Rob Bell discovers the history of the Metropolitan Line.
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- English subtitles
- 45
Rob Bell discovers the history of the Metropolitan Line.
How the Piccadilly Line changed transport as we know it.
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 45
How the Piccadilly Line changed transport as we know it.
Documentary about the development of the Boeing 747 jumbo jet. The 747 was a game changer; the airliner that revolutionised mass, cheap air travel. But the first, wide-bodied plane was (originally) intended as a stopgap to Boeing\'s now-abandoned supersonic jet.
- TV-Recordings
- Engineering
- English subtitles
- 60
Documentary about the development of the Boeing 747 jumbo jet. The 747 was a game changer; the airliner that revolutionised mass, cheap air travel. But the first, wide-bodied plane was (originally) intended as a stopgap to Boeing\'s now-abandoned supersonic jet.
Following the front line of engineering and high-tech construction
- TV-Recordings
- Built Environment & Architecture
- Engineering
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 60
Following the front line of engineering and high-tech construction
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Megastructures
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Channel 5
Each episode is an educational look of varying depth into the construction, operation, and staffing of various structures or construction projects, but not ordinary construction products.
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- No
Each episode is an educational look of varying depth into the construction, operation, and staffing of various structures or construction projects, but not ordinary construction products.
The inside story of the building of the clever arena, which was the centre of world attention in the 2012 Olympic games.
- TV-Recordings
- Built Environment & Architecture
- Engineering
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 40
The inside story of the building of the clever arena, which was the centre of world attention in the 2012 Olympic games.
Building an eight lane freeway under the city of Boston.
- TV-Recordings
- Built Environment & Architecture
- Engineering
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 56
Building an eight lane freeway under the city of Boston.
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Megastructures - Building the World
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Jeremy Hall
In the Persian Gulf, the world's largest artificial islands are being constructed in the shape of the earth's continents. This ambitious engineering feat is part of a plan to transform Dubai into one of the world's premiere tourist destinations
- TV-Recordings
- Built Environment & Architecture
- Engineering
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 57
In the Persian Gulf, the world's largest artificial islands are being constructed in the shape of the earth's continents. This ambitious engineering feat is part of a plan to transform Dubai into one of the world's premiere tourist destinations
The Finnish construction of cruise liner Freedom of the Seas, which was launched in 2006 and, at 18 storeys in height and a quarter of a mile in length, is the largest in the world. As cameras show the many features such as the surf park and ice rink, experts investigate whether at 160,000 tonnes this is the maximum size ocean-going technology will reach before having too great a mass to float
- TV-Recordings
- Built Environment & Architecture
- Engineering
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 58
The Finnish construction of cruise liner Freedom of the Seas, which was launched in 2006 and, at 18 storeys in height and a quarter of a mile in length, is the largest in the world. As cameras show the many features such as the surf park and ice rink, experts investigate whether at 160,000 tonnes this is the maximum size ocean-going technology will reach before having too great a mass to float
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Megastructures - The World's Biggest Sea Barrier
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Jeremy Hall
Documentary looking at the design, structure and features of the North Sea Wall, a massive coastal defence system built along Holland's coastline
- TV-Recordings
- Built Environment & Architecture
- Engineering
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 57
Documentary looking at the design, structure and features of the North Sea Wall, a massive coastal defence system built along Holland's coastline
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Nuclear Secrets - The Terror Trader
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UK TV History
- TV-Recordings
- Engineering
- History
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 45
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Seven Wonders of the Industrial World - Episode 01: The Great Ship
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Christopher Spencer
At a time when most ships were built to traditional designs in wood, and powered by sail, Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s colossal ship, the Great Eastern, was almost 700 feet long and built of iron. His vision was that it should carry 4,000 passengers, in magnificent style, as far as the Antipodes - without needing to refuel.
- TV-Recordings
- Built Environment & Architecture
- Engineering
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 8
At a time when most ships were built to traditional designs in wood, and powered by sail, Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s colossal ship, the Great Eastern, was almost 700 feet long and built of iron. His vision was that it should carry 4,000 passengers, in magnificent style, as far as the Antipodes - without needing to refuel.
In 1869, John Roebling won the contract to build the largest bridge in the world, the Brooklyn Bridge in New York. It was to stretch 1,600 feet, in one giant leap, across the wide and turbulent East River that separates New York from Brooklyn.
- TV-Recordings
- Built Environment & Architecture
- Engineering
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 45
In 1869, John Roebling won the contract to build the largest bridge in the world, the Brooklyn Bridge in New York. It was to stretch 1,600 feet, in one giant leap, across the wide and turbulent East River that separates New York from Brooklyn.
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Seven Wonders of the Industrial World - Episode 03: The Bell Rock Lighthouse
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Christopher Spencer
In 1800 Robert Stevenson set about building a lighthouse on the deadly Bell Rock reef off the east of Scotland.
- TV-Recordings
- Built Environment & Architecture
- Engineering
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 40
In 1800 Robert Stevenson set about building a lighthouse on the deadly Bell Rock reef off the east of Scotland.
By the middle of the 19th century, the benefits brought by the countless advances of the Industrial Age were gradually beginning to reach America,
- TV-Recordings
- Engineering
- History
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 45
By the middle of the 19th century, the benefits brought by the countless advances of the Industrial Age were gradually beginning to reach America,
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Seven Wonders of the Industrial World - Episode 05: The Sewer King
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Edward Bazalgette
In the summer of 1858, while the Great Eastern was being fitted out for her maiden voyage, London was in the grip of a crisis known as the 'Great Stink'. The population had grown rapidly during the first half of the 19th century, yet there had been no provision for sanitation.
