When Big Things Go Wrong

About

This new original docuseries looks at some of the world’s worst real-life engineering disasters and seeks an answer to the question of what caused the calamity. News footage is interwoven with innovative and illuminating graphics, eyewitness accounts and commentary from experts.

All Seasons

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Season 12021

7.69464h 2m

	Ep	Title	Rating	Votes	Runtime
▶	1	Doomed from the Start	7.7	15	40 min
▶	2	Hidden Flaws	8.1	14	40 min
▶	3	Overloaded	7.5	19	39 min
▶	4	Ripple Effect	7.6	17	41 min
▶	5	Man vs. Machine	7.7	15	42 min
▶	6	House of Cards	7.2	14	40 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Robert Glenister Self - Narrator

Mocean Melvin Narrator

Rob Bell Self - Mechanical Engineer

Daniel Dickrell Self - Mechanical Engineer, University of Florida

Luke Bisby Self - Structural Engineer, University Of Edinburgh

Sian Proctor Self - Geoscientist & Disaster Specialist

Asegun Henry Self - Mechanical Engineer, MIT

Matt Robinson Self - Southern California Safety Institute

Andrew Herrman Self - Former President, American Society of Civil Engineers

Rose Metcalf Self - Survivor

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