Why...?
2019
📺 1 Season
🎬 8 Episodes
📅 Returning Series
🌐 EN
⏱️ 59 min/episode
Documentary
From shark attacks to transport disasters and collapsing buildings - why do these events happen? Delve into the mysteries and science behind the stories that hit the headlines.
Seasons
Season 1
On 14 August 2018, the Polcevera Bridge in Genoa collapsed, sending 27 vehicles plummeting to the valley below. 43 people lost their lives. It was Italy’s worst ever road-bridge disaster. This film tells the story of some of the people on the bridge that day and investigates what caused the bridge to fail so catastrophically.
Crew
Director
Alessandra Bonomolo, Tom Cook, Peter Gauvain
Producer
Alessandra Bonomolo, Carlo Massarella, James Franklin
Network
BBC One
Production
BBC, Windfall Films