Days That Shook the World (2003)

Days That Shook the World

Days That Shook the World is a British documentary television series that premiered on BBC Two on 17 September 2003. The programme features various milestones throughout history. It has been broadcast on the BBC, Discovery Channel UK, The History Channel and Viasat History. The series was also released on DVD by the Polish edition of Newsweek in 2007.

Days That Shook the World

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Peter Guinness
Peter Guinness
as Narrator (voice)
Stephen Beckett
Stephen Beckett
as Narrator (voice)
Boris Rogachevski
Boris Rogachevski
as
Blair Willoughby
Blair Willoughby
as
John McQuiston
John McQuiston
as
Chris Rogers
Chris Rogers
as Oberkommandant as Joseph Sewald
Adrian Fear
Adrian Fear
as Guglielmo Marconi as Sir Edward Hulse
Leighton Haberfield
Leighton Haberfield
as as Flight Engineer
Penny Barral
Penny Barral
as
Fiona Brice
Fiona Brice
as
Ben Caplan
Ben Caplan
as
Dan Carter
Dan Carter
as
Frazer Douglas
Frazer Douglas
as
Carl Fenton
Carl Fenton
as
Pierre Giraud
Pierre Giraud
as
David Horton
David Horton
as
Alain Lefebvre
Alain Lefebvre
as
Jacques Sandras-Leibovici
Jacques Sandras-Leibovici
as
Raphaël Remiatte
Raphaël Remiatte
as
Emily Sharp
Emily Sharp
as
Olivier Deslandes
Olivier Deslandes
as Voice-over Artist
Benjamin Till
Benjamin Till
as
Paul Darrow
Paul Darrow
as Voice-over Artist
Caroline Bernstein
Caroline Bernstein
as Voice-over Artist
Natalie Walter
Natalie Walter
as
Admir Aladjuz
Admir Aladjuz
as
John Anderson
John Anderson
as
Jack Daniels
Jack Daniels
as
Joseph Goebbels
Joseph Goebbels
as Self (archive footage)
Magda Goebbels
Magda Goebbels
as Self (archive footage)
Heinrich Himmler
Heinrich Himmler
as Self (archive footage)
Molly Housego
Molly Housego
as
Simone Huber
Simone Huber
as (voice)
Richard Knight
Richard Knight
as
Goran Kostić
Goran Kostić
as Gavrilo Princip (voice)
Kevin Krago
Kevin Krago
as
Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
as Self (archive footage)
Salih Palo
Salih Palo
as
Hannah Northedge
Hannah Northedge
as
Lucy Perkins
Lucy Perkins
as
Jill Richardson
Jill Richardson
as Magda Goebbels
Fredrick Ruth
Fredrick Ruth
as Gottlieb Daimler (voice)
Jasmina Samssuli
Jasmina Samssuli
as (voice)
Felix Wightman
Felix Wightman
as
Dzevad Vrabuc
Dzevad Vrabuc
as
Pip Utton
Pip Utton
as
Mirza Tanović
Mirza Tanović
as
Tom Wesel
Tom Wesel
as (voice)
Leroy Emerson
Leroy Emerson
as
Robert Hatchett
Robert Hatchett
as
Philip Dunlap
Philip Dunlap
as
Michael Cunningham
Michael Cunningham
as
Verna Aldridge
Verna Aldridge
as
Kenneth Hughes
Kenneth Hughes
as
Collins Nugkana
Collins Nugkana
as
Maureen Nikani
Maureen Nikani
as
Anthony Bowden
Anthony Bowden
as
Bafo Bam
Bafo Bam
as
Leon Majkenda
Leon Majkenda
as
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela
as Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.
as Self (archive footage)
Matthew Bozin
Matthew Bozin
as
Sean Curtis-Ward
Sean Curtis-Ward
as
Crystal Akie Hanano
Crystal Akie Hanano
as
Ben Healey
Ben Healey
as
Rodney Kageyama
Rodney Kageyama
as
Brent Kanaster
Brent Kanaster
as
John Kanaster
John Kanaster
as
Michael Sun Lee
Michael Sun Lee
as Yoshito Matsushige
T. Michael Patton
T. Michael Patton
as
Michael J. Reynolds
Michael J. Reynolds
as General J. T. Farrel
Jon Slisovich
Jon Slisovich
as
Robert C. Smith
Robert C. Smith
as
Harry Tomkins
Harry Tomkins
as
Keita Yada
Keita Yada
as
Yudo Yada
Yudo Yada
as
James Hicks
James Hicks
as (voice)
Tom Hodgkins
Tom Hodgkins
as (voice)
Eiji Kusuhara
