Our Lives
Our Lives: Season 7

Air Date

June 2, 2023

Episodes

13 episodes

Our Lives

Season 7

Overview

Celebrating life in the UK in all its diversity.

Episodes

My Husband the MMA Fighter

1. My Husband the MMA Fighter

June 2, 2023
30 min

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.

Rhys McClenaghan: Chasing Gold

2. Rhys McClenaghan: Chasing Gold

June 9, 2023
30 min

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?

The Girl Who Sails with Her Breath

3. The Girl Who Sails with Her Breath

June 16, 2023
30 min

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.

Yarnbombers

4. Yarnbombers

June 23, 2023
30 min

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

My Life-Saving Dog

5. My Life-Saving Dog

June 30, 2023
30 min

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.

Cycling Saved My Life

6. Cycling Saved My Life

July 28, 2023
30 min

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.

Britain's Busiest Mountain

7. Britain's Busiest Mountain

August 4, 2023
30 min

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

Fast Track to Glory

8. Fast Track to Glory

August 11, 2023
30 min

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.

One Man and His Island

9. One Man and His Island

August 18, 2023
30 min

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.

Our Sea Forest

10. Our Sea Forest

September 8, 2023
30 min

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

The Lottery Millionaire and the Spirit of Belfast

11. The Lottery Millionaire and the Spirit of Belfast

September 15, 2023
30 min

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.

Ballroom Dreams

12. Ballroom Dreams

October 2, 2023
30 min

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)

The Extreme Hairdresser

13. The Extreme Hairdresser

November 24, 2023
30 min

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)

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