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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…
The truth behind the NASA rocket disaster of 1986 that killed seven US astronauts. Why did the launch go ahead after NASA engineers called for it to be cancelled?
In March 2011, Japan was hit by a devastating tsunami killing 20,000 and triggering a nuclear meltdown. Survivors and witnesses tell their extraordinary stories.
The tsunami provokes a major meltdown at the local nuclear facility. What happened to the safeguards? What went wrong at Fukushima?
In April 1986, a huge explosion at Chernobyl blasted radioactive dust into the atmosphere
Chernobyl left wreckage that will be radioactive for 20,000 years. But what caused it?
On the 25th July 2000, a Concorde leaving Paris for New York caught fire on take-off before crashing to the ground. But why? Investigators and loved ones recall the tragedy.
September 11, 2001 remains one of the most shocking events in world history, changing the world forever. In this first of a two-part documentary marking the 25th anniversary of the tragedy, rescue workers, survivors and witnesses relive the events of 9/11, revealing how a regular morning turned into an unimaginable nightmare. Some tell their stories for the first time, describing how chaos and fear grew minute by minute.
Within less than an hour, three hijacked aircraft had struck New York’s iconic Twin Towers and the Pentagon. But the nightmare was far from over. As a global audience watched in horror, the Twin Towers collapsed, the Pentagon continued to burn and, in western Pennsylvania, a fourth hijacked airliner, United Flight 93, crashed into a field. Amid the devastation and fear, extraordinary acts of heroism emerged. Rescue workers, survivors and witnesses remember the tragedy and the moments that changed the world forever.
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The specter of drug trafficking haunts Europe. Struggling with ultra-violent criminal groups that control the vast majority of cocaine trade, European police forces are overwhelmed. The epicenter of all this trafficking: the Netherlands. A nation at the forefront of international trade and drug policy. This two-part film delves into the origins of European drug trafficking through the unique history of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
This is the story of a power struggle between two men - one fictional, and one real. In one corner is the master of crime – the greatest detective who never lived, Sherlock Holmes. In the other is writer, physician and spiritualist leader Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Lucy Worsley explores the extraordinary love-hate relationship between author and creation.
