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COLLECTION · Series · 2006

Surviving Disaster

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

Source: TMDB
* 6.7 (3)DocumentaryDramaCanada · France
Countries
Canada · France · United Kingdom
Studios
BBC One · BBC
Runtime
60 min/ep
Age rating
TV-PG
Release
10/01/2006
Score
6.7 / 10 (3)
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
7 episodes · 2006
Episode 1. Munich Air Crash
2006-01-10 · 60 min

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".

Episode 2. Eruption at Mount St Helens
2006-01-17 · 60 min

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…

Episode 3. Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
2006-01-24 · 60 min

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.

Episode 4. San Francisco Earthquake
2006-02-07 · 60 min

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,…

Episode 5. The Fastnet Yacht Race
2006-02-14 · 60 min

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…

Episode 6. Iran Hostage Rescue
2006-02-21 · 60 min

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…

Episode 7. The Sinking of The Estonia
2006-02-28 · 60 min

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…

Season 2
3 episodes · 2006
Episode 1. Episode 1
2006-03-07 · 60 min

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Episode 2. Episode 2
2006-03-14 · 60 min

No synopsis

Episode 3. Episode 3
2006-03-21 · 60 min

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Cast by season
Bernard Hill
Bernard Hill
Himself - Narrator
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Peter McGinn
★ 7.0 / 10
These episodes are fairly well done in my opinion. I found that my interest in them varied according to how interested I was in the particular disaster. Fro example, I have seen and read a bit about Chernobyl, so the different perspective and portrayals were appreciated. I feel they did a good job with the special effects of recreating event, and the acting was adequate for this type of drama/documentary.
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natural disasterdisastercatastrophe
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