The film explores the background and build-up to this final flight to disaster. Using dramatic reconstruction, archive footage and exclusive interviews with leading historians and engineering experts, the special delves into the political and scientific events that led up to the catastrophe.

Cast:John Shrapnel, Malcolm Tierney, Gerard Monaco, Simon Lowe, Michael Praed, Thorston Manderlay,

Genre:Documentary, Drama, History,

country:United Kingdom,

Production:Smithsonian Institution, Pioneer Productions, ZDF, Channel 4 Television,