Our Lives: Series 4
A collection of documentaries from Scotland, England, Northern Ireland and Wales.
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Our Lives Season 3.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season overview
A collection of documentaries from Scotland, England, Northern Ireland and Wales.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
Sink or Skim
May 20, 2020 · 29 min
The World Stone Skimming Championship is held on the tiny Scottish island of Easdale every year. Two obsessed skimmers show us what it takes to become the world's best.
Soul Boy
May 27, 2020 · 29 min
A teenager in care finds a home on Nottingham’s Northern Soul scene.
Highland Road Rescue
Jun 3, 2020 · 29 min
An intimate portrait of a family-run roadside recovery business in the Scottish Highlands, as they rescue stranded motorists on some of the most remote roads in Britain.
Big Night at the Bingo
Jun 10, 2020 · 29 min
Our Lives goes inside a bingo hall in the heart of West Belfast, meeting some of the regulars who have known each other through thick and thin.
Defying Gravity
Jun 17, 2020 · 29 min
When Lily Rice became the first person in Britain to land a wheelchair backflip, her life was transformed. Now she must overcome her greatest fear.
Bhangra or Bust
Aug 5, 2020 · 29 min
Indian folk dance gets competitive in this Our Lives documentary which goes behind the silk and sequins at the world’s biggest bhangra dance contest.
Desperate to Drive
Aug 12, 2020 · 29 min
In Cardiff, a unique driving centre has the power to decide if higher-risk drivers who’ve lost their licence through illness or accident are safe to be back behind the wheel.
Shankill by the Sea
Aug 19, 2020 · 29 min
An intimate portrait of caravan life on the Ards Peninsula in Northern Ireland, telling the personal stories of those who leave their problems behind in the city and escape to the
Pink Dreams
Aug 26, 2020 · 29 min
Pink Dreams follows grandmother Lorraine as she performs her tribute act to a megastar 20 years younger, Pink.
Saving Our Eco-Village
Sep 2, 2020 · 28 min
Off-grid with their own food, animals, power, water and waste disposal, a Welsh eco-community try to come up with a plan to save their homes and their future.
Zoo Mum
Sep 9, 2020 · 29 min
Whatever is happening in the outside world, life in Colchester zoo goes on. Curator Sarah Forsyth is heading into the busiest summer of her life keeping countless animals happy.