Impossible Engineering
TV Show · Documentary · Educational

This documentary series explores the extraordinary feats of modern-day engineering and introduces the pioneers whose techniques changed the world. Each episode traces the details behind some of the most technically advanced structures, from record-breaking buildings to colossal ships, as well as the latest models of planes and trains. The mechanics and designs are explained using 3-D graphics, archived sources and specially shot footage. The show celebrates engineers throughout history for their technical breakthroughs that made it possible to create the constructions that exist today.

2015 · 43m
Starring Mike Bratton

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Mega Bridge
    Exlpore how engineers conquered deep water and hurricane force winds to build the Rion Antirion Bridge, a structure that could hold up in one of the most active earthquake zones on our planet.
    41 min
  • EPISODE 2
    Ultimate Warship
    Discover the cutting-edge engineering techniques behind the world's pioneering megastructures. How the Navy's mammoth HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier was built.
    41 min
  • EPISODE 3
    Skyscraper of the Future
    The spectacular Shanghai Tower is the world's second tallest building and is designed to withstand earthquakes and typhoons.
    42 min
  • EPISODE 4
    Ultimate Airport
    A look at the ambitious construction of Kansai International Airport in Japan, which can withstand destructive natural disasters.
    41 min
  • EPISODE 5
    World's Fastest Train
    Marvel at the sheer brilliance of the Maglev Shanghai Train, the world's fastest commercial train which can reach speeds of over 400km/h - even with leaves on the line!
    41 min
  • EPISODE 6
    World's Largest Plane
    This illumunating series about breathtaking feats of construction concludes with a climb aboard the four-engine Airbus A380, the largest passenger plane in the world.
    41 min

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    Mike Bratton
    Narrator

About

Impossible Engineering

Documentary

This documentary series explores the extraordinary feats of modern-day engineering and introduces the pioneers whose techniques changed the world. Each episode traces the details behind some of the most technically advanced structures, from record-breaking buildings to colossal ships, as well as the latest models of planes and trains. The mechanics and designs are explained using 3-D graphics, archived sources and specially shot footage. The show celebrates engineers throughout history for their technical breakthroughs that made it possible to create the constructions that exist today.

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Studio
Dmax
Released
2015
Region of Origin
United Kingdom

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English
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Hindi (India)

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English (United States)

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