Impossible Engineering
Behind every seemingly impossible marvel of modern engineering is a cast of historic trailblazers who designed new building techniques, took risks on untested materials and revolutionised their field. Each episode details how giant structures, record...
Impossible Engineering
Behind every seemingly impossible marvel of modern engineering is a cast of historic trailblazers who designed new building techniques, took risks on untested materials and revolutionised their field. Each episode details how giant structures, record-beating buildings, war ships and spacecraft are built and work. As the show revels in these modern day creations, it also leaps back in time to recount the stories of the exceptional engineers whose technological advances made it all possible.
Impossible Engineering
Behind every seemingly impossible marvel of modern engineering is a cast of historic trailblazers who designed new building techniques, took risks on untested materials and revolutionised their field. Each episode details how giant structures, record...
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Episode 1: Kings of the Sea
How the world's largest cruise ship was built. Also: the greatest submarine ever built.
Episode 2: Fastest in the Universe
How the fastest things in the universe were engineered.
Episode 3: World's Toughest
How some of the toughest things on Earth are engineered.
Episode 4: World's Tallest
World's Tallest Structures are investigated
Episode 5: Monster Gateways
Behind every seemingly-impossible marvel of modern engineering is a cast of trailblazers who pioneer...
Episode 6: Giants of Asia
Two giant construction projects in Asia are featured. The first half covers the construction of the...
Episode 7: World's Most Powerful Ships
Discover what it took to build Britain's newest Aircraft Carrier the HMS Queen Elizabeth and the big...
Episode 8: Marvels of Japan
Discover what it took to build the worlds tallest building, the Tokyo Skytree and build the Kansai A...
Episode 9: Built for Hell
Discover what it took to build the 110 ton ice station, Halley-6 in Antarctica and build the 450 ton...
Episode 10: Future Transit
Episode 11: Monsters of the Deep
Episode 1: Mega Bridge
The Rion Antirion Bridge is an engineering colossus, spanning almost two miles. Discover how enginee...
Episode 2: Ultimate Warship
The HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier has a surface area larger than two soccer fields, and is st...
Episode 3: Skyscraper of the Future
Soaring over 2,000 feet into the sky, the Shanghai Tower is the second tallest building in the world...
Episode 4: Ultimate Airport
The Kansai International Airport in Osaka Bay, Japan, is built on the largest man-made island in the...
Episode 5: World's Fastest Train
The Shanghai Maglev is the fastest passenger train in operation on the planet. Discover how engineer...
Episode 6: World's Largest Plane
We take the world's largest plane apart and show what makes this engineering marvel so incredible. E...
How does a cruise ship containing 18 decks and 6,000 guests stay afloat? How was the world's heaviest man-made structure built? Which construction can hold the most football fans in the world? The second season answers these questions, and more.
Episode 1: NASA's Rocket to Mars
For NASA to send a person to Mars, they will need to build the most powerful rocket ever built. Disc...
Episode 2: World's Tallest Bridge
How did engineers build the tallest bridge on the planet? As tall as a skyscraper, the Millau Viaduc...
Episode 3: Ultimate Football Stadium
The AT and T Stadium in Texas is home to the Dallas Cowboys and the world's largest retractable roof...
Episode 4: World's Most Powerful Dam
China's Three Gorges Dam is the largest and heaviest concrete structure on earth, and it produces mo...
Episode 5: World's Longest Tunnel
How did engineers move mountains to build the longest and deepest rail tunnel on the planet? Discove...
Episode 6: World's Biggest Cruise Ship
Go inside the largest cruise ship on the planet: MS Harmony of the Seas. A massive ship that's 1,181...
Episode 7: US Navy's Super Submarine
The Virginia Class is one of the most advanced nuclear powered, fast attack submarines ever produced...
Episode 8: The Glass Skyscraper
The Shard, a 73-story glass skyscraper in London, has 11,000 exterior glass panels, a colossal concr...
Episode 1: World's Largest Radio Telescope
Discover what it took to build the largest and most sophisticated radio telescope on the planet. Thi...
Episode 2: Panama Canal Overhaul
Go inside the ambitious engineering project that remade the famous Panama Canal. Billions of dollars...
Episode 3: World's Biggest Ship
Find out what it took to build the largest ship in the world, the Pioneering Spirit. This 900,000-to...
Episode 4: Ice Base
Go inside a state-of-the-art research base located in Antarctica, the coldest continent on Earth. Ha...
Episode 5: Mega City Railway
Uncover what it took to build one of the most ambitious rail projects in history, London's Crossrail...
