Terror in the Skies

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Terror in the Skies
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Genre Documentary
StarringBrendan Walker (UK version)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producersCharles Poe

David Royle
Jill Fullerton Smith
Thomas Viner

Tom Brisley
Running time60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production company Arrow Media
Release
Original network Channel 4
Smithsonian Channel
Original releaseJune 2013 (2013-06)(U.K.)
September 29 (2013-09-29)(U.S.) –
October 20, 2013 (2013-10-20)(U.S.)

Terror in the Skies is a four-part British/American television series which premiered in June 2013 on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom and on September 29, 2013 on the Smithsonian Channel. The show uses amateur video and photos as well as eyewitness accounts to investigate air disasters and the response to them to make flying safer. [1] The series is produced by British production company Arrow Media for both the Smithsonian Channel and Channel 4. [2]

Contents

The show takes different formats on each broadcaster. The British version is hosted by Professor Brendan Walker, while the American version does not feature a host and has a greater focus on user-generated content. [3]

Episodes

No.Title [1] Original U.S. air dateU.S. viewers
1"Pilot Error"September 29, 2013 (2013-09-29)N/A
Witness terrifying firsthand footage of pilot error, captured by passengers and newly released cockpit recordings. [4]
2"Technical Meltdown"October 6, 2013 (2013-10-06)N/A
Any plane could experience a technical meltdown at any time. Witness recent flight failures, captured on video by passengers. [4]
3"Small Mistakes"October 13, 2013 (2013-10-13)N/A
See how tiny cracks, tripped circuit breakers, and other small mistakes can lead to catastrophe for flight passengers. [4]
4"Nature Strikes Back"October 20, 2013 (2013-10-20)N/A
It's planes versus nature, from survivor accounts of flying into storms to Captain Sully's tale of landing on the Hudson. [4]

International broadcast

In Australia, the series premiered on pay television on March 23, 2015 on National Geographic Channel [5] and on free-to-air television on May 21, 2015 on the Seven Network. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Smithsonian Channel(TM) to Premiere "Terror in the Skies" Sunday, September 29 at 8PM ET/PT". The Futon Critic. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Smithsonian Channel(TM) to Premiere "Terror in the Skies" Sunday, September 29 at 8PM ET/PT". The Futon Critic. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL AND CHANNEL 4 COMMISSION ARROW MEDIA'S TERROR IN THE SKIES". Arrow Media. 5 June 2013. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Terror In The Skies: Episodes". Smithsonian Channel. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "The Game, Grand Designs, Bates Motel, The Good Wife, Cricket World Cup finals and live sport". The Green Room. Foxtel. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  6. ↑ Knox, David (13 May 2015). "Airdate: Terror in the Skies". TV Tonight . Retrieved 13 May 2015.


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