All Episodes of Days That Shook the World
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Season 1
7.0/1018 votesLoading...The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II & The Death of Diana
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/1/2003
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Director: Tanya Cheadle
Writer: Tanya Cheadle
7.0/1012 votesLoading...Black September Hijackings / Lockerbie
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/5/2004
In September 1970 Terrorists hijacked a number of jetliners, flew them to Jordan and kept numerous hostages to enforce their demands. In December 1988 Pan Am flight 103 was blown from the sky killing all aboard and a number of Lockerbie Scotland residents.
Director: Paul Overton
Writer: Paul Overton
7.6/1011 votesLoading...The Assassination of JFK / Nixon's Last Day
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/30/2003
22 November 1963 and 8 August 1974. No one could have dreamed or anticipated the seismic shocks America suffered in the 20th century with the assassination of its youngest-ever leader and the disgrace and expulsion of its most successful election winner.
Director: David Bartlett
Writer: N/A
6.6/1017 votesLoading...Marconi's First Transatlantic Radio Transmission / Concorde's First Transatlantic Flight
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/22/2004
It is 19th October 1977 and Concorde taxis onto the runway at Toulouse Airport. Onboard, the crew are preparing for an historic day - the first supersonic test flight to New York. At JFK airport, protestors are waiting with a hostile welcome, but for the Concorde team and the French and British governments it is a moment that represents the end of an exhausting struggle.
Director: Alex Lay
Writer: Alex Lay
7.5/109 votesLoading...Chuck Yeager & Bluebird
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/7/2004
14 October 1947 and 4 January 1967. Compelled by a sense of patriotic duty and driven by incredible bravery, 20 years separate the determined efforts of two mens aim to become the fastest men on the planet.
Director: Matthew Whiteman
Writer: Matthew Whiteman