I Was There
12 Episodes Available
TV-14Documentary • HistorySeason 112 Episodes
Hindenburg DisasterS1 E1Theo Wilson finds himself aboard the world's most luxurious airship, the Hindenburg, where he must solve the mystery of what leads to its fiery fall from the sky.
Johnstown: America's Deadliest FloodS1 E2Theo Wilson time-travels back to 1889 to the bucolic river shores of Johnstown, Pa., where the biggest flood in U.S. history is about to be unleashed.
Chernobyl DisasterS1 E3Theo Wilson time-travels to Russia on April 26, 1986, as workers at the Chernobyl nuclear plant are in the throes of a disaster that will put the lives of millions of Soviet citizens and Europeans in jeopardy.
Salem Witch TrialsS1 E4Theo Wilson travels back in time to Salem, Mass., in 1692, where the village is self-destructing over allegations of witchcraft among dozens of its citizens.
The Death of Jesse JamesS1 E5Theo Wilson time-travels to the mid-1800s, where he finds Jesse James; Wilson separates myth from reality in Jesse's career and charts how a thirst for fame, riches and revenge led James toward his fated murder by a member of his own gang.
Killer in the White CityS1 E6Theo Wilson finds himself in the lair of America's first famous serial killer, H.H. Holmes; Theo follows Holmes' dark road from con man to the owner of a fiendishly engineered murder castle.
Lincoln's AssassinationS1 E7Theo Wilson time travels to 1865 and immerses himself in the events that lead John Wilkes Booth to hatch a plan to kill President Abraham Lincoln.
Challenger DisasterS1 E8With an audience of 2.5 million school children, the Challenger exploded in the sky, taking the lives of seven astronauts; with red flags and multiple chances to stop it, exploring why the Challenger ever took off.
Bloody SundayS1 E9How John Lewis led the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Bloody Sunday.
St. Valentine's Day MassacreS1 E10Al Capone and a turf war triggered by American thirst for liquor turns into the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, which was a bloody execution in a garage in downtown Chicago in 1929.
Oklahoma City BombingS1 E11Theo Wilson travels back in time to April 19, 1995, when Oklahoma City is rocked by a two-ton fertilizer bomb shortly after 9 a.m. ; Theo investigates the layers of this complicated story.
Battle of StalingradS1 E12Theo Wilson time-travels to the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942, where the underdog Russian army is about to pull off a victory that will turn the tide of the war in favor of Allied forces.
Synopsis
A trip back in time, placing host Theo Wilson -- the grandson of a Tuskegee Airman with a passion for history -- at the center of some of the world's most impactful events, to deconstruct how they truly unfolded. Through original archival material, expert testimony and dramatic re-creations using CGI technology to place Wilson in the scene, the series features perspectives on some of the most pivotal moments in history. Wilson is a fly on the wall as he breaks down the barrier between the audience and the action to revisit a series of critical historical events, disasters, triumphs and true stories to learn unexpected facts in an engaging, fast-moving, and often unpredictable way.Cast
Theo WilsonRating
TV-14
Genres
Documentary, HistoryMore Like This
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