True Crime Xtra Wednesday

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A paraglider plunges out of control, landing high up in the tree canopy, while two young boys are trapped on the top floor of their home as fire rages below them

Nick Knowles reports on the case of a British pensioner on the trip of a lifetime lost in the Australian Bush without food and water

A family on a safari holiday are attacked by an elephant, while a singer and her band flee as a fire engulfs the five-star hotel at which they are performing. Nick Knowles presents

Nick Knowles reports on a dad trapped beneath a bus, and a professional surfer who collides with a jet ski as he rides a huge wave

How modern investigative techniques allowed detectives to catch a murder suspect within 12 hours of the crime

Detectives use computer forensics to catch a killer when no fingerprints or hairs are found at the scene of the crime

A forensic geologist tries to solve the murder of a man who was killed in a drive-by shooting

When a teenage girl is found dead, two men confess to the same crime

Forensic science is used to discover the fate of a missing gym teacher when no body is found

Investigators unravel the case of a 16-year-old girl who was killed by her parents, who claimed that they acted in self-defence

A building site worker digs up a Second World War bomb, leaving the experts to dispose of it while 3,000 Londoners are moved out of their homes. Plus, a nurse calls for help

Fire crews try to save a woman trapped in her third-floor flat before smoke and flames engulf them all, and snowboarders trigger an avalanche, which then sweeps one of them away

Nick Knowles draws on CCTV footage to report on a rowing trek across the Pacific Ocean that almost ended in tragedy, and a road accident involving a four-year-old girl

Series presented by Nick Knowles which shows the split-second moments when everyday events are transformed into disasters and meets the people who lived to tell the tale.

Forensic investigators determine whether sabotage is to blame when a thriving company is crippled by a computer bug

Two agents are killed when their cars collide during a routine motorcade for the Queen's visit to America, but detectives reach different conclusions about the cause of the crash

A train crash in 1993 on Alabama's Bayou Canot bridge, which killed 47 people

The investigators try to explain why a fire at King's Cross station in London turned into an inferno killing 31 people

Documentary profiling real-life crimes and how investigators solve them. A murder investigation leads the authorities to a discarded sleeping bag containing traces of the act

A woman's apparent accidental death begins to look suspicious after police uncover a letter written by the victim

Claiming their new tenant came home everyday 'completely intoxicated,' a married couple sues their former tenant for unpaid rent.

Dirty drug tests, incarceration and a frontal lobe injury sustained during a drunk driving accident come into play when a mother sues her daughter.

A woman says that despite her restraining order against her ex-lover, he refuses to move on; he sues her for an unpaid utility bill.

After a man drinks, skateboards, and then injures himself, he seeks out his girlfriend for help; she sues him for hitting her car with his skateboard.

An arrest warrant for $22,000 in back child support, contempt charges and Judge Judy's refusal to pit a teenager against her own father come into play.

A three-year-old boy is accused of damaging a woman's truck while he was playing in his own driveway.

A heated argument between intoxicated lovers while driving ends with injuries, car damage and a fight over liability.

Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.

Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.

Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.

Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.

Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.

Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.

Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.

Claiming their new tenant came home everyday 'completely intoxicated,' a married couple sues their former tenant for unpaid rent.

Dirty drug tests, incarceration and a frontal lobe injury sustained during a drunk driving accident come into play when a mother sues her daughter.

A woman says that despite her restraining order against her ex-lover, he refuses to move on; he sues her for an unpaid utility bill.

After a man drinks, skateboards, and then injures himself, he seeks out his girlfriend for help; she sues him for hitting her car with his skateboard.

An arrest warrant for $22,000 in back child support, contempt charges and Judge Judy's refusal to pit a teenager against her own father come into play.

A three-year-old boy is accused of damaging a woman's truck while he was playing in his own driveway.

A heated argument between intoxicated lovers while driving ends with injuries, car damage and a fight over liability.

Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.

Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.

Forensic investigators determine whether sabotage is to blame when a thriving company is crippled by a computer bug

Two agents are killed when their cars collide during a routine motorcade for the Queen's visit to America, but detectives reach different conclusions about the cause of the crash

A train crash in 1993 on Alabama's Bayou Canot bridge, which killed 47 people

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