Real Survival Stories

NOISER

  • 46 minutes 22 seconds
    Flood in Myanmar: Hidden Dangers

    A charity worker in the mountains of Myanmar is caught in a devastating flood. Joel Hofmann spends his days working with locals, trying to make life here easier if he can. But when a tropical typhoon unleashes destruction on their quiet town, he and his brother will find themselves thrust into mayhem. Doing their best to lend a hand, they’ll face collapsing buildings, hidden hazards and utter confusion. And when the flood cuts off their only route home, the stakes are raised once again…

    A Noiser podcast production. Hosted by John Hopkins.

    Written by Joe Viner | Produced by Ed Baranski | Assistant Producer: Luke Lonergan | Exec produced by Joel Duddell | Sound Supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design by Matt Peaty | Assembly edit by Rob Plummer | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering: Ralph Tittley.

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    19 March 2026, 12:00 am
  • 54 minutes 18 seconds
    Introducing: Real Vikings - Episode 1

    This is a preview of a brand-new show from the Noiser podcast network. Hosted by Iain Glen (Game of Thrones, Silo), Real Vikings takes you on a deep dive into the Viking age.

    You’ll board longboats bound for new lands, follow mighty warlords, meet master navigators, and uncover the real figures behind the legends of the sagas.

    But we begin on a quiet beach in the south of England, where a cold-blooded murder on the shingle sends shockwaves reverberating throughout Europe…

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    17 March 2026, 12:00 am
  • 42 minutes 57 seconds
    Lifeguard Drowning: Pulled Out to Sea

    A young British lifeguard travels to Spain and finds himself in mortal danger. In 1967, 28-year-old Guy Taplin arrives on the Costa del Sol seeking a fresh start. At first the days slip by in a happy haze. But when a fellow beachgoer gets caught in a riptide, Guy jumps in to help. Swept out to sea, his own chances of reaching safety are suddenly slim. And his strength is running out…

    A Noiser podcast production. Hosted by John Hopkins.

    Written by Heléna Lewis | Produced by Ed Baranski | Assistant Producer: Luke Lonergan | Exec produced by Joel Duddell | Sound Supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design by Matt Peaty | Assembly edit by Rob Plummer | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering: Ralph Tittley.

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    12 March 2026, 12:00 am
  • 53 minutes 52 seconds
    Espionage in the Himalayas: No Ordinary Adventure

    Pete Takeda’s is a unique story - combining extreme locations, extraordinary natural phenomena… and espionage. In September 2005, Pete is leading a small party deep into the Himalayas. His plan is not just to summit the peak of Nanda Kot, but to find proof of plutonium-powered surveillance devices - rumoured to have been planted in the mountains by the CIA some 40 years earlier. But when the might of the mountain turns against Pete and his team, all their priorities shift. Buried alive beneath hundreds of tonnes of snow, cut off from any sort of help, they’ll face a series of lethal threats…

    A Noiser podcast production. Hosted by John Hopkins.

    Written by Heléna Lewis | Produced by Ed Baranski | Assistant Producer: Luke Lonergan | Exec produced by Joel Duddell | Sound Supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design by Matt Peaty | Assembly edit by Rob Plummer | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering: Ralph Tittley.

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    5 March 2026, 12:00 am
  • 59 minutes 36 seconds
    Jungle Fall in East Timor: Saved by Goats

    A French former acrobat moves to the southeast Asian paradise of East Timor. One sunny day, Morgan Segui decides to trek to the top of a nearby sacred mountain. After reaching the summit, however, his thrill-seeking backfires. Caught in the baking late afternoon heat, with an empty water bottle and a long way back down, Morgan is hopelessly lost. But that’s just the start. After a brutal accident in the jungle, he’ll accept his fate… until an unexpected arrival appears through the trees, offering a tiny flash of hope…

    A Noiser podcast production. Hosted by John Hopkins.

    Written by Joe Viner | Produced by Ed Baranski | Assistant Producer: Luke Lonergan | Exec produced by Joel Duddell | Sound supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design by Matt Peaty | Assembly edit by Rob Plummer | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering: Ralph Tittley.

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    26 February 2026, 12:00 am
  • 44 minutes 38 seconds
    Reporter Trapped: Story Catches Fire

    A TV news reporter gets trapped right in the middle of his own incendiary story. Rob Roth is following up on a small wildfire in the forested hills surrounding Oakland, California - a blaze which firefighters got under control the day before. With his wife due to give birth, Rob is hoping that today of all days he can get home on time. But this routine assignment veers wildly off script. When the winds suddenly change, Rob and his colleague will find themselves stuck - camera still rolling - in a reignited inferno…

    A Noiser podcast production. Hosted by John Hopkins.

