When Holidays Go Horribly Wrong

Accounts of disastrous flights, including one to Hawaii that took a sinister turn when a passenger saw an engine falling apart before his eyes. A holidaymaker relives the horror of his plane attempting to land at Heathrow, not once, but twice, in 100mph winds. while a trip to Egypt entails an epic 36-hour delay. With contributions from Jeremy Spake, flight safety expert Dai Whittingham and travel presenter Lucy Hedges.

First-hand accounts of drivers who came to a grinding halt, from road users who failed to put their brain into gear to extraordinary obstructions and life-or-death situations. A lorry driver was unable believe his eyes when the vehicle in front of him, transporting bales of hay, caught fire, causing a tailback of mega-proportions, while a chauffeur sees his life flash before his eyes when a careless driver attempted a U-turn on a dual carriageway, smashing into him and forcing the entire road to close.

John Sergeant narrates a selection of first-hand accounts of nightmare trips on the railway, including passengers stuck on a train that lost power on the hottest day of the year, leaving them without air conditioning in the 38C heat. Plus, the driver whose quick reactions helped save the lives of his passengers when his high-speed train hit a lorry on a level crossing, and the pandemonium underground when a London Tube carriage filled with smoke.