MegaStructures
TV Show · Documentary · Educational

Focusing on extreme construction projects - be they the biggest, tallest, longest or deepest in the world - and the machines used to create extraordinary structures. Episodes include the people responsible for the cutting-edge design and engineering of each build, talking about how concept transformed to reality. The processes that go into staffing and operating the modern marvels once they are completed are also covered.

2004 · 45m
Starring Jonathan Hart, Tom Goodman Hill, Greg Stebner

Season 2005

  • Ekati Diamond Mine
    EPISODE 12
    Ekati Diamond Mine
    In the brutal sub-Arctic temperatures of Canada's Northwest Territories, the world's toughest mining machines plough through gem-studded earth for the Ekati Diamond Mine.
    45 min
  • Airforce Transport
    EPISODE 18
    Airforce Transport
    The C-5 Galaxy is the biggest plane in the US military arsenal. This aerodynamic marvel can fly non-stop to nearly any point on the globe and is capable of hauling just about anything the army needs.
    53 min
  • Super Copter
    EPISODE 2
    Super Copter
    In the brief but brilliant Age of the Helicopter, there have been many contenders for the title of Super Copter, but one of the newest copters that brings it all home is the EH101.
    44 min
  • Beijing Water Cube
    EPISODE 11
    Beijing Water Cube
    The Beijing Water Cube is a bold experiment in architecture and a cutting-edge vision of eco-engineering. Go behind the scenes to learn more about this brilliant fantasia of steel and plastic.
    42 min
  • Shanghai Super Tower
    EPISODE 12
    Shanghai Super Tower
    At 101 floors high it will be China's tallest structure. Take a look at the design and construction of the controversial Shanghai World Financial Centre.
    42 min
  • Deep Sea Port
    EPISODE 13
    Deep Sea Port
    Yangshan Deep Water Port is located in the middle of the ocean, 30km from dry land. With 20km of quay and 50 berths, Yangshan is destined to become the biggest deep water port ever built.
    42 min

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  • Extreme Engineering
  • The Jumbo Jet: 50 Years In The Sky
  • Epic Engineering Failures and the Lessons They Teach
  • Inside Incredible Machines
  • Mega Rigs
  • War Machines
  • Richard Hammond's Big
  • Superstructures: Engineering Marvels
  • Power

Cast & Crew

  • J‌H
    Jonathan Hart
    Narrator
  • Tom Goodman Hill
    Narrator
  • G‌S
    Greg Stebner
    Narrator
  • M‌S
    Marlon Singleton
    Narrator
  • J‌M
    John Mernit
    Producer
  • T‌B
    Tom Brisley
    Producer

About

MegaStructures

Documentary

Focusing on extreme construction projects - be they the biggest, tallest, longest or deepest in the world - and the machines used to create extraordinary structures. Episodes include the people responsible for the cutting-edge design and engineering of each build, talking about how concept transformed to reality. The processes that go into staffing and operating the modern marvels once they are completed are also covered.

Information

Studio
Mega
Released
2004
Rated
PG
Region of Origin
United States
© 2005 NGHT, Inc.All Rights Reserved.

Languages

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English
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English (United States) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC)

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  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Cape Verde
  • Egypt
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  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • India
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
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  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger (English)
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  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
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  • Turkmenistan
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