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From shark attacks to transport disasters and collapsing buildings - why do these events happen? Delve into the mysteries and science behind the stories that hit the headlines.

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Episodes Why Planes Crash

Why Planes Crash

In just six months, four passenger planes have crashed, killing 506 people. Dramatic footage and eyewitness accounts tell the story of a deadly year in aviation. Can lessons be learned?
Duration: 1h First broadcast: 8pm 13 Oct 2025
Availability: Available for 10 months (until 13 Oct 2026)
Episodes Spain's Deadly Disaster

Why Cities Flood: Spain's Deadly Disaster

Dramatic mobile phone video and eyewitness accounts tell the story of the 2024 floods that swept through towns in Valencia, killing 228 people. Did climate change play a part?
Duration: 58 mins First broadcast: 9pm 24 Jun 2025
Availability: Available for 7 months (until 24 Jun 2026)
Episodes The Baltimore Disaster

Why Bridges Collapse: The Baltimore Disaster

MV Dali, a huge container ship, crashes into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, tragically killing six people and completely destroying the bridge. Investigators reveal how it happened.
Duration: 59 mins First broadcast: 5 Dec 2024
Availability: Available for over a year (until 05 Dec 2026)
Episodes Why Trains Crash

Why Trains Crash

On 2 June 2023, a triple train crash killed nearly 300 people and injured more than 800 in India’s eastern Odisha state. This film examines what went wrong and explores the causes of train disasters.
Duration: 58 mins First broadcast: 18 Jul 2024
Availability: Available for 8 months (until 18 Jul 2026)
Episodes The Hunt for MH370

Why Planes Vanish: The Hunt for MH370

Ten years after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 and its 239 passengers and crew vanished, can new evidence help locate the plane and finally solve aviation’s greatest mystery?
Duration: 59 mins First broadcast: 8pm 6 Mar 2024
Availability: Available for 3 months (until 06 Mar 2026)
Episodes Why Sharks Attack

Why Sharks Attack

After three recent fatal shark attacks in Egypt, this film investigates whether pressure from human activity and climate change is altering the behaviour of sharks.
Duration: 58 mins First broadcast: 8pm 18 Jul 2023
Availability: Available for 8 months (until 18 Jul 2026)
Episodes Why Buildings Collapse

Why Buildings Collapse

In 2021, Champlain Towers South – an apartment building near Miami – collapsed, killing 98 people. This film forensically examines what happened and asks: what went wrong?
Duration: 1h First broadcast: 9pm 5 Jul 2022
Availability: Available for 8 months (until 18 Jul 2026)
Episodes Why Ships Crash

Why Ships Crash

When the Ever Given blocked the Suez Canal, it triggered a global crisis. Featuring eyewitnesses speaking for the first time, this documentary aims to find out what really happened.
Duration: 1h First broadcast: 9pm 18 Jan 2022
Availability: Available for 8 months (until 18 Jul 2026)

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