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Season 1

  • S01E01 Working Up High

    • February 25, 2003
    • Channel 5

    Technicians scale skyscrapers.

  • S01E02 Virtual Engineering

    • March 4, 2003
    • Channel 5

    Engineers seek answers from virtual reality simulations

  • S01E03 The Shape of the Future

    • March 11, 2003
    • Channel 5

    High-pressure arched air beams.

  • S01E04 Big Shot: The Art and Science of Blasting

    • March 18, 2003
    • Channel 5

    The destruction of buildings, bridges and towers.

  • S01E05 Movers, Not Shakers

    • March 25, 2003
    • Channel 5

    Conservationists use extreme measures to save a lighthouse threatened by erosion.

  • S01E06 Building for Tomorrow

    • April 1, 2003
    • Channel 5

    Engineering and other technological advances at the World's Fair.

  • S01E07 The Big Dig

    • April 8, 2003
    • Channel 5

    A 20-year tunnel project in Boston.

  • S01E08 Sable Offshore Energy Project

    • April 22, 2003
    • Channel 5

    A natural gas drilling platform and an under-sea pipeline.

  • S01E09 A Giant Out of Water

    • April 29, 2003
    • Channel 5

    Rebuilding Hong Kong's international airport.

  • S01E10 After the Wall: Rebuilding of Berlin

    • May 6, 2003
    • Channel 5

    Urban planning and restructuring, including the new Reichstag.

  • S01E11 T3: Tokyo Teleport Town

    • May 6, 2003
    • Channel 5

    Sixteen million people live, work, and play on reclaimed land.

  • S01E12 Dubai: City of Dreams

    • May 6, 2003
    • Channel 5

    A vacation destination for businessmen and European tourists.

  • S01E13 Skymakers

    • May 13, 2003
    • Channel 5

    Domed structures include the Toronto Skydome, the Millennium Dome in London and the geodesic domes of Buckminster Fuller.

  • S01E20 Bulletproof Car

    • April 2, 2006
    • Channel 5

    Discreet, yet as safe as a tank. The bullet proof car is constantly changing. While Hitler and Al Capone drove in heavy armoured cars, today they are light, fast and almost impenetrable. But how are new threats changing the bullet proof car today? Filmed on location in the United Kingdom, the United States and Mexico, this program gives an insight into this hidden world and features interviews with the designers and with survivors of bullet proof car attacks.

  • S01E21 Unknown

    • Channel 5

Season 2

  • S02E01 Racing Car

    • May 26, 2004
    • Channel 5

    The evolution of racing cars, from the original Ferraris and Maseratis of the 1950s to today's modern machines, capable of accelerating to 100mph in less than four seconds. Innovations created along the way included John Cooper's revolutionary rear engine design

  • S02E02 Fighter Jet

    • May 3, 2004
    • Channel 5

    The history of the fighter jet, examining how aerodynamics and engine design have evolved from the German Messerschmitts of World War Two to the sophisticated modern machines used today

  • S02E03 Stadium

    • May 10, 2004
    • Channel 5

    The history and evolution of the stadium, from the Roman Colosseum to the vast arenas of today. Among the ground-breaking structures developed over the years are the Houston Astrodome, the Arnhem Gelredome and London landmark the new Wembley Stadium, which boasts a 90,000 capacity and a sliding roof suspended from a vast arch

  • S02E05 Rollercoasters

    • May 24, 2004
    • Channel 5

    Rollercoasters The history of rollercoasters, from the comparatively primitive switchback railways of the late 19th century to thrilling modern rides able to loop, corkscrew and twist passengers upside down up to 20 times a minute

  • S02E06 Artillery Gun

    • May 31, 2004
    • Channel 5
  • S02E07 Aircraft Carrier

    • May 17, 2004
    • Channel 5
  • S02E08 Skyscrapers

    • Channel 5
  • S02E09 Suspension Bridge

    • Channel 5

Additional Specials

  • SPECIAL 0x1 Mega Cruise Ship

    • February 14, 2020
    • Channel 5

    A look at the technologies of the MSC Bellissima, one of the world's largest cruise ships. This documentary follows Bellissima on a single eight-day journey around Spain, France, Italy and Malta. The voyage begins at Barcelona and moves on to Marseille, Genoa, Naples, Messina and Valletta. The ship's super-sized steel box construction allows it to sail high in the water and to slip into the shallowest ports, while precision-engineered propellers made from a super corrosion-resistant alloy thrust it forwards with minimal noise, so the 7,000 passengers and crew can fully enjoy the trip.

  • SPECIAL 0x2 Super Train

    • October 19, 2020
    • Channel 5

    A look at the engineering secrets of Europe's fastest passenger train the Italo AGV, which shuttles more than 450 people between 21 Italian cities at a top speed of 300kph, revealing the six innovations that help complete this mission.

  • SPECIAL 0x3 Biggest Plane

    • October 26, 2020
    • Channel 5

    A look at the engineering secrets of the Antonov 124 Ruslan cargo aircraft, revealing how it transports the bulkiest, heaviest freight thousands of miles to any point on the planet. From its mega-tough skeleton forged from strong but super-light metal, to its four thrust-boosting engines, the programme reveals the technologies that make it the ultimate cargo plane.