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Fukushima: Days That Shocked the World
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Fukushima: Days That Shocked the World

Tue, Feb 17, 2026
  • Documentary
Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

Survivors and witnesses recall March 11 2011 - when Japan was hit by a devastating tsunami of 40-foot waves, killing 20,000 and triggering a nuclear meltdown.

Where to watch

Streaming on

  • Channel 4↗
Cast

Top of the call sheet

  • Tom Gorham
    Tom Gorham
    as Narrator (voice)
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Episodes

1 season · 2 episodes

Running · 2 aired
Season 1
2 episodes · 2 aired
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  • E1
    Episode 1
    Aired · Tue, Feb 17, 2026 · 60m

    On March 11, 2011, Japan was rocked by a devastating tsunami, killing 20,000 and triggering a nuclear meltdown. In the first of a two-part documentary, survivors and witnesses tell their extraordinary stories of the disaster.

  • E2
    Episode 2
    Aired · Wed, Feb 18, 2026 · 60m

    Concluding the two-part documentary about the 2011 earthquake in Japan which triggered a meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Here, nuclear experts explain what went wrong at the power plant. Among the many contributing factors, two of the most critical were also the most shockingly simple.