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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Mega Pit Stops

Mega Pit Stops

Engineering the World Rally

Engineering the World Rally

2007

Time Scanners

Time Scanners

2014

MythBusters

MythBusters

2003

Brits Who Made The Modern World

Brits Who Made The Modern World

2008

How to Build

How to Build

2010

The Hairy Bikers' Restoration Road Trip

The Hairy Bikers' Restoration Road Trip

2013

Dreaming The Impossible: Unbuilt Britain

Dreaming The Impossible: Unbuilt Britain

2013

Engineering Repurposed

Engineering Repurposed

2024

Submarines

Submarines

2020

Veritasium

Veritasium

2010

How Britain Worked

How Britain Worked

2012

Bridging the Expanse

Bridging the Expanse

2019

Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections

Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections

2008

Alma Matters: Inside the IIT Dream

Alma Matters: Inside the IIT Dream

2021

Top Trumps

Top Trumps

2008

Air Warriors

Air Warriors

2014

Mega Manufacturing

Mega Manufacturing

2019

1000 Days of Fear: The Deadly Race at Los Alamos

1000 Days of Fear: The Deadly Race at Los Alamos

2015

The Secret Life of Machines

The Secret Life of Machines

1988