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Impossible Engineering

  • Category: 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.

Impossible Engineering is not currently available on demand.

  • Guy Martin's World War 1 Tank

    Description: Guy builds a working replica of a WWI 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: Guy 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; 6 episodes available.

  • The Architecture the Railways Built

    Description: Tim Dunn explores the stunning architecture that lines the railway network.; Category: Engineering; 40 episodes available.

  • Steam Train Britain

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

  • James May: The Reassembler

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

  • Speed with Guy Martin: F1 Challenge

    Description: Guy joins the Williams F1 crew at the Belgian Grand Prix for an insight into Formula 1.; Category: Motoring; 1 episode available.

  • Guy Martin's Wall of Death: Live

    Description: Guy Martin takes on a daring extreme world record attempt on a Wall of Death.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 1 episode available.

  • Speed with Guy Martin: F1 Special

    Description: Guy takes on former Formula One driver David Coulthard in a series of challenges.; Category: Motoring; 1 episode available.