Specials
11 episodes · premiered Aug 2, 2016
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E1 Kings of the Sea
How the world's largest cruise ship was built. Also: the greatest submarine ever built.
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E2 Fastest in the Universe
How the fastest things in the universe were engineered.
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E3 World's Toughest
How some of the toughest things on Earth are engineered.
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E4 World's Tallest
World's Tallest Structures are investigated
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E5 Monster Gateways
Behind every seemingly-impossible marvel of modern engineering is a cast of trailblazers who pioneered new building techniques that made it all possible.
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E6 Giants of Asia
Two giant construction projects in Asia are featured. The first half covers the construction of the world's largest and most powerful single-dish radio telescope, in Guizhou Province, southwest China. The second half features the construction of the Shanghai Tower, the second-tallest building in the world and the tallest building in China. The program was re-edited from two previous episodes of the series, with some new narration added.
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E7 World's Most Powerful Ships
Discover what it took to build Britain's newest Aircraft Carrier the HMS Queen Elizabeth and the biggest, longest, most powerful ship that is used to remove and install oil platforms, the Pioneering Spirit.
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E8 Marvels of Japan
Discover what it took to build the worlds tallest building, the Tokyo Skytree and build the Kansai Airport on man-made island.
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E9 Built for Hell
Discover what it took to build the 110 ton ice station, Halley-6 in Antarctica and build the 450 ton International Space Station which provide the platform for research into systems and procedures for deep space exploration.
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E10 Future Transit
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E11 Monsters of the Deep