Station:
Smithsonian Channel (US)
Status:
Running
Start:
2021-09-06
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When a catastrophe occurs, the questions immediately arise. How did it happen? Who was responsible? And can it happen again? Often, the tragedy isn't triggered by a single cause but by a string of errors. This series investigates four of modern history's worst disasters-the JFK assassination, the 9/11 attack, the 737 Max crashes, and the Deepwater Horizon explosion-and reveals ten crucial mistakes behind each one. Weaving archive and interviews, we detail what went wrong and what steps have been taken to prevent similar events from reoccurring.
There is no Next Episode of Ten Steps to Disaster planned.
S2E6 - The Opioid Crisis
Physicians and other experts examine the rise of an opioid crisis fueled by greed and misleading claims made by Purdue Pharma, makers of the highly addictive painkiller OxyContin.
Air Date: 30 Apr 2023 20:00 (CDT)
S2E7 - Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
In 2011, a preventable nuclear meltdown in Japan endanger tens of thousands due to multiple structural failures, a lack of emergency training and a persistent myth of infallible safety.
Air Date: 07 May 2023 20:00 (CDT)
S2E8 - Waco Siege
Experts and witnesses of the 1993 federal raid on the David Koresh-led Branch Davidian cult near Waco, TX, review the multiple mistakes from both sides that resulted in 86 deaths.
Air Date: 14 May 2023 20:00 (CDT)