Brunel: The Man Who Built Britain

Brunel: The Man Who Built Britain

Documentary 2017

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The story of the visionary Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Rob Bell explores Brunel's complex personality as well as his prolific achievements, whose designs pushed the boundaries and his influence still inspires modern engineers.

Documentary 2017

Starring Rob Bell

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

Brunel was 19 when his father appointed him his assistant and chief engineer on the Thames Tunnel. After a potentially fatal accident during construction, he was recuperating in Bristol when he came up with a design for the Clifton Suspension Bridge.

44 min · 8 Dec 2017 U
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

Story of Brunel's two masterpieces of ship design, the SS Great Britain and the SS Great Eastern, the world's largest ship that dominated the final years of his life and generated such great controversy that it has been blamed for causing his death.

44 min · 15 Dec 2017 U

Rob Bell

Host
Joseph Cunningham

Director
Jeff Anderson

Producer
Joseph Cunningham

Producer

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Brunel: The Man Who Built Britain

DOCUMENTARY

The story of the visionary Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Rob Bell explores Brunel's complex personality as well as his prolific achievements, whose designs pushed the boundaries and his influence still inspires modern engineers.

Information

Studio: 5
Released: 2017

Languages

Subtitles: English (United Kingdom)