BBC - End Day (part 2 of 4)

End Day is a docu-drama produced by the BBC, that depicts various doomsday scenarios. The documentary follows the fictional scientist Dr. Howell, played by Glenn Conroy, as he travels from his London hotel room to his laboratory in New York City, and shows how each scenario affects his journey as well as those around him, with various experts providing commentary on that specific disaster as it unfolds.

Mega-Tsunami. In this scenario, a volcanic eruption on the island of La Palma triggers a massive landslide wherein a sizable portion of the island collapses into the sea, causing a massive mega-tsunami to race across the Atlantic ocean and strike the east coast of the United States, inundating most of New York City, but leaving many buildings intact.

Killer Asteroid. This scenario begins with a mysterious 'missile attack' in a remote area somewhere in the Middle East. The 'missiles' are soon revealed to be small asteroid fragments, the advance guard of a much larger asteroid on a collision course with Earth, threatening Berlin, Germany. The asteroid is located and an attempt is made to alter its course using nuclear ICBMs. The attempt fails, resulting in the asteroid being broken into hundreds of smaller pieces with the biggest piece then impacting and obliterating Berlin.

Global Pandemic. In this scenario, a mysterious virus similar to SARS or influenza is unleashed, wreaking havoc as it spreads at a phenomenal rate throughout Europe, the UK, and North America, prompting many countries to enact martial law and close their borders in a frantic attempt to quarantine the spread of the disease, but are unsuccessful.

Supervolcano. This scenario is based on the supervolcano beneath Yellowstone National Park erupting, incinerating everything within 100 km and releasing ash into the atmosphere which cools the earth. This segment has only aired in the UK. This scenario was explored in depth in another BBC docudrama, Supervolcano.

Strange Matter. This is the only scenario in which Dr. Howell reaches his laboratory unhindered, with people protesting, and shouting,"STOP THE EXPERIMENT!" outside. Upon arrival, he and his colleagues initiate a highly controversial experiment using the world's largest particle accelerator. The experiment quickly goes out of control, resulting in the creation of a new type of matter called a strangelet, which begins to consume and destroy all matter around it, starting with New York City. The phenomenon wreaks havoc on Earth's weather systems and atmosphere, and eventually leads to Earth's off-screen destruction.

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[McSmYtHuRs]

what did berlin ever do to us...

[181stTIE]

Berlin this time - good. I was getting sick of seeing LA wiped out in different ways.

[Puzzoozoo]

Yes love you're right in the bulls-eye.

[shadownoob83]

people on the planet are like fleas on a dog is only a matter of time before the planet scratch

[kurlobe]

@Professor6871 Ouch. Id like to think its because they are so dang efficent they probably already had this plannedn

[kurlobe]

@RnSMcG Germans are NOTHING if not efficent you MUST give them that. they probably just walked into the archives of berlin and grabbed "emergency plan #4656455 :SPACE IMPACT"

[kurlobe]

@McSmYtHuRs you want the long or short list? not of the city its self but of its "former" occupants who where MAJOR SHITKICKERS

[Danmara]

it loock like an russian artilery again ...

[Professor6871]

@RnSMcG well the Germans are used to obeying orders.

[EastwoodBirds]

The meteor looks like a big potato

[Kelly14UK]

Shame it didn't land in 1933

[andymattingly1]

ive had some shitty mondays but this would top them all