Seconds From Disaster
*Seconds from Disaster* is a U.S./U.K.-produced documentary television program that examines historically significant man-made and natural disasters of the 20th century. Each episode focuses on a single incident, analyzing its causes and circumstances to explain how the disaster unfolded. The series employs re-enactments, interviews, testimonies, and CGI to reconstruct the sequence of events for the audience, second by second. The show has been narrated by Ashton Smith, Richard Vaughan, and Peter Guinness.
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Charles H Batten
as Self - Accident Investigator, NTSB
Richard Vaughn
as Self - Narrator
Peter Guinness
as Narrator
Michael Koltes
as Cpt. Joe Schweitzer
Frans Erhart
as Self - Investigator
Stan Ames
as Self - Fire Scientist
Stephen Bogaert
as Narrator
Gregory Feith
as Self - Former NTSB Senior Air Safety Investigator
Shane Nolan
as German Engineer
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