Days That Shook the World(TV show/series, 2003-2006)

Name: Days That Shook the World
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2003
Rating: 3.2

1h per episode | Genre: Documentary

Scripted Reality in 3 seasons with 32 episodes

Rating: 3.2/5 (with 3 votes)

Days That Shook the World is a British documentary television series that premiered on BBC Two on 17 September 2003 and lasted for three series. Each 60-minute episode explores either one or two significant events from history through a combination of dramatisation, archive footage, and eyewitness accounts. It was produced by Lion Television and distributed internationally by BBC Worldwide. It has been broadcast on the BBC, ABC, Discovery Channel UK, The History Channel and Viasat History. The BBC released all three series on DVD and published a book written by Hugo Davenport to accompany the first series. The series was also released on DVD by the Polish edition of Newsweek in 2007. ()

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About Days That Shook the World

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.

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Days That Shook the World Seasons and Episodes

10/20/2005Season 3 - 10 episodes

#1 | 10/20/2005The Cost of Betrayal: The Defection of Burgess & MacLean/The Execution of the Rosenbergs

19 June 1953 and 25 May 1951 The differing fates of the most famous Soviet spies are explored as, in the USA, the Rosenbergs face the electric chair for passing atomic secrets to the Soviets and, after a dramatic flight, the British spies Burgess and Maclean find safety in the hands of the KGB.

#2 | 04/22/2006Rule of the Gun: The O.K. Corral/Saint Valentine's Day Massacre

26 October 1881 and 14 February 1929 From the wild west and the mob-run city come two stories that have entered American mythology: the gunfight in the obscure mining town of Tomestone and Al Copone's frenzied attack on George 'Busgsy' Malone in Chicago.

#3 | 11/03/2005Fact or Fiction: The War of the Worlds/Hitler Diaries

30 October 1938 and 24 April 1983 Over a million radio listeners panic thinking the nation was being attacked by Martians in Orsen Welles 'War of the Worlds' and one of the world's most venerable newspapers falls for fake diaries of Adolf Hitler. Clever fakers or just a gullible public?

#4 | 11/10/2005The War to End All Wars: The End of World War I

11 November 1918 This dramatic story of the final days of World War 1 finds soldiers still fighting and Germany turning to anarchy. Meanwhile, in a wood in France, hostile negotiations take place in a race to end the war.

#5 | 11/17/2005Let Freedom Rise: The Boston Tea Party/The Independence of India

6 December 1773 and 14 August 1947 The catalyst and repercussions of freedom from colonial rule are explored in the American 'patriots' raid on a British ship and the web of devastation and destruction the soured India's independence celebrations.

#6 | 11/24/2005Battle For The Holy City: The Six-Day War

7 June 1967 By the third day of a six day war, Israeli forces have destroyed egypt's armies in the Sinai, captured the West Bank and seized the Old City of Jurusalem. But the euphoria of victory soon turns to anguish.

#7 | 12/01/2005The Battle of Midway

4 June 1942 At a tiny atoll in the Pacific Ocean, the massed forces of the US and Japanese fleets meet for a decisive showdown. In the space pf just four minutes, the entire course of World War II is about to be transformed.

#8 | 12/22/2005The Road To Revolution: The Execution of Ceauşescu/The Iranian Revolution

#9 | 12/15/2005Episode 9

#10 | 12/22/2005The Overthrow of Ceaucescu

09/27/2004Season 2 - 10 episodes

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11/01/2003Season 1 - 12 episodes

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03/20/2003Specials - 2 episodes

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Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 7 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Norwegian (NO), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Ended

First episode released on: 11/01/2003

Last episode released on: 04/22/2006

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Dny, které otřásly světem"

Keywords: world history

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