Desperate Hours

Documentary · 2023 · 1 SeasonSubtitles Icon
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This series explores cataclysmic events and natural disasters around the world, from earthquakes to epidemics to nuclear accidents.
S01:E01 - Volcanoes
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S01:E01 - Volcanoes

28 min
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In this episode we contemplate, from a safe distance, the lethal majesty of volcanoes.

S01:E02 - Earthquakes
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S01:E02 - Earthquakes

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Earthquakes have always been with us, but it is really only in the last 50 years or so.

S01:E03 - Epidemics
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S01:E03 - Epidemics

28 min
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This gets personal, meaning in this episode we really get under the skin with something that is a threat to us all, wherever we live.

S01:E04 - Wild Winds
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S01:E04 - Wild Winds

28 min
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In this episode, you can run for cover but you can’t hide from the wild winds. That means hurricanes, cyclones, tornadoes, twisters and typhoons.

S01:E05 - Fires
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S01:E05 - Fires

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In this installment, we turn up the heat to examine a natural phenomenon that is both a friend, and a foe to humankind.

S01:E06 - Floods
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S01:E06 - Floods

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In this instalment, we batten down the hatches, and run for dry land, as we look at the damage a little water can do, or rather, a great deal of it.

S01:E07 - Geological Disasters
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S01:E07 - Geological Disasters

28 min
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In this sobering yet thrilling instalment of Desperate Hours our special focus on Geological Disasters.

S01:E08 - Nuclear and Industrial Disasters
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S01:E08 - Nuclear and Industrial Disasters

28 min
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Our focus for this chilling but fascinating episode of Desperate Hours is on Nuclear and Industrial Disasters.

S01:E09 - Disasters at Sea
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S01:E09 - Disasters at Sea

28 min
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This episode of Desperate Hours is all about disasters at sea.

S01:E10 - Disasters in the Air
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S01:E10 - Disasters in the Air

28 min
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In this episode of Desperate Hours, we slip the surly bonds of earth to encounter disasters in the air.

S01:E11 - Road and Rail Disasters
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S01:E11 - Road and Rail Disasters

28 min
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Disasters in the air and misfortunes at sea grab our attention because of the unusually large number of fatalities involved.

S01:E12 - Environmental Disasters
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S01:E12 - Environmental Disasters

28 min
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Life on planet Earth is a fragile enough proposition as it is.

S01:E13 - Desperate Hours
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S01:E13 - Desperate Hours

28 min
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Volcanoes, earthquakes, tidal waves, and fires.

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English
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