Seconds From Disaster

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Seconds From Disaster

Synopsis

Whether it involves an everyday train journey, an international flight or a climbing expedition, every disaster has its cause, but few understand the chain of events that trigger them. Explore intriguing investigations into some of the world’s most famous headline-grabbing catastrophes.

Episodes

  • Jonestown Cult Suicide

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    Revealing how US congressman Leo Ryan exposed the true horror behind Reverend Jim Jones' religious community deep in the Guyanese jungle.

  • Fire In The Cockpit

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    Relive the final moments onboard Swissair Flight 111, which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near Canada in September 1998.

  • Black Hawk Down

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    Relive the US Army's botched 1993 mission to capture key lieutenants in warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid's clan in Mogadishu, Somalia.

  • Into The Death Zone

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    Revealing how nine climbers lost their lives on Mount Everest in 1996, in the deadliest two-day period of the mountain's history.

  • Terrified Over Tokyo

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    In the worst single-aircraft accident in aviation history, a Boeing 747 crashed into a mountain in 1985, killing 520 people. How did it happen?

  • Runaway Train

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    It's a regular morning in the lively town of Amagasaki when a busy commuter train derails and crashes into an apartment building, killing over a hundred passengers and trapping hundreds more inside.

  • Nagasaki- The Forgotten Bomb

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    Analyse the controversial claim that the second atomic bomb attack on Nagasaki was essential to bringing a swift end to World War II.

  • Norway Massacre

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    On July 22, 2011, a gunman goes on a terrorist rampage – starting with an explosion in Oslo and ending with the slaughter of dozens of teenagers.

  • Sinking The Coventry

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    Nineteen sailors lost their lives when HMS Coventry was bombed in the Falklands War. Find out why the ship was unable to defend herself.

  • Chinook Helicopter Crash

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    25 members of the Northern Ireland intelligence community lost their lives in a helicopter crash in 1994. Was pilot error really to blame?