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Make It Out Alive
S1, EP2 "San Francisco Quake"When a magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes San Francisco in 1989, the city is thrown into chaos.
Ten Steps to Disaster
S1, EP4 "Deepwater Horizon"Investigators, oil workers and residents of the American Gulf Coast reveal the cascading problems and deadly mistakes that led to the worst marine oil spill of all time.
Disasters at Sea
S2, EP6 "Death On The Staten Island Ferry"The MV Andrew J. Barberi ferry boat is traveling to Staten Island with 1,500 passengers; as it nears its destination, the ship continues full steam ahead and slams into the maintenance pier, killing 11 on board and injuring 57 others.
Air Disasters
S4, EP2 "Fire in the Hold"Moments after takeoff, a plane sustains electrical failures and crashes in the Florida Everglades, killing 110 people on board.
Bird vs. Plane: Miracle on the Hudson
An exploration of the threat posed by bird strikes in commercial and military air accidents as well as a closer look at the day when US Airways Flight 1549 struck a flock of Canadian geese and lost engine power over the Hudson River.
Crash of the Concorde
An inside look at the July 2000 crash of an Air France Concorde jet and series of events that caused the accident.
How Did They Build That?
S2, EP10 "Radical & Resplendent"Exploring the design and engineering stories behind D.C.'s Museum of African American History, the Montreal Tower and the Equinor building in Oslo.
How Did They Build That?
S4, EP3 "Speedcore & Steambend"Peek inside a cloud-inspired library in Canada that's built over a live railway; see how clever engineering helped a huge Seattle skyscraper go up without harming its iconic neighbour, then cross an Australian bridge that floats above a busy river.
How Did They Build That?
S1, EP8 "Arctic Modules & Auditoria"The engineering secrets behind a mobile research station in Antarctica, a gravity-defying concert hall on the Canary Islands, and a rotating boat lift in Scotland.
How Did They Build That?
S4, EP7 " Summit & Submerge"Building an eco-friendly visitor center in the permafrost on Colorado's Pikes Peak tests the team. A museum is constructed in a disused dry dock that's in danger of collapse.
Air Crash Investigation
S25, EP2 "Running on Empty"Air Tahoma Flight 185, an overnight cargo flight from Memphis, Tenn., approaches its final destination, Cincinnati.
Air Disasters
S18, EP17 "Lost"Investigators struggle to determine why a 757 strayed off course during its final approach to a Colombia airport and crashed into a mountain.
Air Disasters
S19, EP7 "Dream Flight Disaster"When a British tycoon and his family die in a 2017 Australian seaplane crash, investigators spend over two years searching for the reason behind the tragedy.
Air Disasters
S8, EP8 "Accident or Assassination"A plane carrying Mexico's interior minister crashes into Mexico City's financial district.