NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL TO COMMEMORATE 9/11

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL TO COMMEMORATE 9/11
‘9/11 Week’ to Premiere from 5th – 9th September with Exclusive New Titles

National Geographic Channel (NGC) today announces 9/11 WEEK, a special event to mark the tenth anniversary of the terror attacks in the U.S.A.  9/11 WEEK, premiering from 5th – 9th September, will include eight hours of brand new and exclusive programming.

The channel has the world exclusive premiere of GEORGE W. BUSH: THE 9/11 INTERVIEW (6th September at 9pm, please see attached press release).

Ten years ago, 19 terrorists defeated the defences of the world’s greatest superpower. In just a few hours, they hijacked four passenger aircraft and killed almost 3,000 people. A decade later, the aftershock of that terrible day is still felt across the world.

National Geographic Channel will investigate not only what happened and why, but also subsequent events, including the hunt for the 9/11 mastermind, Osama Bin Laden.

SECONDS FROM DISASTER (5th September at 9pm) returns with a 9/11 special that focuses on the critical minutes as air traffic controllers and the US air force reacted to the hijackings and then the suicidal attacks into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

9/11: WASHINGTON UNDER ATTACK (5th September at 10pm) tells the stories of the people of Washington DC, the other 9/11 city where a passenger jet was crashed into the Pentagon;

The acclaimed 9/11: TEN YEARS LATER (7th September at 9pm) was filmed partly inside the Twin Towers by two French film makers in the chaos after the attacks. The brothers were filming the lives of New York firefighters and found themselves at the heart of the nightmarish drama they were all caught up in. The film has been updated ten years on to tell what happened to some of the surviving firemen featured in the original film.

9/11: THE WORLD’S FALLEN (8th September at 9pm) looks at the lives of those who were making a new life in America when they found themselves in the Twin Towers on the fateful day; and INSIDE 9/11: WHAT HAPPENED NEXT (9th September at 9pm) is the the story of what occurred after the attacks, also America’s fight against terrorism, the invasion of Afghanistan and the secret operations to take out major Al Qaeda players.

Simon Bohrsmann, General Manager, National Geographic Channel says: “9/11 is a terrible milestone in world history. Ten years on we have the benefit of time to take a closer look at these unforgettable stories.”

For further information, please contact the National Geographic Press Office:
Luigia Minichiello (Luigia.Minichiello@fox.com) or Niki Shakallis (Niki.Shakallis@fox.com) on tel: 0207 751 7679.