World's Toughest Fixes

World's Toughest Fixes

Reality 2008

Available on Disney+

Sean Riley takes a look at some of the world's toughest repair jobs, things can be difficult due to the scale of the operations. Provides an insight into what occurs when big industries break down.

Reality 2008

U

Starring Sean Riley

EPISODE 1

Nuclear Turbine

Sean Riley helps out on a radioactive fix at a nuclear power plant. He's keeping one eye on the Geiger counter as the team installs a new hi-tech turbine.

45 min · 28 Sept 2008
EPISODE 2

Boeing 767

Riley joins Aircraft on the Ground team at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris to fix a Boeing 767 that has damage to its pressure dome.

45 min · 28 Sept 2008
EPISODE 3

High Voltage Power Lines

Riley joins the people who work on power lines while the electricity is still on.

45 min · 1 Oct 2008
EPISODE 4

Thirty-Eight Ton Engine

Riley joins a commercial dive team in a midocean engine swap out on a huge deep-water construction vessel.

47 min · 8 Oct 2008
EPISODE 5

Giant Telescope

Riley joins engineers at the Paranal Observatory in Chile to move a 23-ton, $15 million mirror. If it's damaged, it will take six years to replace. No pressure then.

45 min · 15 Oct 2008
EPISODE 6

2,000 Foot Tower

Riley joins a travelling daredevil act to fix a 2,000-foot-high TV tower with a faulty antenna.

44 min · 26 Nov 2008

Sean Riley

Self
Kathleen Cromley

Producer
John Mernit

Producer

About

World's Toughest Fixes

REALITY

Sean Riley takes a look at some of the world's toughest repair jobs, things can be difficult due to the scale of the operations. Provides an insight into what occurs when big industries break down.

Information

Studio: National Geographic Channel
Released: 2008
Rated: U
Region of Origin: United States

Languages

Original Audio: English (United States)
Audio: English (United States) (AAC)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.