A huge concrete police station in Wales is blown apart to make way for a supermarket; in Dorset, England, scrap agricultural steel grows into a statue.
An infamous and condemned seaside hotel undergoes a brick-by-brick demolition in Blackpool to save part of its history.
One of the tallest buildings in Suffolk is demolished to build a new storage facility for shipping containers, and in Stafford, a metalworker transforms an old ambulance and motorcycle parts into a creative dining table.
The former top secret site of the Ministry of Defense in Buckinghamshire is slated for demolition beginning with an enormous gym and a social club; in Margate, motorcycle enthusiasts compete for a scrap metal trophy built from old bike parts.
Speed is the name of the game in Preston, Lancashire, as a now defunct lorry garage needs to be quickly demolished; in West Sussex, a former blacksmith hunts for the scrap metal ingredients to craft a commissioned Jellyfish sculpture.
A derelict, century-old school in Kettering is on the verge of permanent expulsion as a crew prepares for demolition; in Edinburgh, a team of metal sculptors hunt for maritime scrap to create a commissioned river dwelling mermaid.
Kevin Paxton
Self
Colin Uttley
Narrator
Nigel Gainsborough
Producer
David Notman-Watt
