Seconds From Disaster

2004•1 series
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Advanced computer graphics, forensic science, eyewitness accounts, interviews with experts, archival footage and re-enactments piece together in great detail the events that led to some of the biggest disasters of modern time.

9/11: Episode Image
Episode 19/11

Detailing the shocking truth behind 9/11. Could anyone have stopped the attacks? Air traffic staff are among those offering a fresh take on the tragedy. 7+

Pearl Harbor: Episode Image
Episode 2Pearl Harbor

A dramatic look at the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Striking on a Sunday, anti-aircraft guns were unmanned, torpedo nets absent and ammunition locked away. 7+

Paddington Rail Disaster: Episode Image
Episode 3Paddington Rail Disaster

Seconds from Disaster. Looks at the 1999 Paddington train crash. Who was at fault? And could the devastating collision that killed 31 people have been avoided? 7+

Collision at 35,000 Feet: Episode Image
Episode 4Collision at 35,000 Feet

Looks at the Uberlingen plane crash that killed 45 children. A man who lost his family later murdered the air traffic controller who was on duty. 7+

Cable Car Collision: Episode Image
Episode 5Cable Car Collision

A look at how 19 tourists fell to their deaths at an Italian ski resort in 1998 when a military plane accidentally cut a cable supporting their gondola. 7+

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