What Went Wrong: Countdown To Catastrophe

S01E03: Eschede train crash

An in depth review of Germany’s worst ever rail disaster and the engineering oversights that allowed it to happen.

Overview

A two season series with 12 episodes that tell the in-depth story of high-profile catastrophic events while explaining the engineering failures that reveal what went wrong.

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Episodes

S01E01 The Morandi Bridge Collapse

September 9, 2019 47 min
A deep dive into the engineering of the Morandi Bridge and what might have caused it to collapse, killing 43 people, in August 2018.

S01E02 Grenfell Tower Fire

September 16, 2019 45 min
The story of the engineering, design and sociopolitical factors that led to the catastrophic 2017 Grenfell Tower fire that killed 72 people in London.

S01E03 Eschede train crash

September 23, 2019 45 min
An in depth review of Germany’s worst ever rail disaster and the engineering oversights that allowed it to happen.

S01E04 Challenger Shuttle Disaster

September 30, 2019 45 min
The story of the shuttle challenger disaster and the engineering and operation oversights that caused the shuttle to break apart in the sky as millions of Americans watched live.

S01E05 Concorde Air Crash

October 7, 2019 46 min
The story of how the supersonic Concorde aircraft crashed and burned into the aviation history books.

S01E06 Malaysian Airlines 370

October 14, 2019 45 min
Top aviation experts share their theories about the mysterious whereabouts and final fate of Malaysia Airlines MH370.

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