Impossible Engineering

Behind every seemingly impossible marvel of modern engineering is a cast of historic trailblazers who designed new building techniques, took risks on untested materials and revolutionised their field. Each episode details how giant structures, record-beating buildings, war ships and spacecraft are built and work. As the show revels in these modern day creations, it also leaps back in time to recount the stories of the exceptional engineers whose technological advances made it all possible.

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Air Warriors

Air Warriors

2014

Richard Hammond's Big

Richard Hammond's Big

2020

Jeremy Clarkson's Extreme Machines

Jeremy Clarkson's Extreme Machines

1998

Don't Look Down

2000

Top Trumps

Top Trumps

2008

The Secret Life of Machines

The Secret Life of Machines

1988

Extreme Engineering

Extreme Engineering

2003

Massive Engineering Mistakes

Massive Engineering Mistakes

2019

Coltrane's Planes and Automobiles

Coltrane's Planes and Automobiles

1997

Abandoned Engineering

Abandoned Engineering

2017

The Engineering That Built the World

The Engineering That Built the World

2021

Shipping the World

Shipping the World

2019

The Secret Life of Components

The Secret Life of Components

2021

The Search for Solutions

The Search for Solutions

1980

Ian Hislop's Trains That Changed the World

Ian Hislop's Trains That Changed the World

2021

Les souterrains de Paris, une techno XXL

Les souterrains de Paris, une techno XXL

2024

James May's Things You Need To Know

James May's Things You Need To Know

2011

Visionaries

Visionaries

2025

Engineering Catastrophes

Engineering Catastrophes

2018

Survival in the Skies

Survival in the Skies

2017