Surviving Disaster - Season 1

Surviving Disaster - Season 1

Season 1

Network
DatesJan 10, 2006 - Mar 28, 2006

Episodes

Munich Air Crash
Season 1Episode 160 min

Munich Air Crash

6 February 1958: the plane carrying Manchester United crashes during take-off in Germany, killing 23 of the 43 on board, including eight members of the "Busby Babes".
Jan 10, 2006
Eruption at Mount St. Helens
Season 1Episode 260 min

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 100 years until May 1980, when its unexpected explosion unleashed a destructive force estimated to be 500 times the power of the Hiroshima atomic bomb.
Jan 17, 2006
Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
Season 1Episode 360 min

Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster

April 1986: a blast at a Soviet nuclear plant emits 400 times more radiation than Hiroshima's bomb. Adrian Edmondson stars in a drama documentary recalling a catastrophe that the UN claims has killed at least 8,000.
Jan 24, 2006
San Francisco Earthquake
Season 1Episode 460 min

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 drivers on the Cypress freeway. This drama documentary vividly reconstructs the disaster and the rescue mission, while survivors recall the terror.
Mar 7, 2006
Fastnet Yacht Race
Season 1Episode 560 min

Fastnet Yacht Race

Mar 14, 2006
Iran Hostage Rescue
Season 1Episode 660 min

Iran Hostage Rescue

In November 1979, Iranian militants seized the US embassy in Tehran, taking 66 Americans hostage. President Carter ordered an elite US military force to launch a top-secret rescue, Operation Eagle Claw. This re-creation of the dramatic events splices the action with archive footage of those directly involved.
Mar 21, 2006
The Sinking of the Estonia
Season 1Episode 760 min

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 waves in September 1994. Under pressure to arrive on time, the Estonia kept going at speed - causing the car ramp to open and water to enter. Of the aboard, only 137 survived.
Mar 28, 2006

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