 29m
The stories of interwoven lives during the peat-cutting season on the stunning Isle of Lewis.
Sep 15, 2021 · 29m
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.
Sep 29, 2021 · 29m
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.
Oct 6, 2021 · 29m
This documentary reveals the story of the Scots Asian-run hillwalking group helping people from ethnic minority backgrounds explore the great outdoors.
Oct 11, 2021 · 29m
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.
Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.
Our Lives Season 5 premiered on August 10, 2021.
Our Lives Season 5 has 12 episodes.
The season opens with Season 5 Episode 1, "The Merthyr Mermaid". It aired on August 10, 2021.
Go to Season 5 Episode 1