Eiji Kusuhara
as (voice)
Patrick Poletti
Patrick Poletti
as (voice)
Jack Roberts
Jack Roberts
as (voice)
James Bryce
James Bryce
as Tsar Nicholas
Iona Holden
Iona Holden
as
Tony Donaldson
Tony Donaldson
as
James Donoher
James Donoher
as
Kevin Bell
Kevin Bell
as
Marina Novikova
Marina Novikova
as
Tatyana Bugajev
Tatyana Bugajev
as
Lauren C Moore
Lauren C Moore
as Grand Duchess
Melanie Rodwell
Melanie Rodwell
as
Patrick Morton
Patrick Morton
as
Tom Farr
Tom Farr
as
Helmut Jacob
Helmut Jacob
as
Claudia Balsters
Claudia Balsters
as
Hans Kuhn
Hans Kuhn
as
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
as Self (archive footage)
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev
as Self (archive footage)
Erich Honecker
Erich Honecker
as Self (archive footage)
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin
as Self (archive footage)
Victor Sobchak
Victor Sobchak
as (voice)
Diran Meghrebian
Diran Meghrebian
as (voice)
Katya Kamotskaya
Katya Kamotskaya
as (voice)
Gregory Berkolaiko
Gregory Berkolaiko
as (voice)
Ralph Kaiser
Ralph Kaiser
as (voice)
Christiane Voss-Riehle
Christiane Voss-Riehle
as (voice)
Richard Arbit
Richard Arbit
as
Ralph Brutasis
Ralph Brutasis
as
Hugo Gandonovsky
Hugo Gandonovsky
as
K Herzeliya
K Herzeliya
as
Rafael Haider
Rafael Haider
as
Jameel Khoury
Jameel Khoury
as
Corey Marshall
Corey Marshall
as
Pepi Pittl
Pepi Pittl
as
Joerg Stadler
Joerg Stadler
as
Ruth Glaser
Ruth Glaser
as (voice)
James Howick
James Howick
as (voice)
Ross Waiton
Ross Waiton
as (voice)
Keith Whickham
Keith Whickham
as (voice)
Simon Coury
Simon Coury
as Jean-François Champollion
Ali Mohamed Gaber
Ali Mohamed Gaber
as
Max Harvey
Max Harvey
as
David Payne
David Payne
as
Cassie Raine
Cassie Raine
as Lady Evelyn Herbert
Nigel Winder
Nigel Winder
as Howard Carter
Ricardo Agosti
Ricardo Agosti
as
Ivan Avramenko
Ivan Avramenko
as
John Basiulis
John Basiulis
as
Tamuna Cheishvilli
Tamuna Cheishvilli
as
Weetus Cren
Weetus Cren
as
James Donaher
James Donaher
as
Niel McCormack
Niel McCormack
as
Alexei Palamarenko
Alexei Palamarenko
as
Andrew Taylor
Andrew Taylor
as
Dmitri Vakulov
Dmitri Vakulov
as
Bronagh Waugh
Bronagh Waugh
as
Lee Wiginton
Lee Wiginton
as
Katarina Burgess
Katarina Burgess
as (voice)
Mindy Lee
Mindy Lee
as (voice)
Eugene Kotchetov
Eugene Kotchetov
as (voice)
Gary Parker
Gary Parker
as (voice)
Andrea Piovan
Andrea Piovan
as (voice)
George Shiskovsky
George Shiskovsky
as (voice)
Aere Adel
Aere Adel
as
Louis Alsamori
Louis Alsamori
as
Gurmil Singh Dahrmi
Gurmil Singh Dahrmi
as
Mark Dickson Deans
Mark Dickson Deans
as
Dustin Demri-Burns
Dustin Demri-Burns
as
Waleed Elgadi
Waleed Elgadi
as PFLP Guerilla Soldier
Philip Gaudin
Philip Gaudin
as
Hugh Hayes
Hugh Hayes
as
John Mannings
John Mannings
as
Nejil Negah
Nejil Negah
as
Mary Mearing
Mary Mearing
as
Anne Mitchell
Anne Mitchell
as
Mel Williamson
Mel Williamson
as
Jack Wright
Jack Wright
as
Dougie Dunlop
Dougie Dunlop
as (voice)
Sheridan McDonald
Sheridan McDonald
as (voice)
Michael Beaty
Michael Beaty
as
Don Berger
Don Berger
as Ollie Atkins
Bonnie Cochrane
Bonnie Cochrane
as Gayle Newman
David Ellis
David Ellis
as Malcolm Kilduff
Dan Evers
Dan Evers
as Bill Newman
Ken Freehill
Ken Freehill
as Richard Nixon
Zach Henry
Zach Henry
as
Grant James
Grant James
as Priest
Kurt Kleinmann
Kurt Kleinmann
as
Karl J. Morris
Karl J. Morris
as John F. Kennedy
Joe Stokes
Joe Stokes
as Gerald Ford
Glenn Rogers
Glenn Rogers
as Dr. Malcolm Perry
Laura Yonker Myers
Laura Yonker Myers
as Jacqueline Kennedy
Mark Vargas
Mark Vargas
