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Runtime: 23m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Origin: GB

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Seismic Seconds is a documentary television series that aired in 2001 on the National Geographic Channel and Channel 4. The program analysed the causes of six incidents, five involving the loss of human life. The better-known sequel to Seismic Seconds, Seconds From Disaster, was spun off from the series.

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Status: Ended
First aired: TBA
Network: Channel 4, National Geographic
Studio: DSP, Channel 4 Television

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2 hrs

6 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

Cast

Jack Davenport

Narrator

SERIES

1 Season23m episodes8.0

Documentary

TMDB8.0

Votes1

Your rating

Runtime: 23m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Origin: GB

About

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Not available to stream in United States yet.

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E1 · Airs TBA · 23m
The Bhopal Gas Disaster
In Bhopal, India, lethal methyl isocyanate gas was accidentally released from a pesticides plant run by a subsidiary of Union Carbide. Between 2,500 and 5,000 people in Bhopal died on the day of the disaster, and thousands more have died since from ill-effects.
E2 · Airs TBA · 23m · ★ 7.0
The Crash of TWA 800
Over the Atlantic Ocean, a Boeing 747 operating as TWA Flight 800 took off from John F. Kennedy International Airport. Twelve minutes into the flight the aircraft exploded and disintegrated, killing the 230 occupants.
E3 · Airs TBA · 23m · ★ 7.0
The Eruption of Mount St. Helens
Mount St. Helens, a volcano in the state of Washington that had lain dormant for 123 years, began to experience seismic activity in March 1980. A series of earthquakes and small eruptions ensued as a large bulge grew in the North face of the mountain. On 18 May another earthquake caused the north face to collapse, triggering an eruption that blew off the top and side of the volcano. 57 tourists, local residents and scientists perished.
E4 · Airs TBA · 23m · ★ 4.0
The Death of Ayrton Senna
At the San Marino Grand Prix track, multiple Formula One world championship winner Ayrton Senna lost control of his car and crashed into a circuit concrete barrier wall. Senna was killed instantly.
E5 · Airs TBA · 23m · ★ 6.0
The Sinking of HMS Coventry
During the Falklands War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas/Guerra del Atlántico Sur), two British warships - HMS Coventry and HMS Broadsword - prepared for battle, tasked with defending the British fleet from air attack. An attack force of Argentinian aircraft bombed the Coventry and the Broadsword. One bomb hit the Broadsword but failed to explode until it had exited the ship's hull. Three bombs hit the Coventry, of which two exploded on board. The Coventry capsized shortly afterwards and sank the next day. Nineteen crew members were killed.
E6 · Airs TBA · 23m · ★ 5.0
The Airshow Miracle
At the then-biannual Royal International Air Tattoo held at RAF Fairford, two Mikoyan MiG-29s flying an aerobatics routine as part of the Tattoo air display collided in mid-air. Both pilots ejected from their aircraft and survived the accident, and there were no fatalities among the spectators.

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Status: Ended
First aired: TBA
Network: Channel 4, National Geographic
Studio: DSP, Channel 4 Television

Time to finish

2 hrs

6 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

Cast

Jack Davenport

Narrator

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