Teddington RNLI to feature in latest series of BBC's ‘Saving Lives at Sea'

Volunteer lifeboat crew from Teddington will appear in the latest series of BBC's Saving Lives at Sea, which is now in its tenth year of being broadcast. The episode featuring Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI) Teddington will air on BBC2 tonight (Tuesday, 8 September) at 8pm. The series showcases the courage of RNLI lifesavers throughout the UK and Ireland as they respond to emergencies around the coast. Teddington crew members, Tom Lee and Rupert Knowles feature. This week's episode sees the rescue of a lady from the riverside in Richmond, alongside other rescue stories from around the UK and Ireland. Saving Lives at Sea shows viewers how lifeboat crew and lifeguards rescue those in distress at sea, and the lifesaving nature of our work. The programme features real life rescue footage, interviews with the RNLI crews, lifeguards and the people they have rescued, and an insight into the lives of the charity's lifesavers. In 2025, RNLI lifeboat crews around the UK and Ireland aided 8,290 people, saving 272 lives, while the charity's lifeguards helped 36,213 people and saved 117 lives on some of the UK's busiest beaches. More than 30 different RNLI lifeboat stations feature in the series, as well as some of the charity's beach lifeguards. Download our Nub News App! - It's FREE and available now - Breaking news notifications - Your Town in Your Pocket A Teddington RNLI spokesperson said: "We are delighted to feature in such a long-running and popular series alongside our fellow lifesavers from across the RNLI."