Disasters of the Century

Disasters of the Century is a documentary television series that airs on History Television. The program is produced by Regina, Saskatchewan-based Partners in Motion.

Each episode documents two different disasters from Canada and around the world, using a mixture of re-enactments, photographs, and interviews with survivors and family members of victims. Some episodes deal with broader topics concerning disaster. For example, Washed Away investigates the destruction that water can cause, by looking at several disasters.

Episodes The following is an incomplete list of episodes, based on the information currently available: Episode Title Event YearS1.E1 Living on the Edge 1903 Frank Slide, 1914 Hillcrest mine disaster 2000S1.E2 Black Week During the week of 9-17 October 1913, known as Black Week, four disasters happen which include the loss of the SS Volturno, the Liverpool train collision, the Senghenydd mine collapse, and the Johannisthal air disaster. 2002S1.E3 Nature's Fury 1912 Regina Cyclone, 1974 Super Outbreak 2001S1.E4 Washed Away 1960 Great Chilean tsunami, 1954 Hurricane Hazel 2001S1.E5 Out of Control 1949 SS Noronic fire, 1942 Cocoanut Grove fire 2001S1.E6 Human Error 1917 Halifax Explosion, 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans crash 2002S1.E7 From the Inside Out 1902 Mount Pelée eruption, 1953 Tangiwai disaster2002S1.E8 Critical Mass 1919 Boston Molasses disaster, 1907 Quebec Bridge collapse2001S1.E9 Lost at Sea 1939 HMS Thetis sinking, 1967 USS Forrestal fire2002S1.E10 It Came from the Sky 1945 Empire State Building crash, 1954 crash of Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 92001S1.E11 Final Destination 1944 Balvano train disaster, 1947 Dugald rail accident 2000S1.E12 In an Instant 1910 Rogers Pass avalanche, 1963 Vajont Dam disaster 2002S1.E13 When the Earth Moves 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, 1972 Nicaragua earthquake 2002S1.E14 Up in Flames 1916 Matheson Fire, 1960 Windsor Gas Explosion 2003S1.E15 Lost in Transit 1978 Eastman Bus Tragedy, 1956 Crash at Villa St. Louis Convent2003S1.E16 Eye of the Storm 1913 Great Lakes Storm of 1913, 1914 Newfoundland Sealing disaster 2003S1.E17 Death by Water 1921 Britannia Beach flood, 1958 Second Narrows Bridge collapse 2003S1.E18 Communities Under Siege 1958 Springhill mining disaster, 1929 Grand Banks tsunami 2003S1.E19 Death and Profits 1958 Springhill mining disaster (Previously aired in Communities Under Siege), 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire 2005S1.E20 When Laughter Turns to Tears 1944 Hartford Circus Fire, 1922 Knickerbocker Theater Collapse 2005S1.E21 From Above 1968 Allegheny Airlines Flight 736 crash, 1956 Crash at Villa St. Louis Convent (Previously aired in Lost in Transit) 2005S1.E22 The Wrong Choice 1978 Eastman Bus Tragedy, (Previously aired in Lost in Transit), 1937 New London Consolidated School Disaster 2005S1.E23 Loki's Revenge 1939 Black Friday Bush Fires, 1960 Windsor Gas Explosion (Previously aired in Up in Flames) 2005S1.E24 Industrial Nightmares 1921 BASF fertilizer factory explosion, 1930 Meuse Valley fog 2005S1.E25 All Fall Down 1959 Malpasset Dam disaster, 1958 Second Narrows Bridge collapse (Previously aired in Death by Water) 2005S1.E26 By Their Own Doing 1942 Queen Mary/Curacoa collision, 1914 Newfoundland Sealing disaster (Previously aired in Eye of the Storm) 2005S1.E27 Rising From The Ashes 1953 North Sea flood, 1954 Blons avalanches 2005S1.E28 Stormy Waters 1913 Lake Huron Storm, 1935 Labor Day hurricane 2005S1.E29 Homes Swept Away 1921 Britannia Beach flood (Previously aired in Death by Water), 1974 Cyclone Tracy 2005S1.E30 Islands Under Attack 1965 Taal Volcano euroption, 1929 Grand Banks earthquake 2005S1.E31 Deadly Elements 1916 Matheson Fire (Previously aired in Up in Flames), 1972 Black Hills flood 2005S1.E32 No Survivors 1998 Swissair crash, 1918 SS Princess Sophia sinking 2005S1.E33 Friends and Family 1982 Ocean Ranger disaster, 2003 Hurricane Juan 2005S1.E34 Collision Course 1942 USS Truxtun/USS Pollux/USS Wilkes disaster, 1978 Cranbrook Air Crash 2004S1.E35 Fire and Ice 2003 Okanagan Mountain Park Fire, 1944 Toronto Snow Storm 2005S1.E36 Against the Elements 1959 Battery Snowslide, 2000 Pine Lake Tornado 2004S1.E37 Death in a Small Town 1971 St. Jean Vianney Mudslide, 1997 St. Joseph Bus Crash 2004S1.E38 End of the Line 1986 Hinton Train Crash, 1989 Dryden Air Crash 2004S1.E39 Life in Disaster Row 1950 Red River Flood, 1946 Windsor–Tecumseh, Ontario tornado 2004S1.E40 Head On 1918 SS Florizel disaster, 1992 Westray Mine disaster 2006S1.E41 Full Stop 1914 RMS Empress of Ireland/SS Storstad disaster, 1957 Maritime Central Airways Flight 315 crash 2006S1.E42 Out of the Blue 1972 Blue Bird Café fire, 1970 Air Canada Flight 621 crash 2006S1.E43 Safe Passage 1931 SS Viking disaster, 1946 DC-4 crash 2006 S1.E44 Coast To Coast 1900 Galveston hurricane, 1962 Typhoon Freda 2006S1.E45 In the Blink of an Eye 1959 Escuminac disaster, 1943 Flora Alberta disaster 2006S1.E46 Soldiers at Rest 1942 Knights of Columbus Hostel fire 1950 Canoe River train crash 2006S1.E47 Frozen Hell 1941 Granduc Mine disaster, 1965 Granduc Avalanche 2006

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External links

Disasters of the Century Short description and List for the first 26 episodes