← Disasters Engineered

Season 1

10 episodes · 2020

  1. 1Deepwater Horizon and NASA Challenger

    15 Jan 2020 · 44 min

    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?

  2. 2Chernobyl and Bhopal

    22 Jan 2020 · 44 min

    Experts examine how the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and the Bhopal gas tragedy happened. What were the consequences and how could they have been avoided?

  3. 3Titanic and Hindenburg

    29 Jan 2020 · 44 min

    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?

  4. 4Aberfan and Corrego Do Feijao

    05 Feb 2020 · 42 min

    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?

  5. 5MS Herald and Costa Concordia

    12 Feb 2020 · 42 min

    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?

  6. 6Kegworth and Concorde

    19 Feb 2020 · 44 min

    Deadly plane crashes in England and France led to improvements in safety practices and the retirement of certain aircraft to prevent future incidents.

  7. 7Tacoma Narrows and Hurricane Katrina

    26 Feb 2020 · 44 min

    In recent years, design failures in the United States have led to catastrophic floods and bridge collapses, leaving lasting impacts on their cities.

  8. 8Rana Plaza and Morandi Bridge

    04 Mar 2020 · 44 min

    An Italian bridge collapse and a Bangladeshi building collapse cause distrust with local officials and pose ethical dilemmas surrounding fast fashion.

  9. 9Tianjin and Evangelos Florakis

    11 Mar 2020 · 44 min

    Experts examine the fatal explosion at a chemical factory in Tianjin, China, and at the Evangelos Florakis naval base in Cyprus. How could these disasters have been avoided?

  10. 10Clapham Junction and Ankara Train Crashfinale

    18 Mar 2020 · 44 min

    Train collisions in Turkey and England lead to deaths and injuries due to rushed renovations and faulty wiring, leaving too much room for human error.