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Episode 142 min2016-08-02

Kings of the Sea

How the world's largest cruise ship was built. Also: the greatest submarine ever built.

Episode 242 min2016-08-09

Fastest in the Universe

How the fastest things in the universe were engineered.

Episode 342 min2016-08-16

World's Toughest

How some of the toughest things on Earth are engineered.

Episode 442 min2016-08-23

World's Tallest

World's Tallest Structures are investigated

Episode 542 min2017-06-08

Monster Gateways

Behind every seemingly-impossible marvel of modern engineering is a cast of trailblazers who pioneered new building techniques that made it all possible.

Episode 642 min2017-06-15

Giants of Asia

Two giant construction projects in Asia are featured. The first half covers the construction of the world's largest and most powerful single-dish radio telescope, in Guizhou Province, southwest China. The second half features the construction of the Shanghai Tower, the second-tallest building in the world and the tallest building in China. The program was re-edited from two previous episodes of the series, with some new narration added.

Episode 742 min2017-06-22

World's Most Powerful Ships

Discover what it took to build Britain's newest Aircraft Carrier the HMS Queen Elizabeth and the biggest, longest, most powerful ship that is used to remove and install oil platforms, the Pioneering Spirit.

Episode 842 min2017-06-29

Marvels of Japan

Discover what it took to build the worlds tallest building, the Tokyo Skytree and build the Kansai Airport on man-made island.

Episode 942 min2017-07-06

Built for Hell

Discover what it took to build the 110 ton ice station, Halley-6 in Antarctica and build the 450 ton International Space Station which provide the platform for research into systems and procedures for deep space exploration.