Impossible Engineering

The history of pioneering modern-day mega structures, revealing that behind every seemingly impossible marvel of modern engineering is a cast of historic trailblazers.

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  • Guy Martin's World War 1 Tank

    Description: The motoring fan builds a working replica of a First World War tank and drives it at a Remembrance Day parade.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 1 episode available.

  • How Britain Worked

    Description: Guy Martin recreates technical achievements of the 19th century.; Category: Engineering; 6 episodes available.

  • The Boat That Guy Built

    Description: Guy Martin renovates a narrowboat with inventions from the Industrial Revolution.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 6 episodes available.

  • Guy Martin's Spitfire

    Description: The history enthusiast joins the two-year restoration of a Spitfire that was buried in a French beach.; Category: Engineering; 1 episode available.

  • Yorkshire Steam Railways

    Description: A behind-the-scenes look at the North York Moors Railway.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 9 episodes available.

  • Space Shuttle: Triumph and Tragedy

    Description: The inside story of NASA's iconic, reusable spacecraft.; Category: Engineering; 2 episodes available.

  • Steam Train Britain

    Description: Behind the scenes of three preserved steam railway lines.; Category: Engineering; 10 episodes available.

  • Underground Worlds

    Description: Incredible feats of human endeavour, revealing what people have built, where, how and why.; Category: Engineering; 20 episodes available.

  • Secrets of the Railways

    Description: Railroads that are associated with some of mankind's ugliest deeds.; Category: Engineering; 6 episodes available.

  • David Jason: Planes, Trains and Automobiles

    Description: The actor discovers the machines that made America and changed the world.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 5 episodes available.

  • Fred Dibnah's World of Steam, Steel and Stone

    Description: Celebration of the many sides of Fred Dibnah; Category: Engineering; 12 episodes available.

  • James May: The Reassembler

    Description: James May explores the intricacies and engineering marvels of objects by putting them back together again.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 7 episodes available.