When Big Things Go Wrong
Modern technology allows us to build incredible structures like giant tankers, mammoth skyscrapers and colossal bridges. But, with enormous size comes enormous risk, and when big things go wrong, they go really wrong. The HISTORY Channel's new series examines the catastrophic result of some of the world's worst engineering disasters caught on tape. Each episode breaks down shocking footage from collapses and collisions to reveal the shocking answers to the question, what happened?
- 2021-2021
- 1 season
- Documentary, Reality
- TV-PG
Modern technology allows us to build incredible structures like giant tankers, mammoth skyscrapers and colossal bridges. But, with enormous size comes enormous risk, and when big things go wrong, they go really wrong. The HISTORY Channel's new series examines the catastrophic result of some of the world's worst engineering disasters caught on tape. Each episode breaks down shocking footage from collapses and collisions to reveal the shocking answers to the question, what happened?
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2021
Episode 1
Doomed from the Start
40 mins
Italy suffers one of the worst engineering disasters when the Morandi bridge suddenly collapses; examining what failures of a Brazilian dam, a Manila high rise, and a building in Jerusalem reveal about the collapse.
Episode 2
Hidden Flaws
40 mins
A DC-10 airplane explodes mid-flight and the quick-thinking pilot crash-lands, saving 184 passengers; the connection between the infamous Concorde crash, a fatal British skyscraper fire, and a North Dakota train derailment.
Episode 3
Overloaded
39 mins
In the heart of Minneapolis, the busy I-35 bridge collapses at the peak of rush hour traffic. As the city reels, the question on everyone's mind: how did an enormous steel bridge fail without warning? The mystery is unlocked through clues from other disasters--from a bridge in Florida, to a collapsing crane in Wisconsin--these moments reveal a remarkable tale of fatal miscalculations, and sheer bad luck.
Episode 4
Ripple Effect
41 mins
A state-of-the-art high-speed train catastrophically crashes in Spain; an out of control cruise liner in Venice, a military air crash in Afghanistan, and the Deepwater Horizon tragedy uncovers information about this deadly disaster.
Episode 5
Man vs. Machine
42 mins
A Boeing 777 crash-lands into the San Francisco Airport with no warning, leaving everyone baffled; as engineers race to figure out what happened, they turn to other disasters to unveil the complicated relationship between humans and machines.
Episode 6
House of Cards
40 mins
In downtown new Orleans, an under-construction high-rise hotel suddenly crashes to the ground. As the dust settles, engineers try to figure out how this could have happened.
