Seasons & Episodes
Munich Air Crash
6 February 1958: the plane carrying Manchester United crashes during take-off in Germany, killing 23 of the 43 on board,
Eruption at Mount St Helens
Eruption at Mount St Helens. Rising almost 10,000 feet over Washington State, the volcano had not erupted for more than
Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
April 1986: a blast at a Soviet nuclear plant emits 400 times more radiation than Hiroshima's bomb. Adrian Edmondson sta
San Francisco Earthquake
17 October 1989: a tremor measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale causes major damage to the coastal city, trapping scores of
The Fastnet Yacht Race
Terror awaited men and women sailing in the infamous offshore race of August 1979. This drama documentary reconstructs t
Iran Hostage Rescue
In November 1979, Iranian militants seized the US embassy in Tehran, taking 66 Americans hostage. President Carter order
The Sinking of The Estonia
Once a symbol of independence for the Estonian people, the ferry ventured into the Baltic's high winds and ferocious wav
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