Days That Shocked the World

2/17/2026

In March 2011, Japan was hit by a devastating tsunami killing 20,000 and triggering a nuclear meltdown. Survivors and witnesses tell their extraordinary stories.

2/18/2026

The tsunami provokes a major meltdown at the local nuclear facility. What happened to the safeguards? What went wrong at Fukushima?

4/20/2026

In April 1986, a huge explosion at Chernobyl blasted radioactive dust into the atmosphere

4/20/2026

Chernobyl left wreckage that will be radioactive for 20,000 years. But what caused it?

7/22/2026

On the 25th July 2000, a Concorde leaving Paris for New York caught fire on take-off before crashing to the ground. But why? Investigators and loved ones recall the tragedy.

8/23/2026

September 11, 2001 remains one of the most shocking events in world history, changing the world forever. In this first of a two-part documentary marking the 25th anniversary of the tragedy, rescue workers, survivors and witnesses relive the events of 9/11, revealing how a regular morning turned into an unimaginable nightmare. Some tell their stories for the first time, describing how chaos and fear grew minute by minute.

8/23/2026

Within less than an hour, three hijacked aircraft had struck New York’s iconic Twin Towers and the Pentagon. But the nightmare was far from over. As a global audience watched in horror, the Twin Towers collapsed, the Pentagon continued to burn and, in western Pennsylvania, a fourth hijacked airliner, United Flight 93, crashed into a field. Amid the devastation and fear, extraordinary acts of heroism emerged. Rescue workers, survivors and witnesses remember the tragedy and the moments that changed the world forever.