Seconds From Disaster
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Seconds From Disaster is a documentary that investigates the worst man-made disasters and some unusual natural disasters in modern history, and analyzes the causes and events that led up to each disaster. The documentary features reenactments, interviews, testimony, computer generated imaging (CGI) to deconstruct the sequence of events second-by-second to the audiences. The series is broadcast on the National Geographic Channel. There has been a total of 34 episodes over three seasons.
Episodes
Season 1 (2004)
| # | Airdate | Title | Disaster | Date of disaster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 6 | Crash of the Concorde | Air France Flight 4590 | 25 July, 2000 |
| 2 | July 13 | Tunnel Inferno | Mont Blanc Tunnel fire | March 24, 1999 |
| 3 | July 20 | The Bomb in Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City bombing | April 19, 1995 |
| 4 | July 27 | Fire on the Star | Scandinavian Star Fire | April 7, 1990 |
| 5 | August 3 | Derailment at Eschede | Eschede train disaster | 3 June, 1998 |
| 6 | August 10 | Wreck of the Sunset Limited | Big Bayou Canot train disaster | September 22, 1993 |
| 7 | October 5 | Explosion in the North Sea | Piper Alpha disaster | July 6, 1988 |
| 8 | October 12 | Flood at Stava Dam | Val di Stava Dam Collapse | July 19, 1985 |
| 9 | October 19 | Collision on the runway | Tenerife collision | March 27, 1977 |
| 10 | October 26 | Pentagon 9/11 | September 11, 2001 attacks | September 11, 2001 |
| 11 | November 28 | Fire on the Ski Slope | Kaprun disaster | November 11, 2000 |
| 12 | January 1, 2006 | Meltdown in Chernobyl | Chernobyl nuclear accident | April 26, 1986 |
| 13 | January 1, 2006 | Inferno in Guadalajara | Guadalajara gas explosions | April 22, 1992 |
Season 2 (2005)
| # | Airdate | Title | Disaster | Date of disaster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 28 | Columbia's Last Flight | Space Shuttle Columbia disaster | February 1, 2003 |
| 2 | July 5 | Alpine Tsunami | Galtur Avalanche | February 23, 1999 |
| 3 | July 12 | Motorway Plane Crash | Kegworth air disaster | January 8, 1989 |
| 4 | July 26 | Mount St. Helens Eruption | 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens | May 18, 1980 |
| 5 | August 16 | Zeebrugge Ferry Disaster | M/S Herald of Free Enterprise | March 6, 1987 |
| 6 | August 30 | Kobe Earthquake | Great Hanshin Earthquake | January 17, 1995 |
| 7 | September 13 | Crash Landing in Sioux City | United Airlines Flight 232 | July 19, 1989 |
| 8 | September 20 | The Bali Bombing | 2002 Bali Bombing | October 12, 2002 |
| 9 | September 27 | Hotel Collapse Singapore | Hotel New World disaster | March 15,1986 |
| 10 | October 18 | TWA 800 | TWA Flight 800 | July 17, 1996 |
| 11 | November 1 | Paris Train Crash | Gare de Lyon train accident | June 27, 1988 |
| 12 | November 15 | The Hindenburg | Hindenburg disaster | May 6, 1937 |
| 13 | December 13 | Puerto Rico Gas Explosion | Humberto Vidal Explosion | November 12, 1996 |
Season 3 (2006)
| # | Airdate | Title | Disaster | Date of disaster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 10 | Skywalk Collapse | Hyatt Regency walkway collapse | July 17, 1981 |
| 2 | March 28 | Amsterdam Air Crash | Bijlmer disaster | October 4, 1992 |
| 3 | April 18 | Sinking of the Kursk | Russian submarine Kursk explosion | 12 August, 2000 |
| 4 | May 19 | King's Cross Fire | Kings Cross fire | November 18, 1987 |
| 5 | June 27 | Nairobi Bombing | 1998 U.S. embassy bombings | August 7, 1998 |
| 6 | July 11 | Florida Swamp Air Crash | ValuJet Flight 592 | May 11, 1996 |
| ? | unknown | Potomac | Air Florida Flight 90 | January 13, 1982 |
| ? | unknown | Titanic | RMS Titanic | April 15, 1912 |
See also
External links
- [}}} }] at the Internet Movie Database
- [Seconds From Disaster Official website]
- [Program description on NGC with Preview Video]
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