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.
Seasons and episodes
7 seasons · 75 episodes
- 1S7 E1
Chopper Down
Feb 15, 201845 min
This compilation of Seconds from Disaster combines two helicopter tragedies of a military nature. Chinhook HC-2 crashed into a hill on the west side of the Mull of Kintyre in Scotland after taking a group of VIP passengers from Northern Ire
- 2S7 E2
Deadly Design
Feb 22, 201845 min
This compilation of Seconds from Disaster combines two airplane tragedies that took hundreds of lives and were caused by the smallest issues. Swiss Air 111 fell from the sky due to microscopic fault in the wiring that sparked a fire in the
Starring
- R
Richard Vaughn
Narrator
- A
Ashton Smith
Narrator (US)
Peter Guinness
Narrator
Ryo Takagi
Self
- A
Andrew Sullivan
Self
Timothy McVeigh
Self (archival footage)
- B
Boris Stolyarchuk
Self
Bill Clinton
Self (archival footage)
Anders Behring Breivik
Self (archival footage)
Jim Jones
Self (archival footage)
- A
Ankie Spitzer
Self
- M
Manfred Schreiber
Himself
Frequently asked questions
- Where can I watch Seconds from Disaster?
- Seconds from Disaster is not currently listed on a streaming service in the US. Use the country picker on the page to check other markets.
- How many seasons of Seconds from Disaster are there?
- Seconds from Disaster has 7 seasons and 75 episodes. Status: Ended.
- Will there be a new season of Seconds from Disaster?
- Seconds from Disaster has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on February 22, 2018.
- Who stars in Seconds from Disaster?
- Seconds from Disaster stars Richard Vaughn, Ashton Smith, Peter Guinness, Ryo Takagi, Andrew Sullivan.
