BBC - Days that Shook the World Series 1 (2003) Part 5 Hiroshima

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 5 Hiroshima

The first powered flight, undertaken by the Wright Brothers' plane at Kitty Hawk in North Carolina, and the Apollo 11 moon landing formed two remarkable days in the history of aviation 17 December 1903 and 20 July 1969. Archive footage, diaries and eyewitness accounts combine to tell the hour-by-hour tale of those two momentous occasions. Reliving mankind's achievements in air and space, as, for the first time, a powered flying machine takes off from level ground and Neil Armstrong's 'one small step' takes him off the Lunar Module and onto the surface of the Moon. The Apollo 11 space mission reached its climax on 20 July 1969 when Neil Armstrong stepped onto the surface of the moon. Archive footage and eyewitness accounts combine to tell the story of a remarkable day in the history of aviation.

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