About this season
Disasters can strike anywhere, anytime. Expert analysis of the available evidence is used to recreate real-world disasters in cutting-edge 3D graphics. We can dissect them, peel back the layers, and even freeze time to reveal a disaster’s hidden and surprising causes-- a paperwork error, a bad glue job, or changing a restaurant’s opening hours. Whatever it is, "Disaster Autopsy" will uncover it.
Episodes (8)
1. Columbia, Eschede Train, Grenfell Tower
8.0Aired 17 August 2024 • 45 min
Space Shuttle Columbia, Eschede high-speed train crash, Grenfell Tower fire.
2. Titan Missile, Estonia, Piper Alpha
9.0Aired 17 August 2024 • 45 min
Arkansas nuclear missile explosion, sinking of the Estonia, explosion on the oil rig Piper Alpha.
3. 3 Mile Island, Mont Blanc Tunnel, Sampoong Mall
Aired 24 August 2024 • 45 min
3 Mile Island Nuclear meltdown, the Mont Blanc Tunnel fire, the Sampoong department store collapse.
4. Apollo13, MGM Grand, Genoa Bridge
Aired 31 August 2024 • 45 min
Why did Apollo 13 really explode? What caused the devastating fire in the MGM Grand? Why did a road bridge in Genoa collapse?
5. Surfside, Kursk, Kings Cross
Aired 7 September 2024 • 45 min
The Surfside Condo collapse, the loss of the Kursk nuclear sub and the Kings Cross subway fire.
6. Sugar Factory, Lac Megantic Train, Suez Canal
Aired 14 September 2024 • 45 min
Lac-Mégantic train crash, Imperial Sugar refinery explosion, Ever Given container ship accident.
7. Fukushima, Manhattan Crane, Forrestal
Aired 21 September 2024 • 45 min
Fukushima nuclear plant, a Manhattan crane collapse, fire on the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal.
8. Deepwater Horizon, Concorde, Kaprun Funicular
Aired 28 September 2024 • 45 min
Deepwater Horizon explosion, the Concorde crash, the funicular fire at Kaprun.