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Surviving Disaster

20062 Seasons60m episodes6.7

Documentary, Drama

TMDB6.7

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Runtime: 60m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Certificate: TV-PG
Origin: GB

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Natural and man-made catastrophes retold by eyewitnesses and dramatic reconstructions.

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Not available to stream in United States yet.

Details

Status: Ended
First aired: Jan 10, 2006
Network: BBC One
Studio: BBC

Time to finish

10 hrs

10 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.

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SERIES

Surviving Disaster

20062 Seasons60m episodes6.7

Documentary, Drama

TMDB6.7

Votes3

Your rating

Runtime: 60m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Certificate: TV-PG
Origin: GB

About

Natural and man-made catastrophes retold by eyewitnesses and dramatic reconstructions.

Where to watch

Region

Not available to stream in United States yet.

Episodes

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E1 · Airs Jan 10, 2006 · 1h 0m
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".
E2 · Airs Jan 17, 2006 · 1h 0m
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.
E3 · Airs Jan 24, 2006 · 1h 0m
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.
E4 · Airs Feb 7, 2006 · 1h 0m
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.
E5 · Airs Feb 14, 2006 · 1h 0m
The Fastnet Yacht Race
Terror awaited men and women sailing in the infamous offshore race of August 1979. This drama documentary reconstructs the ferocious Irish Sea storm that hit the race and scattered yachts in treacherous waters - killing 15 and causing 24 crews to abandon ship.
E6 · Airs Feb 21, 2006 · 1h 0m
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.
E7 · Airs Feb 28, 2006 · 1h 0m
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.

Details

Status: Ended
First aired: Jan 10, 2006
Network: BBC One
Studio: BBC

Time to finish

10 hrs

10 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.

View on IMDb ↗

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