Surviving Disaster

Season 22006

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

7 Episodes

E01 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".

January 10, 2006

E02 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.

January 17, 2006

E03 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.

January 24, 2006

E04 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.

February 7, 2006

E05 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.

February 14, 2006

E06 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.

February 21, 2006

E07 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.

February 28, 2006

Surviving Disaster

E01 Munich Air Crash

E02 Eruption at Mount St Helens

E03 Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster

E04 San Francisco Earthquake

E05 The Fastnet Yacht Race

E06 Iran Hostage Rescue

E07 The Sinking of The Estonia

Oh Yeah! Cartoons

No Regrets

Story of Yanxi Palace

De Zomer van Zoë

Köprü

Love Class

Life among Mountains and Rivers

GoGo Sentai Boukenger

Youth Over Flowers

I Survived a Crime

Chivalry

Animal Construction

Scam Land: Money, Mayhem and Maseratis

Bloody Murray

G.I. Joe: Resolute

Merseybeat

It's a Dog's Life with Bill Farmer

清清入我心

Jason and the Heroes of Mount Olympus

E01 Munich Air Crash

E02 Eruption at Mount St Helens

E03 Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster

E04 San Francisco Earthquake

E05 The Fastnet Yacht Race

E06 Iran Hostage Rescue

E07 The Sinking of The Estonia