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Helicopter Down Inside Hawaiian Volcano Sep 20, 2023

Chris Duddy is a young camera assistant shooting on location in Hawaii for a Hollywood film. But he’s cast in his very own disaster story when his helicopter crashes inside an active volcano. With toxic gases swirling around and the lava lake bubbling below, the sheer crater wall offers the only route out…

A Noiser production, written by Sarah Ward.

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Mayday in Africa: Crash-Landing on the Savannah Sep 13, 2023

Greg Rasmussen is a wildlife conservationist, a man dedicated to protecting endangered species. But when he crashes his light aircraft deep in the Zimbabwean bush, he’ll become a prisoner in the landscape he strives to preserve. It’s a place known for breathtaking safari. But Greg must deal with life-threatening injuries and the searing heat. And then, as night closes in, the predators start circling…

Find out more about Greg’s conservation work at www.painteddogresearch.org

A Noiser production, written by Joe Viner.

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Canoeing Trip Wildfire: Inferno in Paradise Sep 06, 2023

A couple’s serene vacation is thrown into chaos by a terrifying wildfire. Julie & Greg Welch are oblivious as they paddle deep into nature and far away from civilisation. Soon they will find themselves surrounded by a 20-foot wall of flames. With daylight disappearing and smoke filling the air, they’ll need a miracle to make it out alive…

A Noiser production, written by Susan Allott.

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Mountain Blizzard: Stuck in a Snow Cave Aug 30, 2023

Mark Inglis is a search & rescue mountaineer. It’s his job to save other people. But on a routine practice mission, he’ll find himself in deep trouble. Caught in a whiteout halfway up New Zealand’s highest peak, Mark and his colleague Phil take refuge in a tiny snow cave. But as the hours tick by into days, how long can they hunker down before their bodies, and minds, give out? Stay put and wait for help that might never come? Or take their chances in the fearsome snowstorm?

Many thanks to Mark Inglis. For more about his life story, read No Mean Feat.

A Noiser production, written by Joe Viner.

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Grizzly Bear Attack: Ambushed in the Rockies Aug 23, 2023

Jeremy Evans is a man most at home hiking and fishing in the Canadian wilderness. But one day, on a solo camping trip, he stumbles across a Grizzly and her cub. Scarcely surviving a frenzied attack, Jeremy is left battered and broken. Despite everything, something inside will compel him to just keep going, driving him homewards…

Many thanks to Jeremy Evans. For more on his story, read Mauled: Lessons Learned from a Grizzly Bear Attack.

A Noiser production, written by Sarah Ward.

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Glacier Escape: Trapped Under the Ice Aug 16, 2023

Two friends embark on an awe-inspiring trip into the mountains. But then, one false step sends Jim Davidson and Mike Price plummeting into a crevasse. Trapped deep beneath the surface of a glacier, surrounded by sheer walls of ice, Jim will come to realise there’s only one way he can possibly escape…

Many thanks to Jim Davidson. For more about this epic story, read The Ledge: An Inspirational Story of Friendship and Survival by Jim Davidson and Kevin Vaughan.

A Noiser production, written by Joe Viner.

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Abandon Ship: Stranded in the South Atlantic (Part 2 of 2) Aug 09, 2023

The Sudur Havid is submerged beneath the freezing waters of the South Atlantic. As the captain and first mate struggle to respond, it falls to Matt to coordinate a last-ditch effort to abandon ship. But in these Antarctic waters, with woefully inadequate clothing and survival gear, they’re about to be cast adrift in a raft no bigger than a child’s paddling pool…

Many thanks to Matt Lewis. For more on his story, read Last Man Off: A True Story of Disaster and Survival on the Antarctic Seas.

A Noiser production, written by Susan Allott.

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Abandon Ship: Sinking in 30-Foot Waves (Part 1 of 2) Aug 02, 2023

A rookie sailor goes looking for adventure in the remote waters of the sub-Antarctic… and finds it. Matt Lewis joins the crew of a deep sea fishing trawler sailing out of Cape Town. But far out in the South Atlantic, a polar storm will catch them all unawares. Battered by giant swells, before they know what’s hit them they’re taking on water. The ship is going down…

Many thanks to Matt Lewis. For more on his story, read Last Man Off: A True Story of Disaster and Survival on the Antarctic Seas.

A Noiser production, written by Susan Allott.

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Paragliding Disaster: Sucked Towards the Stratosphere Jul 26, 2023

A picturesque paragliding flight becomes a terrifying nightmare when a massive storm rolls in. Sucked into the clouds, Ewa Wiśnierska is pelted by hailstones the size of oranges. With lightning crackling all around her, she is sent hurtling upwards - still clinging to her parachute. Soon, she’ll be higher than Everest and nearing the cruising altitude of a jumbo jet. Covered in ice, approaching the edge of the breathable atmosphere… how on earth does she make it down in one piece?

A Noiser production, written by Sarah Ward.

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