Name: Time Scanners
Released: 2014-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Dallas Campbell, Steve Burrows

TV Show · Documentary · History

In this series, the Time Scanners use cutting-edge 3D laser-scanning technology to put history’s building wonders to the test, exploring the secrets of how the world’s most iconic engineering creations were constructed.

2014 · 44m

Starring Dallas Campbell, Steve Burrows

EPISODE 1

Petra

Structural engineer Steve Burrows leads his team of laser-scanning experts to Jordan in the Middle East, to scan the ancient desert city of Petra. Using cutting edge 3D laser scanning technology he wants to discover its construction secrets and shed new light on this architectural wonderland that was lost to the West for more than 1,000 years.

43m
EPISODE 2

Jerusalem

How do the past's greatest buildings measure up in the 21st century? Time Scanners aims to use the latest laser scanning technology to gain a brand new perspective on the iconic engineering creations of Jerusalem and for the first time discover the hidden keys to their epic construction.

44m
EPISODE 4

Colosseum

Structural engineer Steve Burrows leads his team of laser scanning experts to Rome in Italy on a quest to uncover some of the engineering world's oldest mysteries of the Colosseum. The team want to answer three questions. How did the Romans produce some of the most impressive gladiatorial games ever seen in Europe? How did the Colosseum's mysterious roof really work? Finally, how does the mighty Colosseum perform in state of the art computer testing against the sports stadia of the 21st century?

43m
EPISODE 5

St. Paul's Cathedral

Structural engineer Steve Burrows takes his team of laser scanning experts to St Paul's Cathedral in the heart of London. They venture inside the majestic dome to explore its ground breaking 3 part structure, they discover how the cathedral's architect Sir Christopher Wren overcame unstable foundations and immense structural forces to support his dome and they investigate how the cathedral survived a direct hit by a German bomb during the London Blitz.

40m
EPISODE 6

Egyptian Pyramids

The team travel to Egypt to scan the pyramids...the tombs of the mighty Pharaohs. They want to find out how evolved from simple mud brick structures to the most impressive buildings in the ancient world. They use their cutting edge laser technology to scan Djoser's Step Pyramid at Saqqara, Meidum's collapsed pyramid, the mysterious Bent Pyramid at Dashur and the world famous Great Pyramid at Giza.

40m

Dallas Campbell

Host
Steve Burrows

Host
Lara Acaster

Producer
Anthony Geffen

Producer

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Studio: NATGERO
Released: 2014

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Original Audio: English (United Kingdom), English (United States)
Audio: English (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), French (France) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), German (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Italian (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Polish (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Portuguese (Brazil) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Spanish (Latin America) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Spanish (Spain) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Turkish (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)
Subtitles: Chinese, Simplified , Chinese, Traditional , Czech , Danish , Dutch , Finnish , French (France) (Always On), German (Always On), Greek , Hungarian , Italian (Always On), Japanese , Korean , Norwegian , Polish , Portuguese (Brazil) (Always On), Portuguese (Portugal) , Romanian , Spanish (Latin America) (Always On), Spanish (Spain) (Always On), Swedish , Turkish

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