Surviving Disaster

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  • Premiered: Jan 2006
  • Episodes: 7
  • Followers: 0
  • Ended
  • BBC One
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  • Documentary Drama

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Season 1
1x1
Munich Air Crash
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Jan 10, 2006
Drama documentary telling the story of the 1958 Munich air disaster, when eight of Matt Busby's brilliant young Manchester United team and 15 other passengers were killed as the plane .. show full overview
1x2
Eruption at Mount St. Helens
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Jan 17, 2006
Drama-documentary recreating the eruption of Mount St Helens in 1980. The disaster was preceded by a series of earthquakes and a discharge of ash and steam, and scientists struggled to .. show full overview
1x3
Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
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Jan 24, 2006
Drama-documentary exploring the events of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. from the perspective of Valeri Legasov, the scientist in charge of the investigation, played by Adrian .. show full overview
1x4
San Francisco Earthquake
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Mar 07, 2006
Reconstruction of the earthquake that devastated San Francisco in 1989, the most powerful tremor to strike northern California in 80 years. The story is told from the perspective of .. show full overview
1x5
Fastnet Yacht Race
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Mar 14, 2006
Reconstruction of the 1979 Fastnet yacht race, which was struck by a force 10 transatlantic storm that lasted 24 hours. The greatest disaster in the history of the sport claimed the .. show full overview
1x6
Iran Hostage Rescue
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Mar 21, 2006
Recreation of the hostage crisis that ensued in 1980 when Iranian militants seized control of the US embassy in Tehran. After five months of negotiations, President Jimmy Carter .. show full overview
1x7 Show finale
The Sinking of the Estonia
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Mar 28, 2006
The final programme covers the Estonia ferry tragedy. Considered a symbol of freedom from Communist rule by the Estonian people, the ship set off through the Baltic sea in 1994. When a .. show full overview

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