as Manolo Sanchez
David Bedella
David Bedella
as (voice)
Ian Porter
Ian Porter
as (voice)
Colin Stinton
Colin Stinton
as (voice)
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
as Self (archive footage)
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
as Self (archive footage)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
as Self (archive footage)
Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford
as Self (archive footage)
Betty Ford
Betty Ford
as Self (archive footage)
Tim Perrin
Tim Perrin
as Kemp
Simon Scholes
Simon Scholes
as
Samantha Scholes
Samantha Scholes
as
Nigel Jackson
Nigel Jackson
as
Nick Asheshov
Nick Asheshov
as
Sandra De Sousa
Sandra De Sousa
as
Robin Hanson
Robin Hanson
as
Daniel André Pageon
Daniel André Pageon
as Jean Franchi
Peter Forbes
Peter Forbes
as Brian Walpole
Olivia Fox
Olivia Fox
as Carol Berman
Robert Walker
Robert Walker
as
Garth Pryor
Garth Pryor
as
Phil Hobbis
Phil Hobbis
as
William Hall
William Hall
as
Kevin Hosier
Kevin Hosier
as
Jeremy Lowe
Jeremy Lowe
as Chuck Yeager
Kelly Cross
Kelly Cross
as Capt. Jack Ridley
Brian Palatucci
Brian Palatucci
as
Dayton Knoll
Dayton Knoll
as
Adnan Tezer
Adnan Tezer
as Richard Frost
Abigail Leigh
Abigail Leigh
as Glennis Yeager
John Wallick
John Wallick
as
Jon Ree
Jon Ree
as
Caesar Vargas
Caesar Vargas
as
Bud Bell
Bud Bell
as
Lyle Strader
Lyle Strader
as
Jack Burris
Jack Burris
as
Corey Johnson
Corey Johnson
as
Kathryn Akin
Kathryn Akin
as Glennis Yeager (voice)
Adam Long
Adam Long
as
Faud Conroy
Faud Conroy
as
Darren Lawrence
Darren Lawrence
as
Eddie Randall
Eddie Randall
as
David Soar
David Soar
as
Terry McGarr
Terry McGarr
as
Tony Kent
Tony Kent
as
Peter Coward
Peter Coward
as
Barry Porter
Barry Porter
as
Robert Whittington
Robert Whittington
as
Jim Whitworth
Jim Whitworth
as
Gareth Stringer
Gareth Stringer
as
Paul Mossop
Paul Mossop
as
Lee Jones
Lee Jones
as
Oliver Burns
Oliver Burns
as Herb Morrison
Mark McKerracher
Mark McKerracher
as Roger Boisjoly
Dickon Tolson
Dickon Tolson
as Charlie Nielsen
Ronald Fernee
Ronald Fernee
as
Stephen Armstrong
Stephen Armstrong
as
Lutz Michael
Lutz Michael
as
John Peters
John Peters
as
Grace Corrigan
Grace Corrigan
as Herself - astronaut (archive footage)
Christa McAuliffe
Christa McAuliffe
as Herself - astronaut (archive footage)
Ron McNair
Ron McNair
as Himself - astronaut (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
as Himself (archive footage)
Francis Scobee
Francis Scobee
as Himself - astronaut (archive footage)
Patrick Allen
Patrick Allen
as Sir John French
Alan Booty
Alan Booty
as German Soldier
Stephan Erdman
Stephan Erdman
as Karl Meier
Rio Fanning
Rio Fanning
as Horace Smith-Dorrien
Charles Hunt
Charles Hunt
as Douglas Haig
Andrew Venning
Andrew Venning
as Private
William Bruno
William Bruno
as
Amy Lynn Church
Amy Lynn Church
as
P.J. McCarthy
P.J. McCarthy
as
Patrick miller
Patrick miller
as Cordell Hull
Steve Roberts
Steve Roberts
as
Darrin Stevens
Darrin Stevens
as
Kazu takeda
Kazu takeda
as Cmdr. Fuchida
Dustin Thomas
Dustin Thomas
as William Stafford
Philip Brodie
Philip Brodie
as Bruce Reynolds (as Phil Brodie)
Duncan Holmes
Duncan Holmes
as Frank Dewhurst
Karl Howard
Karl Howard
as
John Jones
John Jones
as
Cheryl Mackie
Cheryl Mackie
as Miss Edwards
Mark Noble
Mark Noble
as
Michael Ryan
Michael Ryan
as David Whitby
Sarah Anthony
Sarah Anthony
as (as Sarah Shaw)
Tim Smith
Tim Smith
as Roy James
David Sparks
David Sparks
as
Guy Porritt
Guy Porritt
as
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Season 1

