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Seconds From Disaster

Seconds From Disaster

2005Ended7 Seasons69 Episodes6.9TMDB
National Geographic

Seconds from Disaster is a US/UK-produced documentary television programme that investigates historically relevant man-made and natural disasters of the 20th century. Each episode aims to explain a single incidental by analyzing the causes and circumstances that ultimately effected the disaster. The program uses re-enactments, interviews, testimonies, and CGI to analyze the sequence of events second-by-second for the audience. Narrators for the show are Ashton Smith, Richard Vaughan and Peter Guinness.

Season 4 Episodes

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Episode 1: 9/11

Sep 5, 2011 · 45m

On September 11, 2001 two aircraft are deliberately flown into two buildings of the World Trade Center and one is flown into the Pentagon. Another crashes in a field in rural Pennsylvania.

Episode 2: Pearl Harbor

Sep 12, 2011 · 45m

On December 7, 1941 Japanese forces attack United States military installations in and around Pearl Harbor, thus bringing the US into World War II.

Episode 3: Paddington Train Collision

Sep 19, 2011 · 45m

On October 5, 1999 two trains collide at Ladbroke Grove junction near London's Paddington station after the driver of one fails to stop his train at a red signal.

Episode 4: Collision at 35,000 Feet

Sep 26, 2011 · 45m

On July 1, 2002 a cargo airliner and a passenger airliner collide while they are over Überlingen in Germany. The two aircraft crash, killing all on board.

Episode 5: Cable Car Collision

Oct 3, 2011 · 45m

The Cavalese cable car disaster of 1998 (as distinct from a cable car disaster in the same location in 1976), occurred on 3 February 1998 near the Italian town of Cavalese, a ski resort located in the Dolomites, some 40 km north-east of Trento. The disaster, which led to the death of 20 people, occurred when a U.S. military plane cut a cable supporting a gondola of an aerial tramway.

Episode 6: Bhopal Nightmare

Oct 10, 2011 · 45m

On December 2, 1984 in Bhopal, India, a toxic gas leak at a Union Carbide chemical plant results in the deaths of 3,000 people.

Season 4 FAQ

Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.

When did Seconds From Disaster Season 4 premiere?

Seconds From Disaster Season 4 premiered on September 5, 2011.

How many episodes are in Seconds From Disaster Season 4?

Seconds From Disaster Season 4 has 6 episodes.

What is the first episode of Seconds From Disaster Season 4?

The season opens with Season 4 Episode 1, "9/11". It aired on September 5, 2011.

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