Days That Shook the World 2003

Overview

Days That Shook the World is a British documentary television series that premiered on BBC Two on 17 September 2003. The program ran for three series and consists of 60-minute episodes that explore significant milestones and major events throughout history. Each installment focuses on one or two historical occurrences, utilizing a combination of dramatizations, archive footage, and eyewitness accounts to provide forensic details. The series features appearances by actors including Peter Guinness, Stephen Beckett, Adrian Fear, and Duncan Holmes. The subject matter covered in the episodes includes the moon landings, the assassination of the Romanovs, the bombing of Hiroshima, the release of Nelson Mandela, the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and the Chernobyl disaster. Beyond its original broadcast on the BBC, the series has been aired on Discovery Channel UK, The History Channel, and Viasat History. In 2007, the Polish edition of Newsweek released the series on DVD. The production is documented as having run from 2003 until 2005 or 2006 depending on the source.