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Days That Shocked the World

2026 · 1 season

A sober, archive-driven retelling of real catastrophes that leaves you shaken and reflective rather than entertained.

Genres
Documentary
Overview
Days that Shocked the World explores the most iconic disasters of the last 50 years, combining eye-witness testimony with powerful archive footage, to learn how each tragedy changed both the lives of individuals and the world. The anthology series features one- and two-part episodes that coincide with key anniversaries of these defining global events: including the Challenger Space Shuttle explosion in 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of the same year, the 2000 Air France Concorde crash, the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001 and the 2011 Fukushima earthquake and tsunami.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Death, survival, trauma, memory
Content
Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror3
    Humour0
    Realism10
    Romance0
    Tension5
    Darkness7
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Created by
    Callum Brennan, Phil Stein, Robin Probyn
    Length
    1 seasons, 8 episodes
    Network
    Channel 4, SBS
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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