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Shortly after Air Alaska Flight 261 takes off from Puerta Vallarta the stabilizer – which controls the angle of the plane in flight – malfunctions. The pilots struggle to control the nose-diving plane but it rolls and dives into the ocean. The eighty-eight passengers and crew on board die. MAYDAY tells the story of how maintenance errors can lead to fatal crashes. Mayday Air Disaster | S1E05 | Cutting Corners Documentary Central is the home for compelling documentaries tackling subjects like history, climate change, wildlife, conspiracy and more.

Mayday Air Disaster | S1E03 | Fire On Board The pilot of Swissair Flight 111 smells smoke in the cockpit less than an hour after take-off. It’s a race against time to dump fuel and land. Minutes later fire and complete electrical failure cause the MD11 to crash into the Atlantic killing all 229 passengers and crew on board. MAYDAY searches for the cause of the fire and asks why it spread so destructively so quickly. Documentary Central is the home for compelling documentaries tackling subjects like history, climate change, wildlife, conspiracy and more.

Episode One – The 9/11 Chronology No narration. No interviews. No hindsight. Just the footage, audio, and news coverage that captured 9/11 as it unfolded. Episode One begins at 7:49 AM on September 11, 2001 — the moment American Airlines Flight 11 lifts off from Boston’s Logan Airport. What follows over the next hour is the slow emergence of one of the most defining tragedies of modern history. Through real-time footage, emergency radio, news bulletins, and raw field recordings, we experience the growing confusion and rising tension as the world starts to realise that something is deeply wrong. This series is not a traditional documentary. It is an actuality-based, real-time reconstruction — an unfiltered archive, compiled entirely from authentic sources recorded on the day itself. No commentary. No retrospective analysis. Nothing added, and nothing taken away. The Archive Cut spans 20 episodes, tracing the entire day from the first takeoff to the final moments of collapse and chaos — moment by moment, as it was seen and heard. This project is intended as a historical and educational record, preserving the

An Air Transat Airbus runs out of fuel over the Atlantic and has to glide to a power-free landing. MAYDAY explores the causes that contributed to this near catastrophe and shows how the crew managed to glide to a safe landing. Documentary Central is the home for compelling documentaries tackling subjects like history, climate change, wildlife, conspiracy and more.

Episode Two – The 9/11 Chronology No narration. No interviews. No hindsight. Just the footage, audio, and reports that captured 9/11 as it happened. Episode Two begins at 8:49 AM on September 11, 2001 — minutes after the first plane impact. Over the next 12 minutes, two more planes go silent, emergency calls stream into the FDNY, breaking news of an 'accident' on TV and Radio Stations as broadcasters and the public struggle to work out what happened. This series is not a traditional documentary. It is an actuality-based, real-time reconstruction — an unfiltered archive, compiled entirely from authentic sources recorded on the day itself. No commentary. No retrospective analysis. Nothing added, and nothing taken away. The Archive Cut spans 20 episodes, tracing the entire day from the first takeoff to the final moments of collapse and chaos — moment by moment, as it was seen and heard. This project is intended as a historical and educational record, preserving the timeline and tone of the day with precision and respect. Whether you're revisiting the events or encountering them for the

In the world of football, there are only two camps when it comes to the greatest players: Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi! Experts compare their upbringing, their progression into the world of sports, their skills and talent, their influence on the game, and their marketability on and off the field. We hear from the rabid die-hard fans, their colleagues and competitors and we debate which player is the best-of-the-best. Ronaldo Vs. Messi: Face Off! Documentary Central is the home for compelling documentaries tackling subjects like history, climate change, wildlife, conspiracy and more.