Perfect Storm: Disasters That Changed The World
Perfect Storm: Disasters That Changed The World | |
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Genre | Historical Documentary |
Directed by | Mick Grogan, Gary Lang, Brian Rice and Rebecca Snow |
Narrated by | Kenneth Welsh |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Michael Kot |
Producer(s) | James Gamester |
Running time | 1 Hour |
Release | |
Original network | History |
Original release | 8 April 2013 – 21 May 2013 |
Perfect Storm: Disasters That Changed The World was a Canadian Historical Documentary which was broadcast on History and Yesterday. The series travelled around the world and through the ages to investigate the biggest and the most catastrophic storms of all time.
Episode list
# | Title | Perfect Storm studied | Original air date |
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1 | "America's Deadliest Disaster" | 8 April 2013 | |
A look at the hurricane that hit the island city of Galveston, Texas, in 1900. | |||
2 | "Dark Age Volcano" | 15 April 2013 | |
An eruption in El Salvador in 536AD sent millions of tonnes of ash into the Earth's atmosphere, causing a mini-ice age worldwide. | |||
3 | "Fire Twister" | 22 April 2013 | |
A look how Japan was devastated by an earthquake in 1923. | |||
4 | "The Lost Legions" | 29 April 2013 | |
A look at how thunderstorms halted the Roman advance into Germania in 9AD. | |||
5 | "God's Wraith" | 13 May 2013 | |
A look at the 3 disasters that shook and hit Lisbon, Portugal, in 1755. | |||
6 | "Hitler's Frozen Army" | 21 May 2013 | |
This episode focuses on Operation Typhoon, Hitler's plans to invade Russia in 1941. |
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