Episode 6: The Invincible Tower
Discover what it took to build the world's tallest freestanding tower, the Tokyo Skytree. This recor...
Episode 7: International Space Station
The International Space Station is the most expensive engineering project ever attempted, and the re...
Episode 8: US Navy's Super Ship
The US Navy is the largest sea force on the planet and their new, ground-breaking Littoral Combat Sh...
Episode 9: Inside the Tesla Factory
The Tesla car factory is one of the largest and most innovative factories in the world. This state-o...
Episode 10: World's Biggest Aircraft
The world's largest aircraft combines the latest in technology and engineering to dwarf everything e...
Episode 11: World's Tallest Roller Coaster
Kingda Ka is the tallest roller coaster in the world and fastest in the U.S., redefining the design...
Episode 12: Monster Oil Rig
The Perdido Oil Platform is one of the most advance feats in modern engineering, producing 100,000 b...
Since their spectacular rise in the 19th century, railroads have been at the cutting edge of engineering and technology and that remains true, even today. Extreme Railroads shines a light on the world's most extraordinary rail systems, including New York's Arthur Kill Vertical Lift Bridge, Japan's Bullet Train and California's Central Pacific Railroad.
Episode 1: Deadliest Trains
The world's toughest trains have conquered deadly jungles, deserts, and mountains, and were made pos...
Episode 2: World's Fastest Trains
The world's fastest trains were built with expert engineering and cutting-edge technology, pushing t...
Episode 3: Mega City Trains
The world's busiest cities are kept running by innovative train systems built with expert engineerin...
Episode 4: Trains of the Abyss
The world's most incredible trains cross deadly canyons and chasms of terrifying heights, and were m...
Episode 5: Monster Mountain Trains
The world's toughest trains have conquered the deadly heights of our tallest mountains, and were mad...
Episode 6: Trains of Deadly Seas
The world's most incredible trains have conquered dangerous oceans and seas, and were made possible...
The new season includes Hudson Yards Project, a large-scale redevelopment program; the New Safe Containment being constructed around Chernobyl's damaged nuclear reactor; the Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers, the largest warships ever designed, are currently being built and will introduce the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System, which will launch aircraft with a state-of-the-art catapult system; and the London Array, the largest offshore wind farm on the planet.
Episode 1: Chernobyl's Toughest Fix
The Chernobyl disaster created one of the world's deadliest places, and as a temporary fix around th...
Episode 2: NYC Mega Build
New York City's biggest construction project ever features several brand-new buildings in Manhattan'...
Episode 3: US Army's Super Tank
The US Army's Abrams tank is a 70-ton war machine capable of reaching speeds of 45 miles per hour on...
Episode 4: Skyscrapers of the Deep
To build the world's biggest offshore wind farm, engineers and builders braved the deadly waters of...
Episode 5: The Real Iron Man Suit
An ambitious team of engineers has created an Iron Man-like jet suit that can propel the user over 3...
Episode 6: Underwater Mega Tower
One of the most cutting-edge buildings in the world is a 16-story hotel built on the cliffs of an ab...
Episode 7: US Navy's Aircraft Carrier
The US Navy's brand-new Ford-class aircraft carrier is the world's largest warship, and using the la...
Episode 8: World's Fastest Car
An ambitious team of engineers is building the world's fastest car, and using cutting-edge rocket te...
Episode 9: Himalayan Mega Train
To build the world's tallest railway, engineers braved a deadly Himalayan environment and its -40 de...
Episode 10: World's Greatest Yacht
The Black Pearl is one of the largest and fastest sailing yachts in the world, and using cutting-edg...
Episode 1: Beasts of the Bayou
When engineers built railroads across the swamps of New Orleans, they used cutting-edge technology a...
Episode 2: The Trains That Built America
The first railroads in the United States were engineering marvels built to conquer America's deadlie...
Episode 3: Monster of the Andes
When engineers built a cutting-edge railroad to navigate the South American Andes, they use cutting-...
Episode 4: Himalaya Mega Bridge
Experts use cutting-edge tech and bold engineering to build a record-breaking bridge that spans a de...
Episode 5: NYC Monster Train
New York City is building an 11 billion dollar construction project to extend the busy Long Island R...
Episode 6: Rise of the Hyperloop
Engineers at Virgin are building the world's first hyperloop train system, an innovative high-speed...
Episode 1: Dubai's Impossible Island (Bluewaters)
The man-made islands of Dubai are modern-day engineering marvels that turn the Arabian Sea into high...