- TV-Recordings
- Engineering
- History
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 12
In the summer of 1858, while the Great Eastern was being fitted out for her maiden voyage, London was in the grip of a crisis known as the 'Great Stink'. The population had grown rapidly during the first half of the 19th century, yet there had been no provision for sanitation.
Having completed the building of the Suez Canal in 1869, Ferdinand de Lesseps dreamed of an even bolder scheme: the Panama Canal. Lesseps decided he would cut a path across the Isthmus of Panama,and thus unite the great oceans of the Atlantic and Pacific, making the long journey round South America unnecessary.
- TV-Recordings
- Engineering
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 45
Having completed the building of the Suez Canal in 1869, Ferdinand de Lesseps dreamed of an even bolder scheme: the Panama Canal. Lesseps decided he would cut a path across the Isthmus of Panama,and thus unite the great oceans of the Atlantic and Pacific, making the long journey round South America unnecessary.
As pioneers explored and found their way across the vast continent of America, they were frequently stopped by poor or hostile environments such as the desert regions of Arizona and Nevada.
- TV-Recordings
- Engineering
- History
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 10
As pioneers explored and found their way across the vast continent of America, they were frequently stopped by poor or hostile environments such as the desert regions of Arizona and Nevada.
How harnessing the link between magnetism and electricity transformed the world.
- TV-Recordings
- Physics
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 60
How harnessing the link between magnetism and electricity transformed the world.
How we finally came to understand the science of electricity.
- TV-Recordings
- Physics
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 60
How we finally came to understand the science of electricity.
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Speed Machines
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Channel 4
This innovative series tells the story of eight battles to design and build the fastest cars, ships, planes, boats and trains
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- No
This innovative series tells the story of eight battles to design and build the fastest cars, ships, planes, boats and trains
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Speed Machines - Episode 01: The Great Ocean Liners.
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Channel Four
The 1930s was a highpoint for ocean-going liners. Crossing the Atlantic by boat was the only way to reach the US, and competition between the French and British shipyards was never less than fierce, a focus for patriotic pride.
- TV-Recordings
- Engineering
- History
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 48
The 1930s was a highpoint for ocean-going liners. Crossing the Atlantic by boat was the only way to reach the US, and competition between the French and British shipyards was never less than fierce, a focus for patriotic pride.
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Speed Machines - Episode 03: The Flying Boats
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Channel Four
Back in the 1930s, two giant airlines began to span the globe, flying firstly mail and then passengers around the world. Pan American flew to Latin America and eventually across the Pacific to Asia.
- TV-Recordings
- Engineering
- History
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 49
Back in the 1930s, two giant airlines began to span the globe, flying firstly mail and then passengers around the world. Pan American flew to Latin America and eventually across the Pacific to Asia.
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Speed Machines - Episode 04: The Speed Boat Kings
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Channel Four
The fourth episode in the series visits the fast, furious and all-too-often deadly powerboat races of the 1920s and 30s.
- TV-Recordings
- Engineering
- History
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 49
The fourth episode in the series visits the fast, furious and all-too-often deadly powerboat races of the 1920s and 30s.
George Carey's film shows how the Russian space programme was kick-started by a mystic who taught that science would make us immortal, and carried forward by a scientist who believed that we should evolve into super-humans who could leave our overcrowded planet to colonise the universe. Stranger still, Carey shows how those ideas have survived Communism and adapted themselves to the science of the modern world.
- TV-Recordings
- Engineering
- Humanities
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 60
George Carey's film shows how the Russian space programme was kick-started by a mystic who taught that science would make us immortal, and carried forward by a scientist who believed that we should evolve into super-humans who could leave our overcrowded planet to colonise the universe. Stranger still, Carey shows how those ideas have survived Communism and adapted themselves to the science of the modern world.
Engineer Jem Stansfield looks back through the Horizon archives to find out how scientists have come to understand and manipulate the materials that built the modern world.
- TV-Recordings
- Chemistry
- Physics
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 60
Engineer Jem Stansfield looks back through the Horizon archives to find out how scientists have come to understand and manipulate the materials that built the modern world.
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Supersized Earth
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BBC
Supersized Earth traces the spectacular story of how humans have transformed our world in a generation.
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- No subtitles
- No
Supersized Earth traces the spectacular story of how humans have transformed our world in a generation.
In this final episode, Dallas examines what it takes to keep seven billion humans alive with food, energy and water.
- TV-Recordings
- Engineering
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 60
In this final episode, Dallas examines what it takes to keep seven billion humans alive with food, energy and water.
In this episode, Dallas explores how we can travel further and faster than ever before - and how our desire to shrink the world is inspiring some of the most extraordinary engineering projects on the planet.
- TV-Recordings
- Engineering
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 60
In this episode, Dallas explores how we can travel further and faster than ever before - and how our desire to shrink the world is inspiring some of the most extraordinary engineering projects on the planet.
Supersized Earth traces the spectacular story of how humans have transformed our world in a generation. In this awe-inspiring three-part series, Dallas Campbell travels the globe, visiting the world's largest and most ambitious engineering projects, exploring the power of human ingenuity.
- TV-Recordings
- Engineering
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 60
Supersized Earth traces the spectacular story of how humans have transformed our world in a generation. In this awe-inspiring three-part series, Dallas Campbell travels the globe, visiting the world's largest and most ambitious engineering projects, exploring the power of human ingenuity.