DISASTER VIDEOS

  • Volcano show

    Volcano

    Experts look at the history and power of volcanoes and ask if modern cities face annihilation in a mega-eruption.

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  • Talal Akasheh show

    Talal Akasheh

    Talal Akasheh - Rolex Awards For Enterprise 2008

    (00:59)
  • Tim Bauer show

    Tim Bauer

    Tim Bauer - Rolex Awards For Enterprise 2008

    (00:59)
  • The Haven show

    The Haven

    Genoa, Italy. In 1991 the oil tanker The Haven caught fire and 1 million barrels of oil burned for three days. View the amazing...

    (02:43)
  • Arcangel show

    Arcangel

    Cancun, Mexico, ferry the Arcangel, after a vicious storm is grounded on one of the most precious reefs in the world. Hundreds ...

    (02:04)
  • The New Flame show

    The New Flame

    Salvage operations rely on brains as well as brawn. Off the Gibraltar coast a salvage team uses high-tech equipment to device a...

    (02:20)
  • Teaser show

    Teaser

    Take a closer look at one of the most dangerous jobs in the world.

    (00:29)
  • Earth Report 2009 show

    Earth Report 2009

    Scientific breakthroughs from 2008 will form the core of this year’s Earth Report. Young high-energy experts from around the...

    (01:15)
  • White Out show

    White Out

    The Falklands War, 1982. High on a remote glacier, Special Forces troops are trapped by hurricane force winds. Royal Navy helic...

    (01:02)
  • Duel In The Desert show

    Duel In The Desert

    The war on Saddam Hussein. A British attack helicopter is trapped in the gun-sights of an enemy tank. The hunter becomes the hu...

    (00:58)
  • Vietnam Firefight Mobisode 5 show

    Vietnam Firefight Mobisode 5

    Jack’s helicopter has the extra weight of machine guns and ammunition. Larry and Tom’s totally unarmed helicopter is lighte...

    (03:10)
  • Vietnam Firefight Mobisode 4 show

    Vietnam Firefight Mobisode 4

    4 decades later, the crews return to the Landing Zone. It looks as challenging today as it did then.

    (03:00)
  • Taliban Gambit Mobisode 3 show

    Taliban Gambit Mobisode 3

    On this mission, Skinny decides he will go first in the lead helicopter and drop a glow-stick to mark the landing zone. For Spa...

    (03:00)
  • Duel In The Desert Mobisode 4 show

    Duel In The Desert Mobisode 4

    March 2003 – the outskirts of Basra. Under attack by an Iraqi tank, British troops are desperate for air support. At 847 Squa...

    (03:12)
  • Duel In The Desert Mobisode 2 show

    Duel In The Desert Mobisode 2

    On his first foray into combat, helicopter commander Jim Newton is nervous. Fully fueled, the Lynx is at maximum fighting weigh...

    (03:11)
  • Duel In The Desert Mobisode 1 show

    Duel In The Desert Mobisode 1

    March 20th, 2003. The United States lay siege to Baghdad, and the regime of Saddam Hussein. British forces sweep into Iraq from...

    (03:08)
  • Alive in the Andes show

    Alive in the Andes

    When a small plane crashed in the Andes, the survivors were forced to turn to cannibalism to stay alive.

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  • Ocean Emergency show

    Ocean Emergency

    The race-against-time rescue story of a Norwegian cargo ship stranded in the North Atlantic in the path of a fierce tornado.

    (00:59)
  • Earthquake show

    Earthquake

    Half the world's population lives in striking distance of a major fault line. Ultimate Disaster examines key earthquakes of our...

    (00:54)
  • Tornado show

    Tornado

    Discover the science behind these natural phenomena, and experience the effect an F5 tornado would have on a major city.

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