Maritime TV Programmes
Saving Lives at Sea Returns for 11th Series as RNLI Programme Marks 10 Years on BBC
12th August 2026 RNLI Lifeboats
The RNLI’s Saving Lives at Sea will return to television screens for an eleventh series this month, marking ten years since the lifesaving series first aired on the BBC. The new 10-part series, featuring RNLI lifeboat crews and lifeguards from…
A screening of the documentary Women from the Sea is one of the highlights of a Mná na Mara event in Galway in early September. Former Naval Service officer and author Marie Gleeson will also be in conversation and will…
Ireland's sailing and marine community will miss out on the Ocean Film Festival World Tour in 2026 after organisers confirmed there are no screenings planned for either the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland. The festival returns to venues across…
Irish Premiere of Documentary on Surfer Turned Musician Jack Johnson in Bundoran, Co Donegal
23rd June 2026 Maritime TV
The Irish premiere of a documentary on musician Jack Johnson’s evolution from rising surf star to successful surf filmmaker is due to be screened in Bundoran, Co Donegal, this Thursday (June 25). The Eclipse Cinema in Bundoran is hosting SURFILMUSIC,…
Actor Carrie Crowley Explores Ireland's Relationship With The Sea For TG4 Documentary
22nd April 2026 Maritime TV
An exploration by actor Carrie Crowley of Ireland’s relationship with the sea is the theme of a one-off documentary on TG4 next week (Apr 29) Billed as “a personal journey in Ireland’s waters”, Crowley spends time with “some of the…
Tributes Paid To Award-Winning Wildlife Cameraman Doug Allan OBE Who Has Died in Nepal
12th April 2026 Marine Wildlife
Tributes have been paid to award-winning wildlife cameraman and photographer Doug Allan OBE who has died in Nepal after becoming unwell. Allan (74) had a close connection with Ireland, particularly Connemara, and participated regularly in the Clifden Arts Festival. He…
A lightkeeper’s garden at Fanad Head in Co Donegal is one of several coastline locations profiled in a new TV series on TG4 this month. A school on Donegal’s Arranmore Island (Arainn Mhór) has also been selected for the series.…
The river Suir is the subject of a new four-part documentary series due to be broadcast on TG4 next month. Cois Siúire has been produced by Cormorant Films and will be presented by Dr Colm Mac Gearailt, with original music…
The expansion of planned offshore wind turbines in Irish waters is the theme of a new documentary due for screening in Waterford next week. Entitled Sale of the Sea, it will be screened at Garter Lane Theatre in Waterford by…
Motorcycle racer Guy Martin will feature with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) Humber crew in a new TV series. Guy Martin: Proper Jobs airs on U&Dave at 8 pm on Sunday, 25th of January. Martin will wear RNLI yellow all‑weather…
"Nature's Cathedrals" - Irish West Coast Cliffs Theme of TG4 Two-Part Series
13th January 2026 Maritime TV
The “abundant, expansive, majestic” aspect of the Irish west coast cliffs is the theme of a new maritime tv series broadcast on TG4. “Nature’s greatest cathedrals” is how Donegal-born Clare-based coastal guide Cormac MacFhionnlaoich described them in a two-part series,…
Basking Shark Mass Gatherings Among Images Filmed for New TG4 Series on The Burren
30th November 2025 Sharks
Mass gatherings of basking sharks, which may be courtship displays, are among the images recorded in a new TV series for TG4 presented by Eoin Warner. Oileán Glas, Fásach Bán is a year-long exploration of the Burren with naturalist Warner…
A new short film at the Scottish Maritime Museum captures a rare reunion between a fisherman and the lifeboat that saved his life nearly six decades ago. The 20-minute documentary follows 83-year-old Dennis Avery as he revisits the RNLI lifeboat…
RTÉ Commissions Second Series of Tarrac na Farraige on the Fishing Industry
18th November 2025 Maritime TV
RTÉ has commissioned a second series of Tarrac na Farraige, which profiled Ireland’s fishing industry through the eyes of several skippers. Maggie Breathnach of Red Shoe Productions has said the new season will continue to explore the social aspects of…
Mythical Island of Hy-Brazil Off Irish West Coast Is Theme of TG4 Documentary
14th October 2025 Maritime TV
A documentary on the mythical island of Hy-Brasil is due to be screened on TG4 later this month. Ag Lorg Hy-Brasil ruminates on an ancient island off the Connemara coast and why it inspired the Irish exhibit at the 2023…
The development of island ferry services over the last half-century on the Irish coast is the theme of a new four-part maritime TV series on TG4. Entitled Ó Mhuir Go Tír, the series “gives a unique insight into the modes…