    Written by Heléna Lewis | Produced by Ed Baranski | Assistant Producer: Luke Lonergan | Exec produced by Joel Duddell | Sound supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design by Matt Peaty | Assembly edit by Dorry Macaulay, Rob Plummer | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering: Ralph Tittley.

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    19 February 2026, 12:00 am
  • 54 minutes 28 seconds
    Falling Into a Mountain: Pulverising Impact

    A science professor leads a research trip to a remote corner of the Himalayas. But one morning, John All experiences first-hand the dangers of working at the top of the world. A hidden danger in the snow thrusts him into a desperate scenario. Falling into a freezing cold chasm that sinks into the very bowels of the mountain, John’s only hope is an audacious, elaborate and incredibly dangerous self-rescue…

    A Noiser podcast production. Hosted by John Hopkins.

    Written by Joe Viner | Produced by Ed Baranski | Assistant Producer: Luke Lonergan | Exec produced by Joel Duddell | Sound supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design by Matt Peaty | Assembly edit by Dorry Macaulay, George Tapp | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering: Ralph Tittley.

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    12 February 2026, 12:00 am
  • 51 minutes 16 seconds
    Bushwalker Wounded: Neil in a Haystack

    Neil Parker sets out on a casual hike just outside of Brisbane. It’s a beautiful day, and he’s enjoying working his way through the forested slopes, past the wild orchids and hibiscus flowers, the cockatoos and the koalas. But when he tries to navigate around a waterfall, the world crumbles beneath him. After a bone-crunching fall, Neil will have no option other than to attempt to crawl to safety. With debilitating injuries, plus tricky terrain and venomous reptiles blocking his path, it will turn into an epic slog…

    A Noiser podcast production. Hosted by John Hopkins.

    Written by Joe Viner | Produced by Ed Baranski | Assistant Producer: Luke Lonergan | Exec produced by Joel Duddell | Sound supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design by Matt Peaty | Assembly edit by Rob Plummer, Dorry Macaulay | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering: Ralph Tittley.

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    5 February 2026, 12:00 am
  • 52 minutes 2 seconds
    Hovercraft Calamity: Out of Control

    Two brothers arrange a day trip to the Isle of Wight, off England’s south coast. Keen to experience a novel form of transport, they travel by hovercraft. But on the return journey across the sea, the bad weather rolls in. With the hovercraft overwhelmed, Andy and Tim Benford will find themselves thrust into the centre of a disaster with tragic consequences. Wrenched apart, they’ll enter simultaneous survival scenarios - each fighting for his life whilst unsure if the other is alive or dead…


    A Noiser podcast production. Hosted by John Hopkins.


    Written by Heléna Lewis | Produced by Ed Baranski | Assistant Producer: Luke Lonergan | Exec produced by Joel Duddell | Sound supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design by Matt Peaty | Assembly edit by Rob Plummer, Anisha Deva | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering: Ralph Tittley.


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    29 January 2026, 12:00 am
  • 45 minutes 35 seconds
    Spider Crack in Plane Window: Rapid Decompression

    An Air Force captain, George Burk, boards a plane bound for a base in Washington State. It’s a Monday morning like any other. Or at least, it should be. A structural failure will lead to a horror scenario in the sky. As the windows are blown out, this aluminium tube will hurtle towards the earth at over 250 miles an hour. By the time George and his colleagues have gathered their senses, it will already be too late…

     

    A Noiser podcast production. Hosted by John Hopkins.

     

    Written by Joe Viner | Produced by Ed Baranski | Assistant Producer: Luke Lonergan | Exec produced by Joel Duddell | Sound supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design by Matt Peaty | Assembly edit by Rob Plummer | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering: Ralph Tittley.

     

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    22 January 2026, 12:00 am
  • 53 minutes 23 seconds
    Escape Through the Blaze: Follow the Bobcat

    A lost hunter inadvertently sets in motion a terrifying chain of events. As his signal fire gets out of control it becomes a massive, uncontainable wildfire. Within minutes, the blaze is rampaging west - towards the hills outside San Diego… towards the houses nestled among the slopes… like the one where Sandra Younger lives with her husband. Can they make it out in time?

     

    A Noiser podcast production. Hosted by John Hopkins.

     

    Written by Joe Viner | Produced by Ed Baranski | Assistant Producer: Luke Lonergan | Exec produced by Joel Duddell | Sound supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design by Matt Peaty | Assembly edit by Rob Plummer | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering: Ralph Tittley.

     

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    15 January 2026, 12:00 am
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