How to Build

Britain's iconic and 'secretive' engineering companies reveal how they build the world's most amazing machines. The first part of the series "How to build a nuclear submarine" a documentary following the construction of the Astute nuclear submarine. The second part of the series "How to build a jumbo jet engine", the story of the thousands of people who design, build and test engines at Rolls-Royce’s manufacturing plants in Derby and across the UK, making Rolls-Royce a central part of life for the people of places like Derby. The third and final part of the series "How to build Britain's secret engineers" when the documentary team follows workers at a leading British company on a global journey, as they reveal a handful of their secretive projects including getting Chinook helicopters ready for front line service.

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Modern Marvels

Modern Marvels

1993

Extreme Engineering

Extreme Engineering

2003

Ancient Impossible

Ancient Impossible

2015

Breakthrough

Breakthrough

2015

What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates

What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates

2024

That's So Last Century

2015

How Britain Worked

How Britain Worked

2012

Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections

Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections

2008

Jeremy Clarkson's Extreme Machines

Jeremy Clarkson's Extreme Machines

1998

Alma Matters: Inside the IIT Dream

Alma Matters: Inside the IIT Dream

2021

The Arrow

The Arrow

1997

Retro Tech

Retro Tech

2019

Superquark

Superquark

1995

Life 2.0

Life 2.0

2020

The Bomber: Terror of WWII

The Bomber: Terror of WWII

2022

The Age of A.I.

The Age of A.I.

2019

James May's 20th Century

James May's 20th Century

2007

Don't Look Down

2000

The Secret Life of Machines

The Secret Life of Machines

1988

Veritasium

Veritasium

2010

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