Seconds from Disaster is a US/UK-produced documentary television programme that investigates historically relevant man-made and natural disasters of the 20th century. Each episode aims to explain a single incidental by analyzing the causes and circumstances that ultimately effected the disaster. The program uses re-enactments, interviews, testimonies, and CGI to analyze the sequence of events second-by-second for the audience. Narrators for the show are Ashton Smith, Richard Vaughan and Peter Guinness.
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Natural and man-made catastrophes retold by eyewitnesses and dramatic reconstructions.
Hard-hitting amateur, CCTV and news footage reveals how some of the world's biggest natural disasters took away people's lives, homes and hope in Witness Disaster.
Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on cockpit voice recorders and air traffic control transcripts, as well as eyewitnesses recounts and interviews with aviation experts.
Retrace some of NZ's darkest days to reveal the stories, secrets and lessons learnt from our most famous disasters.
MythBusters is a science entertainment television program created and produced by Australia's Beyond Television Productions for the Discovery Channel. The show's hosts, special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, use elements of the scientific method to test the validity of rumors, myths, movie scenes, adages, Internet videos, and news stories.
High-stakes exploits turn deadly — and shake a global church to its core — in this extraordinary true crime story.
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Woodstock 1969 promised peace and music, but its '99 revival delivered days of rage, riots and real harm. Why did it go so horribly wrong?
Zero Hour dramatizes the hour leading up to some of the most memorable historical events as they unfold minute by minute. Using a real-time clock and a split screen to follow key players, the series reveals the compelling and exciting minutes leading up to events that changed the world.
Tempting fate, fearless hosts Wigald Boning and Bernhard Hoecker ignore warnings and restrictions on various items to see what happens when they do.
A century after the Great Kanto Earthquake, previously unknown details have been extracted from newly 8K remastered and colorized footage, vividly demonstrating how Tokyo citizens faced the disaster.
Ride along with the NTSB and its inter-agency partners as they work together towards determining the probable cause of aircraft accidents. These NTSB investigations provide a window into the integral role of air travel in Alaskan life, while raising awareness that might prevent future accidents.
Days that Shocked the World explores the most iconic disasters of the last 50 years, combining eye-witness testimony with powerful archive footage, to learn how each tragedy changed both the lives of individuals and the world. The anthology series features one- and two-part episodes that coincide with key anniversaries of these defining global events: including the Challenger Space Shuttle explosion in 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of the same year, the 2000 Air France Concorde crash, the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001 and the 2011 Fukushima earthquake and tsunami.
Survivors and first responders share personal stories of anguish, kindness and bravery that unfolded amid the Paris terror attacks of Nov. 13, 2015.
An intriguing history of Yugoslav nuclear program that proposed to build an atomic bomb and 16 nuclear facilities on Yugoslav soil. Only one project came to fruition, the nuclear power plant in Krsko, Slovenia.
Hit rewind, a replay the worst disasters in history. Tracking time, directions, and trajectory - what is revealed post impact? If we knew what would unfold, could we course correct and save lives?
Historic events that forever transformed the United States.
Engineers, officials and the crew members' families provide their perspective on the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster and its aftermath.
Survivors and witnesses recall March 11 2011 - when Japan was hit by a devastating tsunami of 40-foot waves, killing 20,000 and triggering a nuclear meltdown.
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13 episodes • 2005Avg: 8.0Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crash of the Concorde (Concorde) | Sep 19, 2005 | 8.5 |
