Days That Shocked the World (2026)

Series 1

Days that Shocked the World explores the most iconic disasters of the last 50 years, combining eye-witness testimony with powerful archive footage, to learn how each tragedy changed both the lives of individuals and the world. The anthology series features one- and two-part episodes that coincide with key anniversaries of these defining global events: including the Challenger Space Shuttle explosion in 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of the same year, the 2000 Air France Concorde crash, the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001 and the 2011 Fukushima earthquake and tsunami.

Released Jan. 3, 2026 Episode 47 min None+

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: tmdb.anthology, tmdb.history, tmdb.disaster, tmdb.dramatic, tmdb.historical-events

Production Companies: Bossa Nova Productions, BriteSpark Films

Network: Channel 4

Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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S1E1 - Challenger Space Shuttle

The truth behind the NASA rocket disaster of 1986 that killed seven US astronauts. Why did the launch go ahead after NASA engineers called for it to be cancelled?

Jan. 3, 2026, midnight

S1E2 - Chernobyl nuclear disaster (Pt.1)

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S1E3 - Chernobyl nuclear disaster (Pt.2)

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S1E4 - Air France Concorde crash

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S1E5 - 9/11 terrorist attacks (Pt.1)

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S1E6 - 9/11 terrorist attacks (Pt.2)

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S1E7 - Fukushima earthquake and tsunami (Pt.1)

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S1E8 - Fukushima earthquake and tsunami (Pt.2)

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Channel 4

47 min/ep

376 min

Jan. 3, 2026

Jan. 3, 2026, midnight

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