Anton Oliver
Himself
Descent from Disaster (2013)
Season 1
Descent from Disaster is a six part documentary series revealing the stories, secrets and lessons learnt from them. Six celebrated New Zealanders retrace some of this country's darkest days. Traveling the length and breadth of the country, they'll bring history alive through the eyes of descendants.
Released July 16, 2013
Episode 45 min
10+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.new-zealand, tmdb.disaster, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.secret
Watch Providers: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Production Companies: Television New Zealand, Screentime
Network: TVNZ 1
Country: New Zealand
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Hyde Train Crash - 1943
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July 16, 2013, midnight
S1E2 - Kaimai Plane Crash - 1963
On July 3rd 1963, a National Airways Corporation DC3 slammed into a rocky ravine deep in the Kaimai Ranges. All 23 passengers and crew were killed. Simon Gault looks back at this tragic story.
July 23, 2013, midnight
S1E3 - Strongman Mine Disaster - 1967
West Coast's Leigh Hart revisits his old hometown of Runanga, where in 1967,it was one of several West Coast towns devastated by the Strongman Mine disaster.
July 30, 2013, midnight
S1E4 - Shipwreck of the S.S. Wairarapa - 1894
135 people lost their lives when the S.S. Wairarapa steamed straight into rocks on Great Barrier Island. Andrew Fagan uncovers the stories of heroism and downright cowardice on that tragic night.
Aug. 6, 2013, midnight
S1E5 - Hawkes Bay Earthquake - 1931
The Hawkes Bay Earthquake of 1931 is New Zealand's deadliest earthquake with over 250 people killed and hundreds more injured. Gary McCormick looks back at this tragic event.
Aug. 13, 2013, midnight
S1E6 - Influenza Pandemic - 1918
In 1918, 8500 New Zealanders lost their lives in a influenza pandemic that swept the world, Judy Bailey investigates the affect it had on New Zealand.
Aug. 20, 2013, midnight
Network: TVNZ 1
Episode Runtime: 45 min.
Season Runtime: 540 min.
Released: July 16, 2013
Last Air Date: Dec. 31, 2015, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR / 10+
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