7.2 /10 1 Votes
Original language(s) English No. of episodes 4 Genre Documentary film | 7.2/10 IMDb No. of seasons 1 First episode date 29 September 2013 Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Brendan Walker (UK version) Country of origin United Kingdom
United States Executive producer(s) Charles Poe
David Royle
Jill Fullerton Smith
Thomas Viner
Tom Brisley Networks Channel 4, Smithsonian Channel Similar Terror in the Sky, Aircrash Confidential, Seconds From Disaster, Sport Today, Aerial America | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Terror in the Skies is a four-part British/American television series which premiered in June 2013 on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom and on September 29, 2013 on the Smithsonian Channel. The show uses amateur video and photos as well as eyewitness accounts to investigate air disasters and the response to them to make flying safer. The series is produced by British production company Arrow Media for both the Smithsonian Channel and Channel 4.
The show takes different formats on each broadcaster. The British version is hosted by Professor Brendan Walker, while the American version does not feature a host and has a greater focus on user-generated content.
International broadcast
In Australia, the series premiered on pay television on March 23, 2015 on National Geographic Channel and on free-to-air television on May 21, 2015 on the Seven Network.