BBC - Days that Shook the World Series 1 (2003) Part 13 Faster than Sound Chuck Yeager and Donald Campbell

Through dramatic reconstructions, eye-witness accounts and archive footage, each episode in the “Days That Shook the World” TV series pieces together the thrilling stories of the landmarks of our time; the moments in history - human tragedies, scientific breakthroughs and calamitous events that have profoundly affected the way the world thinks and acts. Days that Shook the World examines some of the most important days in history, creating a detailed and forensic analysis of 24 hours that changed the world. It covers some of the biggest themes in World history - from the history of flight, to the rise and fall of Communism. This fresh and unusual BBC production explores mankind's defining moments. A gripping anatomy of some of the most important days in history, hour by hour as they unfolded. Incisive, fascinating & dramatic, the complete series builds a compelling picture of the seismic moments in world history. From ancient Egypt to the Berlin Wall, these episodes look at events that had a lasting impact on human history, from technological breakthroughs to political tragedies. Finding new angles and putting events into historical context, the series spans centuries and continents with one common thread On each of these days, the lives of millions were changed forever. Incredible breakthroughs, acts of shocking brutality, and stories of hope form the themes of these compelling programs. This collection presents the pilot episode and complete first season of the series, including the episodes “The Wright Brothers' First Flight and the Moon Landing,” “The Assassination of Martin Luther King and the Release of Nelson Mandela,” and “Hiroshima.” All are examined through dramatic reconstruction, eye-witness accounts and archive footage, bringing them alive for young and old to relive or to discover for the first time.

Part 13 Faster than Sound Chuck Yeager and Donald Campbell

Compelled by a sense of patriotic duty and driven by incredible bravery, 20 years separate the determined efforts of two mens aim to become the fastest men on the planet… The jet age saw speeds once only dreamed of. These are the stories of how Chuck Yeager tried to break the sound barrier in 1947 and - 20 years later - Donald Campbell broke the water-speed record. Faster than Sound. On 14 October 1947 Chuck Yeager , one of the finest pilots in the US air force, attempted to break the sound barrier. Strapped into an experimental craft powered by a rocket, Yeager risked his life in a bid to become the fastest man alive. This dramatic reconstruction of events uses eyewitness accounts and original footage to tell his incredible story. The Fastest Man on Water. Donald Campbell 's tragic attempt to break the water speed record on Lake Coniston in his jet-powered craft Bluebird. On 4 January 1967, after 64 days of foul weather and mechanical failure, conditions were right for Donald Campbell to make his water-speed record attempt. But the day was to end in tragedy. Witnesses and never before seen footage tell the story of how, seconds before achieving his goal, Campbell's luck ran out.

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