When Big Things Go Wrong
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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.
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10 unique people credited
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Robert Glenister
as Self - Narrator
Mocean Melvin
as Narrator
Rob Bell
as Self - Mechanical Engineer
Daniel Dickrell
as Self - Mechanical Engineer, University of Florida
Luke Bisby
as Self - Structural Engineer, University Of Edinburgh
Sian Proctor
as Self - Geoscientist & Disaster Specialist
Asegun Henry
as Self - Mechanical Engineer, MIT
Matt Robinson
as Self - Southern California Safety Institute
Andrew Herrman
as Self - Former President, American Society of Civil Engineers
Rose Metcalf
as Self - Survivor
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