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9/11 terrorist attacks (Pt.2)
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First aired 03/Jan/2026
United Kingdom
English
1 season(s)
8 episode(s)
Days that Shocked the World explores the most iconic disasters of the last 50 years, combining eye-witness testimony with powerful archive footage, to learn how each tragedy changed both the lives of individuals and the world.
The anthology series features one- and two-part episodes that coincide with key anniversaries of these defining global events: including the Challenger Space Shuttle explosion in 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of the same year, the 2000 Air France Concorde crash, the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001 and the 2011 Fukushima earthquake and tsunami.
The anthology series features one- and two-part episodes that coincide with key anniversaries of these defining global events: including the Challenger Space Shuttle explosion in 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of the same year, the 2000 Air France Concorde crash, the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001 and the 2011 Fukushima earthquake and tsunami.
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9/11 terrorist attacks (Pt.1)
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Air France Concorde crash
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Chernobyl nuclear disaster (Pt.2)
Summary
Chernobyl left wreckage that will be radioactive for 20,000 years. But what caused it?
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Chernobyl nuclear disaster (Pt.1)
Summary
In April 1986, a huge explosion at Chernobyl blasted radioactive dust into the atmosphere
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Fukushima earthquake and tsunami (Pt.2)
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The tsunami provokes a major meltdown at the local nuclear facility. What happened to the safeguards? What went wrong at Fukushima?
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Fukushima earthquake and tsunami (Pt.1)
Summary
In March 2011, Japan was hit by a devastating tsunami killing 20,000 and triggering a nuclear meltdown. Survivors and witnesses tell their extraordinary stories.
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Space Shuttle Challenger
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The truth behind the NASA rocket disaster of 1986 that killed seven US astronauts. Why did the launch go ahead after NASA engineers called for it to be cancelled?
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