9 / 11: 20th commemorative specials

These are the remaining news and documentary specials marking the 20th commemorative of 9/11 attacks today.

9/11: Inside the President’s War Room
Now streaming on Apple TV+ (free on Sept 11)
Narrated by Emmy Award winner Jeff Daniels (“The Looming Tower,” “The Comey Rule”), “9/11: Inside the President’s War Room” is a new Apple Original documentary that explores the events of 11 September, 2001 through the eyes of President Bush and his closest advisors as they personally detail the crucial hours and key decisions from that historic day. The documentary special will also be available to watch on 11 September for free in honour of the 20th anniversary.

9/11: Control The Skies rpt
5:40pm Saturday September 11 on SBS
Gander was once the gateway to North America. Until the 1960s, commercial aircraft had limited range, and stopped in Gander to refuel before continuing to their destinations. Those days have passed, but despite its population of just 10,000, Gander still maintains a huge airport worthy of a major city. And on September 11, 2001, what begins as an ordinary day turns into a horrific disaster.

10 News First: In The Shadow Of The Towers
6pm Saturday September 11 on 10.
10 News First: In The Shadow Of The Towers brings together a diverse group of Australians, who have one thing in common: September 11, 2001. The events of that historic day 20 years ago, have been a defining part of their lives. Some are famous. Some remain unknown to this day. Hosted by Sandra Sully, who was famously live on air at the time of the attacks and broke the news to Australia, along with interviews by Hugh Riminton, 10 News First: In The Shadow Of The Towers tells the stories of Australians who are forever linked by the tragedy, including Simon Kennedy, whose mother, Yvonne, was on Flight 77 that crashed into The Pentagon.

9/11: Minute By Minute
7:30pm Saturday September 11 on Nine
This documentary will expose the frenzied communication that took place over the airwaves as flight attendants, aviation authorities and the president grappled with a nightmare. Join us as we reflect on the darkest day in American history.

9/11 The Pentagon
Saturday September 11 at 7.30pm on History
On September 11, 1941, the U.S. War Department broke ground on a massive new five-sided headquarters that would rise to become the ultimate symbol of the American military. 60 years to the day after construction began, a hijacked airliner crashed into the building as part of the largest coordinated terror attack ever on American soil. Told by the men and women who lived it, this is the dramatic story of what happened inside the building in the harrowing minutes after impact; a raw eyewitness account of tragedy, heroism and survival on the day that forever transformed a nation.

9/11 Stories
8pm Saturday September 11 on ABC News
20 Years after the September 11 Attacks, John Barron speaks with Australians who were affected by the historic events of 9/11. At 9:00pm, a half hour news bulletin with the latest COVID news and previewing the services in New York, Washington and here in Australia. At 9:00pm, a half hour news bulletin with the latest COVID news and previewing the services in New York, Washington and here in Australia.

9/11: Voices From The Air
8:30pm Saturday September 11 on FOX Docos
Authentic transmissions from on-board stewardesses, chilling voicemails from victims, and never-before-seen interviews provide a groundbreaking insight into what really happened on this ill-fated day.

Race Against Time: The CIA and 9/11
9pm Saturday September 11 on 10
September 11th marked the greatest failure in the history of the CIA and also sparked what became its greatest success – the elimination of the world’s most wanted terrorist.

The 9/11 Attacks: 20 Years On
9:30pm Saturday September 11 on ABC News
Ellen Fanning and Stan Grant host an hour special in the lead up to the US memorial service. There’ll be special analysis from Planet America host John Barron and live discussion from New York and other US cities about how 9/11 changed the world.

The Last Secrets of 9/11
9:30pm Saturday September 11 on FOX Docos
Through the miracle of DNA, new methods have been developed to identify 60% of the remains. For the families, the pain never ends and closure is such a hard word to swallow.

102 Minutes That Changed America
9:30pm Saturday September 11 on SBS
A look at those who witnessed the largest terror attack in history. 102 minutes passed between the first plane’s impact into North Tower of the World Trade Center on 11 September 2001, the second plane’s attack on South Tower, and the collapse of both buildings. During that time, people around New York reached for their cameras. This documentary joins together hundreds of pieces of footage and audiotape into a single, seamless historical record, much of it never seen before.

9/11: Twenty Years On
10pm Saturday September 11 on BBC World News
Special coverage of events being held to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks , with Laura Trevelyan in New York.

Moments of Silence
10:30pm Saturday September 11 on ABC News
From 10:30pm, live coverage from New York of the 20th anniversary memorial service which will include six moments of silence, to mark when each World Trade Centre tower was struck and fell, when the Pentagon was attacked, and when the hijacked Flight 93 crashed in a Pennsylvania field. The first of these silences will be at 10:46pm.

Surviving 9/11
10pm Sunday September 12 on Seven
A deeply personal film that moves between accounts of the two-hour period when terrorists attacked the Twin Towers, the Pentagon and Flight 93 and the story of the 20 years since.