The Doodlebug Disaster (1940)
The Doodlebug is a long-forgotten mode of transport - a type of gasonline-powered train that was commonplace in the 1930s. In this episode we explore the terrifying and deadly accident that lead to th...
8 Okt 202510min
Drowned in Ale: The London Beer Flood (1814)
In 1814, one of the most usual disasters in the history of the UK took place, when a gigantic wooden vat of beer inside a London brewery unexpectedly burst, flooding the surrounding streets and cellar...
6 Okt 202510min
The Gotthard Tunnel Fire (2001)
On the 24th of October, 2001, two trucks entered the Gotthard Road Tunnel in Switzerland – one from the northern end and one from the southern end. Both would shortly be consumed by one of the worst t...
3 Okt 202510min
The Donora Death Smog (1948)
On the 27th of October, 1948, a thick smog descended on the town of Donora in Pennsylvania, plunging the community into a state of semi-darkness. It would come to be known as the Donora Death Smog...F...
1 Okt 20259min
The Story of Bushman's Hole (2005)
Bushman's Hole is a beautiful submerged cave in South Africa - a favourite site for divers who wish to explore beneath the Earth. Of the hundreds of people who descend into its depths, however, a smal...
29 Sep 202510min
The 1996 Crash of TWA Flight 800 (1996)
In 1996 TWA Flight 800 exploded and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, igniting a decades-long conflict over what had caused the crash, and what could have been done to prevent it...Fascinating Horror c...
26 Sep 202510min
The General Slocum (1904)
The sinking of the General Slocum - an American sidewheel passenger steamboat - was the worst maritime disaster of the 20th Century until the sinking of the Titanic. This episode tells its story...Fas...
24 Sep 202511min
The Life of Tilikum the Whale (2010)
Tilikum the whale was an orca, or "killer whale", that lived up to her name, when she seized and drowned one of her trainers seemingly without provocation during a show at Seaworld in 2010...Fascinati...
22 Sep 20259min
