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Days That Shook the World

2003 – 2006Show3 seasons32 episodes

Documentary
72
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.4
72
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.4

Summary

Days That Shook the World is a British documentary television series that premiered on BBC Two on 17 September 2003. The programme features various milestones throughout history. It has been broadcast on the BBC, Discovery Channel UK, The History Channel and Viasat History. The series was also released on DVD by the Polish edition of Newsweek in 2007.

Good for

  • Family movie night
  • Friends night
  • Teens

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  • You want something to laugh at

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Days That Shook the World episodes

3 seasons · 32 episodes

  1. S1 E1 Wright Brothers First Flight/Apollo Moon Landing, 7.1
  2. S1 E2 The Coronation/The Death of Diana, 7.7
  3. S1 E3 The Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand/The Death of Hitler, 8.3
  4. S1 E4 The Assassination of Rev Martin Luther King/The Release of Nelson Mandela, 6.8
  5. S1 E5 Hiroshima, 7.0
  6. S1 E6 The Romanovs/The Berlin Wall, 7.8
  7. S1 E7 Kristallnacht/The Birth of Israel, 6.9
  8. S1 E8 Tutankhamun's Tomb/Deciphering the Rosetta Stone, 7.2
  9. S1 E9 First Nuclear Reaction/Chernobyl, 6.9
  10. S1 E10 Black September Hijackings/Lockerbie, 7.5
  11. S1 E11 The Assassination of JFK/The Resignation of Nixon, 6.7
  12. S1 E12 Marconi's First Transatlantic Radio Transmission/Concorde's First Transatlantic Flight, 7.4
  13. S1 E13 Faster than Sound: Chuck Yeager and Donald Campbell, 6.9
  1. S2 E1 Disaster in the Skies: The Hindenburg/Challenger Disaster, 7.4
  2. S2 E2 The Christmas Truce, 8.0
  3. S2 E3 Attack on Pearl Harbor, 6.9
  4. S2 E4 Grand Heist: The Theft of the Crown Jewels/The Great Train Robbery, 8.0
  5. S2 E6 Reach For The Stars: Trials of Galileo/Yuri Gagarin's Flight, 8.3
  6. S2 E7 Dinosaurs & Duplicity, 7.8
  7. S2 E8 Terror: Made in America - Assassination of Abraham Lincoln & Oklahoma City Bombing, 7.4
  8. S2 E9 Cold War Spies, 8.2
  9. S2 E10 Affairs of the Crown: The Execution of Anne Boleyn/The Abdication of Edward VIII, 6.9
  1. S3 E1 The Cost of Betrayal: The Defection of Burgess & MacLean/The Execution of the Rosenbergs, 7.9
  2. S3 E2 Rule of the Gun: The O.K. Corral/Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, 8.5
  3. S3 E3 Fact or Fiction: The War of the Worlds and the Hitler Diaries, 7.2
  4. S3 E4 The War to End All Wars, 7.4
  5. S3 E5 Let Freedom Ring: The Boston Tea Party/The Independence of India, 8.1
  6. S3 E6 Battle for the Holy City, 7.1
  7. S3 E7 The Battle of Midway, 8.9
  8. S3 E8 The Road to Revolution: The Execution of Ceaucescu/The Iranian Revolution, 7.4
  9. S3 E10 Reach for the Stars: Trials of Galileo/Yuri Gagarin's Flight, 8.3

Cast

24 of 40 · most episodes first

Crew

Directors
Nic Young, Paul Murton, Carl Hindmarch
Written by
Nic Young, Carl Hindmarch, Richard Bond
Produced by
David Upshal, Jane Quigley, Dan Clifton
Music by
Andy Bush, Dave Gale

Everyone

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Facts

November 1, 2003 · April 22, 2006 · Ended

First aired
November 1, 2003
Last aired
April 22, 2006
Status
Ended
Length
3 seasons · 32 episodes
Content
Violence, Disturbing Imagery
Genres
Documentary
Original language
English

Q&A

4 questions, like "Is Days That Shook the World worth watching?"

Questions about Days That Shook the World

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Is Days That Shook the World worth watching?

72
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 72 (IMDb 7.4).

Does Days That Shook the World get better after season 1?

Yes: season 1 has an IMDb average of 7.3, and season 3 peaks at 7.9. The highest-rated episode is The Battle of Midway (season 3, episode 7) at 8.9, and the lowest is The Assassination of JFK/The Resignation of Nixon (season 1, episode 11) at 6.7.

Is Days That Shook the World okay for kids?

ViolenceDisturbing imagery

Yes: its content advisories are violence and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.

How long does it take to watch Days That Shook the World?

32 h

About 32 hours: 32 episodes in 3 seasons of about 60 minutes each, aired from 2003 to 2006.