Disaster Autopsy
Expert analysis recreates real-world disasters in 3D graphics to uncover hidden causes like paperwork errors, bad glue jobs, or changed restaurant hours. "Disaster Autopsy" dissects disasters, peeling back layers and freezing time.
- 2024-2024
- 1 season
- National Geographic Channel
- Documentary
Expert analysis recreates real-world disasters in 3D graphics to uncover hidden causes like paperwork errors, bad glue jobs, or changed restaurant hours. "Disaster Autopsy" dissects disasters, peeling back layers and freezing time.
Season 1 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2024
Episode 1
Columbia, Eschede Train, Grenfell Tower
Sat, Aug 17, 2024
Disasters examined are: Feb 1, 2003 Columbia space shuttle breakup; June 14, 2017 Grenfell Tower fire; June 3, 1998 Eschede high speed train derailment
Episode 2
Titan Missle, Estonia, Piper Alpha
Sat, Aug 17, 2024
Disasters examined are: The Sep. 19, 1980 titan missile explosion in Damascus, Ark; The Sep. 28, 1994 passenger ferry, MV Estonia, sinking in the Baltic Sea; The Jul. 6, 1988 Piper Alpha oil platform explosion in the North Sea.
Episode 3
3 Mile Island, Mont Blanc Tunnel, Sampoong Mall
Sat, Aug 24, 2024 45 mins
Disasters examined are: The Mar. 24, 1999 Mont Blanc tunnel fire between France and Italy; The Jun. 29, 1995 Sampoong Department Store collapse in Seoul, South Korea; The Mar. 28, 1979 Three Mile Island accident near Harrisburg, Penn.
Episode 4
Apollo 13, MGM Grand, Genoa Bridge
Sat, Aug 31, 2024 45 mins
Disasters examined: The Apr. 13, 1970 Apollo 13 service module explosion; The Nov. 21, 1980 MGM Grand Hotel and Casino fire in Las Vegas, NV.; The Aug. 14, 2018 Ponte Morandi bridge collapse in Genoa, Liguria, Italy.
Episode 5
Surfside, Kursk, Kings Cross
Sat, Sep 7, 2024
Disasters examined: The Jun. 24, 2021 Champlain Towers Condominium collapse in Surfside, Fl.; The Aug 12, 2020 Kursk submarine disaster sinking in the Barents Sea; The Nov. 18, 1987 Kings Cross underground train station fire in London.
Episode 6
Sugar Factory, Lac Megantic Train, Suez Canal
Sat, Sep 14, 2024
Disasters examined: Jul. 6, 2013 Lac-Mégantic derailment in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, Canada; The Feb. 8, 2007 Imperial Sugar refinery explosion in Port Wentworth, GA; The Mar. 23, 2021 Suez Canal blockage by the container ship Ever Given.
Episode 7
Fukushima, Manhattan Crane, Forrestal
Sat, Sep 21, 2024
Disasters examined: The Mar. 11, 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident in Okuma, Fukushima, Japan; The Jul. 29, 1967 USS Forrestal fire in the Gulf of Tonkin off Vietnam. The Mar. 15, 2008 crane collapse at 303 East 51st Street in Manhattan, NYC
Episode 8
Deepwater Horizon, Concorde, Kaprun Funicular
Sat, Sep 28, 2024
Disasters examined: The Jul. 25, 2000 Air France Concorde crash in Paris France; The Nov. 11, 2000 Kaprun 2 funicular railway tunnel fire in in Kaprun, Austria; The Apr. 20, 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.