What Went Wrong: Countdown To Catastrophe — Season 1
About this season
A two season series with 12 episodes that tell the in-depth story of high-profile catastrophic events while explaining the engineering failures that reveal what went wrong.
Episodes (6)
1. The Morandi Bridge Collapse
Aired 9 September 2019 • 47 min
A deep dive into the engineering of the Morandi Bridge and what might have caused it to collapse, killing 43 people, in August 2018.
2. Grenfell Tower Fire
Aired 16 September 2019 • 45 min
The story of the engineering, design and sociopolitical factors that led to the catastrophic 2017 Grenfell Tower fire that killed 72 people in London.
3. Eschede train crash
Aired 23 September 2019 • 45 min
An in depth review of Germany’s worst ever rail disaster and the engineering oversights that allowed it to happen.
4. Challenger Shuttle Disaster
Aired 30 September 2019 • 45 min
The story of the shuttle challenger disaster and the engineering and operation oversights that caused the shuttle to break apart in the sky as millions of Americans watched live.
5. Concorde Air Crash
Aired 7 October 2019 • 46 min
The story of how the supersonic Concorde aircraft crashed and burned into the aviation history books.
6. Malaysian Airlines 370
Aired 14 October 2019 • 45 min
Top aviation experts share their theories about the mysterious whereabouts and final fate of Malaysia Airlines MH370.