Series 1

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Are You Dr Herrema?

   17 Feb 1978

   A Dutch factory manager working in Ireland is kidnapped by the IRA.

2. 2

   2. Mayday for Pisces III

   24 Feb 1978

   A small submersible sinks off the coast of Ireland, leading to the deepest sub rescue in history.

3. 3

   3. The Train That Never Arrived

   3 Mar 1978

   In 1975, South Moluccan terrorists hijack a train in the Netherlands.

4. 4

   4. So, Who's Sick?

   10 Mar 1978

   The story of the 1975 siege of the West German embassy in Stockholm by members of the Baader-Meinhof Gang.

5. 5

   5. The Million Dollar Children

   17 Mar 1978

   The story of the Faraday School kidnapping in 1972, when two plasterers kidnapped six female pupils and their teacher from a school in rural Australia and demanded a million-dollar ransom.

6. 6

   6. Houston... We've Got a Problem

   31 Mar 1978

   The story of the Apollo 13 mission and how disaster was narrowly averted.

7. 7

   7. Somewhere Between Cambridge Bay and Yellowknife

   7 Apr 1978

   When a light aircraft crashes in the Canadian Arctic in 1972, the pilot finds himself forced to extremes to survive.

8. 8

   8. James Cross Will Be Executed

   14 Apr 1978

   In 1970, a British diplomat is kidnapped in Montreal by the Quebec Liberation Front.