| 2 | Tunnel Inferno | Oct 10, 2005 | 8.8 |
| 3 | The Bomb in Oklahoma City | Oct 17, 2005 | 6.7 |
| 4 | Fire On the Star (Fire Onboard the Star) | Oct 16, 2005 | 7.7 |
| 5 | Derailment at Eschede (High Speed Train Wreck) | Sep 26, 2005 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Wreck of the Sunset Limited | Nov 4, 2005 | 7.7 |
| 7 | Meltdown in Chernobyl | Nov 6, 2005 | 8.1 |
| 8 | Inferno at Guadalajara | Oct 9, 2005 | 7.0 |
| 9 | Fire on the Ski Slope | Nov 10, 2005 | 8.8 |
| 10 | Explosion in the North Sea | Nov 27, 2005 | 8.7 |
| 11 | Flood at Stava Dam | Nov 20, 2005 | 8.0 |
| 12 | Collision on the Runway | Oct 3, 2005 | 8.3 |
| 13 | Pentagon 9/11 | Sep 11, 2005 | 8.3 |
13 episodes • 2005Avg: 8.9Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbia's Last Flight (Space Shuttle Columbia) | Jun 28, 2005 | 8.3 |
| 2 | Alpine Tsunami | Jul 5, 2005 | 9.0 |
| 3 | Motorway Plane Crash (Freeway Plane Crash) | Jul 12, 2005 | 9.7 |
| 4 | Mount St Helens Eruption (Mount St. Helens Eruption) | Jul 26, 2005 | 9.0 |
| 5 | Zeebrugge Ferry Disaster (Capsized in the North Sea) | Aug 16, 2005 | 9.0 |
| 6 | Kobe Earthquake (Killer Quake) | Aug 30, 2005 | 7.5 |
| 7 | Crash Landing at Sioux City | Sep 13, 2005 | 10.0 |
| 8 | The Bali Bombing (Disco Bombing) | Sep 20, 2005 | 8.5 |
| 9 | Hotel Collapse Singapore (Hotel Collapse) | Sep 27, 2005 | 9.0 |
| 10 | TWA Flight 800 | Oct 8, 2005 | 8.5 |
| 11 | Paris Train Crash (Runaway Train) | Nov 1, 2005 | 10.0 |
| 12 | The Hindenburg (Hindenburg Airship) | Nov 15, 2005 | 9.0 |
| 13 | Explosion in Peurto Rico (Puerto Rico Gas Explosion) | Dec 13, 2005 | 8.0 |
19 episodes • 2006Avg: 8.6Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skywalk Collapse | Jan 10, 2006 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Amsterdam Air Crash | Mar 28, 2006 | 7.3 |
| 3 | Kursk: Russia's Nuclear Nightmare | Apr 18, 2006 | 9.0 |
| 4 | King's Cross Fire (London's Subway Inferno) | May 19, 2006 | 9.5 |
| 5 | Nairobi Bombing | Jun 27, 2006 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Everglades Plane Crash | Jul 11, 2006 | 9.0 |
| 7 | Titanic | Jul 25, 2006 | 6.0 |
| 8 | Aircraft Carrier Explosion | Aug 15, 2006 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Queens Air Crash | Sep 6, 2006 | 9.5 |
| 10 | Munich Olympic Massacre | Sep 13, 2006 | 8.3 |
| 11 | Superstore Collapse | Sep 20, 2006 | 9.5 |
| 12 | Plane Crash in the Potomac | Sep 27, 2006 | 10.0 |
| 13 | Asian Tsunami | Oct 25, 2006 | 10.0 |
| 14 | Comet Air Crash | Nov 15, 2006 | 9.0 |
| 15 | Flight Engine Down | Nov 29, 2006 | 8.5 |
| 16 | Oil Fire in Texas | Dec 6, 2006 | 8.5 |
| 17 | Tornado Outbreak | Jan 2, 2007 | 8.0 |
| 18 | Space Shuttle Challenger | Jan 31, 2007 | 9.0 |
| 19 | Eruption on Montserrat | Mar 7, 2007 | 8.0 |
6 episodes • 2011Avg: 7.3
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9/11 | Sep 5, 2011 | 8.3 |
| 2 | Pearl Harbor | Sep 12, 2011 | 7.0 |
| 3 | Paddington Train Collision | Sep 19, 2011 | 7.3 |
| 4 | Collision at 35,000 Feet | Sep 26, 2011 | 7.7 |
| 5 | Cable Car Collision | Oct 3, 2011 | 5.7 |
| 6 | Bhopal Nightmare | Oct 10, 2011 | 7.7 |
6 episodes • 2012Avg: 7.1Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan's Nuclear Nightmare | Mar 11, 2012 | 6.7 |
| 2 | Bismarck | Mar 18, 2012 | 8.7 |
| 3 | Mountain Tsunami | Mar 25, 2012 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Waco Cult | Apr 1, 2012 | 5.0 |
| 5 | Deepwater Horizon | Apr 15, 2012 | 6.7 |
| 6 | Massacre in Mumbai | Apr 22, 2012 | 7.7 |
10 episodes • 2012Avg: 7.1Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway Massacre: I Was There | Jul 22, 2012 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Jonestown Cult Suicide | Nov 5, 2012 | 7.5 |
| 3 | Fire in the Cockpit | Nov 12, 2012 | 7.7 |
| 4 | Black Hawk Down | Nov 19, 2012 | 7.5 |
| 5 | Into The Death Zone | Nov 26, 2012 | 7.5 |
| 6 | Terrified Over Tokyo | Dec 3, 2012 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Runaway Train | Dec 10, 2012 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Nagasaki - The Forgotten Bomb | Dec 17, 2012 | 7.0 |
| 9 | Sinking the Coventry | Dec 24, 2012 | 7.5 |
| 10 | Chinook Helicopter Crash | Jan 7, 2013 | 5.5 |
2 episodes • 2018Avg: 5.8Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chopper Down | Feb 15, 2018 | 6.5 |
| 2 | Deadly Design | Feb 22, 2018 | 5.0 |
