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Our Lives

Series 9

2025 · 15 episodes · 6h 42m in all

Celebrating life in the UK in all its diversity.

Episodes

  1. 1. The Social Knitwork

    14 Jul 2025 · 29 min

    Northern Irish fashion designer Hope Macaulay and a team of home knitters gear up to open their first ever shop in Los Angeles. Will this handmade label make it in Hollywood?

  2. 2. The World's Oldest Railway

    15 Jul 2025 · 29 min

    At 300 years old, Tanfield in Gateshead is the world’s oldest railway. To celebrate, volunteers are working against the clock to restore engines and create their biggest event yet.

  3. 3. The Haggis Hunters

    16 Jul 2025 · 29 min

    In a fierce battle of tradition, pride and family legacy, four butchers risk it all to claim the crown at Scotland’s ultimate culinary showdown – the World Haggis Championships.

  4. 4. Dolphin Town

    17 Jul 2025 · 29 min

    Welcome to New Quay, in Wales, where the livelihoods and legacies of the community are tied to the rhythm of the bottlenose dolphins that live in the bay.

  5. 5. The Ultimate Wingwalker

    18 Jul 2025 · 29 min

    Kirsten is a wingwalker with the world’s only formation wingwalking display team. In 2025, they will perform a new move that’s more daring than anything they’ve done before.

  6. 6. Female Fishermen: Beyond the Buoys

    21 Jul 2025 · 29 min

    Britain’s boats need crew, and three young women – Brooke, Erin and Emma – are stepping up. Proud to call themselves ‘fishermen’, they show that traditions can evolve.

  7. 7. Guardian of the Night

    22 Jul 2025 · 28 min

    Dani Robertson, the UK’s first dark sky officer, is on a mission to reduce light pollution in Eryri (Snowdonia) and raise awareness of its impact.

  8. 8. Row Hard or Row Home: Around Ireland in 32 Days

    23 Jul 2025 · 29 min

    Four friends, 32 days and one small boat - an epic quest to row around Ireland and into the record books. Witness the endurance, camaraderie and beauty of Ireland’s coastline.

  9. 9. The Prisoner of Portmeirion

    24 Jul 2025 · 29 min

    In a dreamy Welsh village built like an Italian town, fans gather to celebrate a TV show – and something much deeper about story, place and belonging.

  10. 10. Downhill Highs

    1 Aug 2025 · 29 min

    Documentary that follows mountain biker Sean Green as he reaches the final stages of an eight-year challenge to take his bike up – and down – all 282 of Scotland’s highest mountains.

  11. 11. High Stakes

    8 Aug 2025 · 28 min

    Rope access crews take on the jobs no-one else can - scaling cliffs, towers and ships across Northern Ireland. This is high stakes, big heights and serious skill.

  12. 12. The Film I'll Never See

    29 Aug 2025 · 28 min

    Dave Steele, the 'Blind Poet', faces final sight loss but finds purpose in spoken-word poetry. His journey explores resilience, family and legacy in Manchester.

  13. 13. Our Tenby Island

    15 Jul 2025 · 28 min

    Volunteers fight to reawaken a forgotten Welsh island. As storm clouds gather, personal stories, a gull called Meep and a cannon collide in a powerful tale of hope and survival.

  14. 14. Treasure Sisters

    14 Jul 2025 · 29 min

    Metal detectorists Sam Moss and Nikki Foster from north Wales are on a quest to uncover the lost Roman fort of Varis.

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    15. Braving the Blue

    15 Dec 2025

    Six Pembrokeshire women train to make history by swimming the fierce St George’s Channel, finding courage, resilience and unbreakable sisterhood as they battle cold seas and powerful tides.

Our Lives Series 9: quick answers

How many episodes are in Our Lives Series 9?

Series 9 of Our Lives has 15 episodes, about 7 hours in total.

When did Our Lives Series 9 come out?

Series 9 premiered on 14 Jul 2025.

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