Saving lives at sea: BBC 1

[Laurel Green]

Athlon said:

Back on your t.v. tonight folks 8 p.m. BBC2

Thanks for the heads up.

[Laurel Green]

Poor old Merlin and hats off to the lads for saving him.

[CoolHands]

I’m not mad on this programme, heres 2 things: 1) the tense music is overdone at times trying to increase jeopardy and 2) the lifeboat men themselves over-dramatise the events! Yes he didn’t have any obvious head injury, but if we hadn’t got there he could well have fallen into a coma etc

Give it a rest you heroes

[Laurel Green]

I'd say it's more of an educational value as to what could happen in such scenarios.

[ecsrobin]

CoolHands said:

I’m not mad on this programme, heres 2 things: 1) the tense music is overdone at times trying to increase jeopardy and 2) the lifeboat men themselves over-dramatise the events! Yes he didn’t have any obvious head injury, but if we hadn’t got there he could well have fallen into a coma etc

Give it a rest you heroes

I think that’s a side effect of volunteers vs full time staff. Ask a fireman to describe something and it will be pretty dull as it’s routine. A lifeboat that does a few jobs a week with different crews will find it exciting.

[CrutyRammers]

CoolHands said:

I’m not mad on this programme, heres 2 things: 1) the tense music is overdone at times trying to increase jeopardy and 2) the lifeboat men themselves over-dramatise the events! Yes he didn’t have any obvious head injury, but if we hadn’t got there he could well have fallen into a coma etc

Give it a rest you heroes

It has got a bit formulaic with the usual tv over dramatisation. If I hear "well when you hear it's children, you move up a gear" one more time...or yet another close up held on someones face UNTIL THEY CRY...
But that's the tv for you. Still good though.

[Laurel Green]

On the last shout to rescue the yacht the coxswain said that it was more luck than judgment when transferring a member of his crew aboard the yacht - I don't believe that for one minute, it was more skill than luck; proper job, and I salute you and your crew!

[Athlon]

Laurel Green said:

On the last shout to rescue the yacht the coxswain said that it was more luck than judgment when transferring a member of his crew aboard the yacht - I don't believe that for one minute, it was more skill than luck; proper job, and I salute you and your crew!

Mr Putt is an incredible skipper, he has just stepped away after a period as a staff Cox, but I believe he was back at the Lizard the other week!

[andym1603]

Series four starting tonight BBC2 @ 8pm.

[monthefish]

Series 4 not a new series.

(the horse drowning one is old)

[RC1807]

monthefish said:

Series 4 not a new series.

(the horse drowning one is old)

When I entered the living room and saw the Scouse horse in the mud, I told my wife she'd already seen it. She didn't recall.

[Laurel Green]

I think the last series was series five, so should be looking for series six.

[Athlon]

Brand new shiney series starting tonight on BBC2 at 8p.m.

It's been a busy time for the RNLI this last 18 months so hopefully they will have some great footage to show.

[Laurel Green]

Off to a good start - Well done all.

[matchmaker]

Jesus wept! What horrific conditions to launch an Atlantic 85 in. A hard decision for the Lifeboat Operations Manager. I'm not sure that I would have authorised that - I was an Honorary Secretary many years ago. Dangerous conditions even for an ALB.

[drakart]

matchmaker said:

Jesus wept! What horrific conditions to launch an Atlantic 85 in. A hard decision for the Lifeboat Operations Manager. I'm not sure that I would have authorised that - I was an Honorary Secretary many years ago. Dangerous conditions even for an ALB.

I wasn't surprised that the surfer didn't go on the show!

[maccboy]

I've watched a few of these and have begun wondering if the donations to the RNLI have increased due to the programs, and the fact that more people would realise the situations that the volunteers put themselves into.
Some of their 'shouts' are life-threatening.

[Eric Mc]

One of my favourite programmes - partly because I have strong family connections with the organisation. My uncle was the cox of the Howth Lifeboat (just north of Dublin) in the 1960s and 70s and my sister's first ever job after leaving school was as a junior secretary at the RNLI's Irish HQ.

[CLX]

On some of them, they're literally plucking people from the jaws of death. Amazing.

[Athlon]

maccboy said:

I've watched a few of these and have begun wondering if the donations to the RNLI have increased due to the programs, and the fact that more people would realise the situations that the volunteers put themselves into.
Some of their 'shouts' are life-threatening.

The feedback we get when fundraising is overwhelmingly positive and it almost certainly has generated more funds.

What is nice in amongst the 'channel' backlash are the positive comments from the series where ordinary people see just how much the job involves, it comes across that many folk don't realise how testing it can be on a shout. Lerwick were utfor 18 hours yesterday and last night in that storm, they must be shattered.

I do my job (fundraising Chair of a branch) to help fund the kit that keeps my mates and all the crews as safe as possible when they go on calls like that, I am proud of what we do both as a branch and the charity as a whole, ordinary people doing extraordinary things.