Episode 2: World's Toughest Tunnels (London's Super Sewer)
A team of engineers are overhauling London's underground infrastructure to build a world-class sewer...
Episode 3: F-35 Fighter Jet (F35 Lighting II)
The F-35 is the most advanced fighter jet on the planet. Special access into the most expensive mili...
Episode 4: NYC Mega Tower (111 W. 57th Street)
The skinniest skyscraper in the world at 111 W. 57th Street, New York, will soon become the Big Appl...
Episode 5: World's Biggest Airport (Beijing Daxing)
A look at the Beijing Daxing, set to become the biggest airport in the world, designed to accommodat...
Episode 6: Spy Plane Declassified (Nato AWACS)
A state-of-the-art NATO airplane is one of the most complex surveillance tools in the world. Special...
Episode 7: World's Highest Bridge (Beipanjiang)
The world's highest bridge, the Duge Bridge or Beipanjiang Bridge, impossibly spans an 1,800-foot ch...
Episode 8: Conquering Avalanche Country (Whistler, Canada)
Deadly avalanches and catastrophic flooding are ever-present threats at one of the world's busiest s...
Episode 9: Infantry Assault
***This episode is a duplicate of S09E03, which is the correct episode number on IMDB and TVDB*** A...
Episode 10: The Independent
***This episode is a duplicate of S08E03, which is the correct episode number on IMDB and TVDB*** T...
Episode 11: Supertanker Europe
***This episode is a duplicate of S08E01, which is the correct episode number on IMDB and TVDB*** A...
Episode 12: Beijing Daxing
***This episode is a duplicate of S07E07, which is the correct episode number on IMDB and TVDB*** A...
Episode 13: 111 W. 57th Street
***This episode is a duplicate of S07E04, which is the correct episode number on IMDB and TVDB*** T...
Episode 14: South-North Water Diversion
***This episode is a duplicate of S09E02, which is the correct episode number on IMDB and TVDB*** C...
Episode 15: The Falkirk Wheel
***This episode is a duplicate of S09E04, which is the correct episode number on IMDB and TVDB*** T...
Episode 16: Stratolaunch
***This episode is a duplicate of S09E01, which is the correct episode number on IMDB and TVDB*** S...
Episode 1: Secrets of the Supertanker (Supertanker Europe)
The world's biggest oil tanker is longer than four football fields and can haul 15,000 trucks worth...
Episode 2: Seattle Super Bridge (Seattle's Floating Bridge)
Engineers in Seattle are building the world's first floating railway bridge, and to tackle this comp...
Episode 3: Texas Super Skyscraper (The Independent)
The Independent, a brand-new skyscraper in Texas is a gravity-defying engineering marvel with a one-...
Episode 4: World's Strongest Ship (Boka Vanguard)
The world's largest heavy-left ship, the Boka Vanguard, can carry entire cruise ships halfway across...
Episode 1: Largest Plane: Stratolaunch
Test pilots and engineers embark on the first flight of the largest airplane ever built: the Stratol...
Episode 2: World’s Greatest Waterworks (South-North Water Diversion)
Engineers in China are constructing the largest and most ambitious water transfer project in human h...
Episode 3: Kings of the Battlefield (Infantry Assault)
Explore three battlefield behemoths that command land, sea and air.
Episode 4: Titan on the Water (The Falkirk Wheel)
The Falkirk wheel is the first and only rotating boat lift, capable of moving 600 tonnes of boat and...
Episode 1: World's Largest Crane Vessel
The world's largest crane vessel pushes the limits of modern engineering.
Episode 2: Mars Rover Declassified
A brand-new Mars rover might discover extraterrestrial life.
Episode 3: World's Greatest Submarine
The deepest-diving submarine is a monumental feat of engineering.
Episode 4: Abandoned Resurrection
An abandoned power station is undergoing a cutting-edge reinvention.
Episode 5: Firefighting Sky Giant
Experts reveal the engineering behind the largest firefighting aircraft.
Episode 6: Inside the Super Stadium
Experts reveal the engineering behind the Singapore National Stadium.
Episode 7: Heavy Lift Helicopter
The largest US military helicopter has redefined heavy lift aircraft.
Episode 8: US Military Hovercraft
The US military's most advanced hovercraft is a new feat of engineering.
Episode 9: Scotland's Super Bridge
The Queensferry Crossing in Scotland marks a new age of superstructure construction.
Episode 10: US Combat Helicopter
Experts reveal the revolutionary engineering behind the V-22 Osprey.
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