Episodes
Ten Steps to Disaster: Deepwater Horizon (S1EP4 Smithsonian Channel Mon 27 Sep 2021)
Deepwater Horizon: Investigative reports and firsthand accounts detail ten key steps to the Deepwater Horizon disaster, from the explosion to the oil spill to the botched clean-up efforts.
Airdate: Mon 27 Sep 2021 at 21:00 on Smithsonian Channel
Season 1 Episode 4
When a catastrophe occurs, the questions immediately arise. How did it happen? Who was responsible? And can it happen again? Often, the tragedy isn’t triggered by a single cause but by a string of errors. This series investigates four of modern history’s worst disasters-the JFK assassination, the 9/11 attack, the 737 Max crashes, and the Deepwater Horizon explosion-and reveals ten crucial mistakes behind each one. Weaving archive and interviews, we detail what went wrong and what steps have been taken to prevent similar events from reoccurring.