Seconds From Disaster

A sober, methodical reconstruction that turns real catastrophes into tense puzzles, using re-enactments and expert analysis to make the seconds before disaster feel gripping and tragic.

Created by

Dan Gold, John Maidens

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Richard Vaughn, Ashton Smith, Peter Guinness

Overview

Seconds from Disaster is a US/UK-produced documentary television programme that investigates historically relevant man-made and natural disasters of the 20th century. Each episode aims to explain a single incidental by analyzing the causes and circumstances that ultimately effected the disaster. The program uses re-enactments, interviews, testimonies, and CGI to analyze the sequence of events second-by-second for the audience. Narrators for the show are Ashton Smith, Richard Vaughan and Peter Guinness.

How it feels

Tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Survival, death, technology, grief

Content

Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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