What Went Wrong: Countdown To Catastrophe — Season 2
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. Ramstein Air Show Disaster
Aired 14 June 2021 • 45 min
New details shed more light on what went wrong the day an Italian Aerobatics Flight Team crashed into a crowd gathered to watch an air show in Germany.
2. Viareggio Derailment
Aired 15 June 2021 • 45 min
A scandalous miscarriage of justice in the case of the freight train carrying GPL that derailed and exploded in the coastal Tuscan town of Viareggio. How safe are Europe's railways?
3. MH17
Aired 15 June 2022 • 45 min
The whole truth about the downing of MH17 over Ukraine: who, how and why. Are passengers safe as they fly unknowingly over conflict zones and what can be done to improve air space safety?
4. Mont Blanc Tunnel Fire
Aired 17 June 2021 • 45 min
A transport truck catches fire in the Mont Blanc tunnel, spreading an inferno that trapped dozens. Could it have been prevented and what has changed?
5. Love Parade Disaster
Aired 21 June 2021 • 45 min
A hard look at the lack of planning, oversight and accountability surrounding the Love Parade disaster in Duisburg, Germany.
6. Beirut Explosion
Aired 22 June 2021 • 45 min
What led to the explosion of a massive warehouse of flammable material, which destroyed the city of Beirut, Lebanon