Meltdown: The Secret History of the Global Collapse(2010)
Overview
The story of the bankers who crashed the world, the leaders who struggled to save it and the ordinary families who got crushed. The CBC’s Terence McKenna takes viewers behind the headlines and into the backrooms at the highest levels of world governments and banking institutions, revealing the astonishing level of backstabbing and tension behind the scenes as the world came dangerously close to another Great Depression.
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Season 1
4 episodes • 2010Avg: 9.0
Season 1
4 episodes • 2010Avg: 9.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Men Who Crashed the World | Sep 9, 2010 | 9.0 |
| 2 | A Global Tsunami | Sep 16, 2010 | 9.0 |
| 3 | Paying the Price | Sep 23, 2010 | 9.0 |
| 4 | After the Fall | Sep 30, 2010 | 9.0 |
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