History

What Went Wrong

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Exploring catastrophic engineering failures that could have been prevented, revealing the consequences of neglecting basic rules and common sense.

Engineering disasters that hit the headlines and shocked the world: failures that could have been avoided if designers, maintenance personnel and front line deciders had followed the basic rules of common sense. Even the smallest error in the construction of buildings and vehicles can lead to a disaster and change the lives of thousands of people forever. A highly adrenaline-laden engineering documentary series about the interface between man and machine. By using animations and expert interviews, we reconstruct the fatal technical errors. Eyewitness accounts and stories of survivors provide emotional insights and allow us to understand the dimensions of what happened.

Episodic Breakdown:
S1: 6 x 60'
S2: 6 × 60'
S3: 6 × 60'
S4: 6 × 60'

 

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Programme Details

DURATION
18 x 60'
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER
ARTE-01-01
OTHER BROADCASTERS
SPIEGEL Geschichte
AVAILABLE IN
HD
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE
English