| I Shouldn't Be Alive | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary, Docudrama, Survival, Biography |
| Created by | Darlow Smithson Productions |
| Narrated by | Qarie Marshall and Eric Meyers |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 58 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | John Smithson Jack E. Smith-Discovery Channel |
| Running time | 60 minutes (with adverts) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Discovery Channel (2005–2006) Animal Planet (2010–2013) |
| Release | 28 October 2005 – 24 February 2012 |
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I Shouldn't Be Alive is a documentary television series made by Darlow Smithson Productions, a UK-based production company, that featured accounts of individuals or groups caught in life-threatening scenarios away from civilization in natural environments. The show aired on multiple networks in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, India, Iran, Pakistan and South Africa.
The show was compiled using footage of interviews and graphic reenactments of the situation. The main focus of the show is the reenactment, with narration and commentary by the participant(s).[1] Each episode also explained how the person(s) survived the ordeal against typical odds and outlined the decisions they had made that kept them alive.
first person accounts ... combine with reenactments...