Channel 4 2026 - 1 season 8 eps Returning series

Days That Shocked the World

2026 - 1 season 8 eps

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Season 1

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Season 1

47 min

S1 · E1 · Jan 3, 2026

Space Shuttle Challenger Episode 1

The truth behind the NASA rocket disaster of 1986 that killed seven US astronauts. Why did the launch go ahead after NASA engineers called for it to be cancelled?

47 min

S1 · E2 · Feb 17, 2026

Fukushima earthquake and tsunami (Pt.1) Episode 2

In March 2011, Japan was hit by a devastating tsunami killing 20,000 and triggering a nuclear meltdown. Survivors and witnesses tell their extraordinary stories.

7.1 · You

47 min

S1 · E3 · Feb 18, 2026

Fukushima earthquake and tsunami (Pt.2) Episode 3

The tsunami provokes a major meltdown at the local nuclear facility. What happened to the safeguards? What went wrong at Fukushima?

7.4 · You

47 min

S1 · E4 · Apr 20, 2026

Chernobyl nuclear disaster (Pt.1) Episode 4

In April 1986, a huge explosion at Chernobyl blasted radioactive dust into the atmosphere

7.2 · You

47 min

S1 · E5 · Apr 20, 2026

Chernobyl nuclear disaster (Pt.2) Episode 5

Chernobyl left wreckage that will be radioactive for 20,000 years. But what caused it?

47 min

S1 · E6 · Jul 22, 2026

Concorde Crash Episode 6

On the 25th July 2000, a Concorde leaving Paris for New York caught fire on take-off before crashing to the ground. But why? Investigators and loved ones recall the tragedy.

47 min

S1 · E7 · Aug 23, 2026

9/11 (Pt.1) Episode 7

September 11, 2001 remains one of the most shocking events in world history, changing the world forever. In this first of a two-part documentary marking the 25th anniversary of the tragedy, rescue workers, survivors and witnesses relive the events of 9/11, revealing how a regular morning turned into an unimaginable nightmare. Some tell their stories for the first time, describing how chaos and fear grew minute by minute.

47 min

S1 · E8 · Aug 23, 2026

9/11 (Pt.2) Episode 8

Within less than an hour, three hijacked aircraft had struck New York’s iconic Twin Towers and the Pentagon. But the nightmare was far from over. As a global audience watched in horror, the Twin Towers collapsed, the Pentagon continued to burn and, in western Pennsylvania, a fourth hijacked airliner, United Flight 93, crashed into a field. Amid the devastation and fear, extraordinary acts of heroism emerged. Rescue workers, survivors and witnesses remember the tragedy and the moments that changed the world forever.

8 episodes in Season 1

Days that Shocked the World explores the most iconic disasters of the last 50 years, combining eye-witness testimony with powerful archive footage, to learn how each tragedy changed both the lives of individuals and the world. The anthology series features one- and two-part episodes that coincide with key anniversaries of these defining global events: including the Challenger Space Shuttle explosion in 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of the same year, the 2000 Air France Concorde crash, the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001 and the 2011 Fukushima earthquake and tsunami.

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Robin Probyn Director · Phil Stein Director · Callum Brennan Director

Director

Robin Probyn

Director

Phil Stein

Director

Callum Brennan

Executive producer

Claire Runham

Total runtime 6h 16m · Episode length 47 min · Type Documentary

Show info

Premiered

January 3, 2026

Latest episode

August 23, 2026

Status

Returning series

Networks

Channel 4 · SBS

Country

United Kingdom

Type

Documentary

Episode length

47 min

Total runtime

6h 16m

Original language

English

Production

B

Bossa Nova Productions

Production

B

BriteSpark Films

Production

United Kingdom

Produced in

Languages

Spoken on screen

English

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