Season 2

Season 2

Season 3

Season 3

Episodes season 0

  • 0x1

    Conquering the skies: the wright brothers/apollo 11's moon landing

  • 0x2

    Into the 21st century

  • 0x3

    Moon landing

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    The coronation of queen elizabeth ii & the death of diana

  • 1x2

    The assassination of archduke ferdinand / the death of hitler

  • 1x3

    The assassination of martin luther king / the release of nelson mandela

  • 1x4

    Hiroshima

  • 1x5

    The murder of the romanovs / the fall of the berlin wall

  • 1x6

    Kristallnacht / the birth of israel

  • 1x7

    Tutankhamun's tomb / deciphering the rosetta stone

  • 1x8

    First nuclear reaction / chernobyl

  • 1x9

    Black september hijackings / lockerbie

  • 1x10

    The assassination of jfk / nixon's last day

  • 1x11

    Marconi's first transatlantic radio transmission / concorde's first transatlantic flight

  • 1x12

    Chuck yeager & bluebird

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    Disaster in the sky: the hindenburg / challenger disaster

  • 2x2

    The christmas truce

  • 2x3

    Attack on pearl harbor

  • 2x4

    Grand heist: the theft of the crown jewels / the great train robbery

  • 2x5

    Conspiracy to kill: the real day of the jackal / wolf's lair

  • 2x6

    Reach for the stars: trials of galileo / yuri gagarin's flight

  • 2x7

    Dinosaurs & duplicity: discovery of the first dinosaur/piltdown man

  • 2x8

    Terrorism: assassination of abraham lincoln/oklahoma city bombing

  • 2x9

    Cold war spies: gary powers/rudolf abel

  • 2x10

    Affairs of the crown: the execution of anne boleyn/the abdication of edward viii

Episodes season 3

  • 3x1

    The cost of betrayal: the defection of burgess & maclean/the execution of the rosenbergs

  • 3x2

    Rule of the gun: the o.k. corral/saint valentine's day massacre

  • 3x3

    Fact or fiction: the war of the worlds/hitler diaries

  • 3x4

    The war to end all wars: the end of world war i

  • 3x5

    Let freedom rise: the boston tea party/the independence of india

  • 3x6

    Battle for the holy city: the six-day war

  • 3x7

    The battle of midway

  • 3x8

    The road to revolution: the execution of ceauşescu/the iranian revolution

  • 3x9

    Episode 9

  • 3x10

    The overthrow of ceaucescu

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