Impossible Engineering

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2015-04-13

Last Air Date: 2021-09-01

Number of Seasons: 10

Number of Episodes: 82

Networks: Science

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Top Cast

Mike Bratton as Narrator
Cassie Newland as Herself

Seasons

Specials (2016) - (11 Episodes)

Season 1 (2015) - (6 Episodes)

Season 2 (2016) - (8 Episodes)

Season 3 (2017) - (12 Episodes)

Season 4: Extreme Railroads (2018) - (6 Episodes)

Season 5 (2019) - (10 Episodes)

Season 6: Extreme Railroads (2019) - (6 Episodes)

Season 7 (2020) - (16 Episodes)

Season 8 (2020) - (4 Episodes)

Season 9 (2020) - (4 Episodes)

Season 10 (2021) - (10 Episodes)

Specials (2016)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Kings of the Sea (2016-08-02)

How the world's largest cruise ship was built. Also: the greatest submarine ever built.
Ep. 2: Fastest in the Universe (2016-08-09)

How the fastest things in the universe were engineered.
Ep. 3: World's Toughest (2016-08-16)

How some of the toughest things on Earth are engineered.
Ep. 4: World's Tallest (2016-08-23)

World's Tallest Structures are investigated
Ep. 5: Monster Gateways (2017-06-08)

Behind every seemingly-impossible marvel of modern engineering is a cast of trailblazers who pioneered new building techniques that made it all possible.
Ep. 6: Giants of Asia (2017-06-15)

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.
Ep. 7: World's Most Powerful Ships (2017-06-22)

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.
Ep. 8: Marvels of Japan (2017-06-29)

Discover what it took to build the worlds tallest building, the Tokyo Skytree and build the Kansai Airport on man-made island.
Ep. 9: Built for Hell (2017-07-06)

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.
Ep. 10: Future Transit (2017-07-13)

No overview for this episode.
Ep. 11: Monsters of the Deep (2017-07-20)

No overview for this episode.