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- Every air crash is a catastrophe, leaving behind bereaved families and ruined lives. But each air crash is also a lesson. From each disaster, we have learned how to build safer planes, evacuate passengers with greater speed and improve systems to avoid collisions. Lives have been saved because of what these tragedies have taught us.
- British paranormal documentary television series; not to be confused with American series of similar name.
- Through extensive archive and expert interviews this series explores the stories behind mankind's greatest engineering disasters.
- "The Lost Tombs," which will stream on Discovery+ in addition to airing on the Discovery Channel, chronicles the largest excavation in Egypt in 100 years. Dr. Zahi Hawass explores the infamous Valley of the Kings looking for Queen Nefertiti's treasure, among other priceless artifacts from the New Kingdom.
- An in-depth look at the architecture and development of cities around the world.
- Experts examine how the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and the Challenger space shuttle disaster happened. What were the consequences and how could they have been avoided?
- Experts examine how the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and the Bhopal gas tragedy happened. What were the consequences and how could they have been avoided?
- Experts examine the sinking of the Titanic and the Hindenburg airship fire. How did they happen, what were the consequences and how could they have been avoided?
- Experts examine the devastating Aberfan mine disaster in Wales and the Brumadinho dam disaster in Brazil. What were the consequences and how could they have been avoided?
- Experts examine what caused the Zeebrugge ferry tragedy and the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster. What were the consequences and how could they have been avoided?
- Experts examine what caused Kegworth air disaster in 1989 and the tragic Concorde crash in 2000. What were the consequences and how could they have been avoided?
- Experts examine how engineering faults allowed Hurricane Katrina to devastate New Orleans and the collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. How could they have been avoided?
- Experts examine the devastating collapse of the Rana Plaza factory in Bangladesh and of the Morandi bridge in Genoa, Italy. How could the disasters have been avoided?
- Experts examine the fatal explosion at a chemical factory in China and at the Evangelos Florakis naval base in Cyprus. How could these disasters have been avoided?
- 2019–7.7 (7)TV EpisodeExperts examine the fatal Clapham Junction rail crash in 1988 and the high-speed train crash in Ankara, Turkey, in 2018. How could the disasters have been avoided?
- On a test flight for an experimental Virgin Galactic spacecraft, catastrophic design flaws send this multi-million dollar endeavor on a crash course to tragedy; experts investigate what caused this visionary engineering marvel to fail.
- When the Exxon Valdez oil tanker spills millions of gallons of crude oil at sea, it contaminates Alaska's pristine coastline and creates an apocalyptic environmental catastrophe; experts investigate what caused this horrific disaster.
- After a groundbreaking NASA mission, the space shuttle Columbia meets catastrophe as it re-enters Earth's atmosphere; expert engineers and scientists investigate the cause of this tragic disaster.
- The devastating Northridge earthquake struck Los Angeles in 1994, killing 57 people and causing $20 billion in damage in less than 20 seconds; expert scientists and engineers investigate why these structures were not prepared for the violent disaster.
- The disaster of Air France Flight 447 and the crash of NASA's Skylab in 1979 are catastrophes of aviation with a mysterious legacy; experts investigate these historic tragedies to determine what caused these monumental failures of flight.
- Where NASA went wrong during the catastrophic launch of the Skylab space station, and why Air France Flight 447 crashed into the Atlantic
- Each time oil is spilled or lead contaminates our tap water humans suffer and our environment pays a price.
- Discover how flawed engineering caused the New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel to collapse in 2019 and the displacement of 1.5 million Haitians in 2010.
- Crashing at Sea: Disasters like the MS Estonia and Boeing 737 crashes are rare, but they act as stark reminders of the speed at which tragedy can strike.
- Fatal Design flaws can lead to tragedy: a towering inferno killed 72 residents, and a pedestrian bridge collapsed, killing 6 people.
- A look at the dark side to clean energy, and what can be learned from the Three Mile Island and Sayano-Shushenskaya power station accidents
- Nothing can stop an earthquake and while the ground may feel solid, below our feet the earth is shifting constantly, sometimes violently. Examine the 2010 Copiapo mining accident and the 1994 Northridge earthquake, and see what happens when poor engineering meets a natural disaster.
- Henry and Sam are in Devon to visit a father and daughter who own a shed full of vintage Americana. They immediately take interest in a dusty Chicago police car.
- Operating in hostile environments presents unique challenges: extreme temperatures, intense pressure, and no room for error.
- Across history, humanity has tried to build structures that defy the forces of nature - sometimes leading to catastrophic disasters.