SECONDS FROM DISASTER

Shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks a commercial flight crashed into a residential area of New York. Discover the cause of this disaster and how it rocked the aviation industry.

An iceberg, too few lifeboats and freezing waters combined to cause an oceanic tragedy on 14 April 1912. Count down the moments leading up to the 'unsinkable' ship's demise.

The 1972 Munich Olympics were meant to show the world a new Germany but instead ended in the massacre of 11 athletes. Examine how an audacious rescue operation culminated in severe bloodshed.

In 1967 a tragic accident on the flight deck of the USS Forrestal claimed the lives of 134 men and almost destroyed the ship. Discover how one fire caused a chain reaction which ended in disaster.

The tsunami of 26th December 2004 was the biggest natural disaster in modern history, claiming over 200,000 lives. What made this tsunami so devastating and how can we prevent it from happening again?

In 1982, a delayed flight from the US capital crashed into a bridge on the River Potomac. All-but-five of the passengers perished under the water.

In 1954, one of the first passenger jets crashed into the Mediterranean sea killing all on board. After a second crash, the future of jet aviation looked bleak. What went wrong?

Seconds after taking off from Chicago's O'Hare airport, a packed DC10 crashed into a nearby trailer park, killing hundreds of people. What caused the disaster?

In 1995 the idyllic Caribbean island of Montserrat was shocked when a dormant volcano erupted. Two years later, another deadly eruption wiped whole villages out.

Behind every disaster lies a catalogue of events, a series of trigger points that combine to create a catastrophe. Seconds From Disaster examines those pivotal moments, some of which changed the course of history itself.