
This six-part series unpicks the events that led to the most devastating disasters of the past 60 years, shining a spotlight on the human cost of the tragedies while seeking to explain the wider political, cultural and institutional context that contributed to them – and looks at the changes made in the wake of each disaster.
Air Date: 2018-03-19
James Nesbitt explores some of Britain's most tragic disasters, starting with the 1999 rail accident at Ladbroke Grov...
Air Date: 2018-03-26
James Nesbitt examines the tragic events of 6 March 1987 when the ferry Herald of Free Enterprise capsized, resulting...
Air Date: 2018-04-02
The actor examines the Piper Alpha oil platform explosion of July 1988, one of the most devastating man-made catastro...
Air Date: 2018-04-09
The Munich air crash of 1958, when a flight carrying the Manchester United football team crashed on its third attempt...
Air Date: 2018-04-16
The actor explores the King's Cross underground station fire of November 1987, which ignited under a wooden escalator...
Air Date: 2018-04-23
Grenfell Tower: James Nesbitt examines the Grenfell Tower fire. On 14 June 2017, the 24-storey apartment block went u...