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Airbus A380

The massive, elegant Airbus A380 promises a revolution in air travel. Look at the intricate and impressive processes involved in the construction of this 73m-long, 80m-wide super-plane.

Atom Smasher

Next Showing: Thursday 4 December at 10am
The Large Hadron Collider is a titan of science. Built on an unsurpassed scale, scientists aim to capture the smallest particles in the universe.

Building Green Beijing

Next Showing: Monday 1 December at 6pm
China's pollution woes are a problem with global ramifications. Follow the team of green engineers trying to build an energy-efficient Beijing.

Indy Motor Speedway

Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the spiritual home of motor racing in the US, spanning 559 acres with 250,000 seats. Follow the most ambitious redevelopment project in the speedway's history.

Smart Tunnel

Next Showing: Monday 1 December at 10am
In Malaysia, engineers faced two construction problems: traffic and stormwater. Their solution: to combine both challenges in one smart tunnel.

Spy Fortress

Next Showing: Tuesday 16 December at 10am
Gain exclusive access to a top-secret military installation, under 2000 feet of granite, with three miles of tunnels behind 25-tonne steel doors.

Beijing Olympic Stadium

Examine the unique features of the Beijing National Stadium – one of the most ambitious construction projects ever attempted in modern China.

Beijing Water Cube

The Beijing Water Cube is a bold experiment in architecture and a cutting-edge vision of eco-engineering. Go behind the scenes to learn more about this brilliant fantasia of steel and plastic.

Channel Tunnel

Next Showing: Saturday 27 December at 10pm
From the over-budget ending to Britain's island status to a decade-old engineering and commercial success. How did the chunnel become Europe's gateway?

Deep Earth Drillers

Next Showing: Tuesday 9 December at 10am
Explore the world's largest geothermal power complex as scientists and visionaries try to expand the potential of geothermal power across the planet.

Diamond Diggers

In the brutal sub-Arctic temperatures of Canada's Northwest Territories, the world's toughest mining machines plough through gem-studded earth for the Ekati Diamond Mine.

Dubai's Palm Island

Artificial islands and an exclusive housing development have altered Dubai’s coastline. See how they built such a nifty neighbourhood.

Future Trains

Speeding at 430 km/h, a futuristic magnetic levitation train turns a 30 km journey into an eight-minute joyride. Safe and efficient MAGLEV technology could change the way we travel in the future.

Garbage Mountain

Next Showing: Friday 5 December at 10am
Uncover the giant world of garbage at America's largest active mega-dump in Puente Hills, California. Here, a record 2,000 tonnes of rubbish are processed in an hour.

Hoover Dam

Next Showing: Wednesday 17 December at 10am
It took five years to build and, when completed in 1936, the Hoover Dam was one of the world's largest hydroelectric facilities. Today it generates four billion kilowatt hours of energy a year, enough to serve 1.3 million people.

Ice Hotel

Next Showing: Monday 24 November at 9am
Every year thousands of tons of ice and snow are needed to build the Ice Hotel. Witness the construction and disappearance of this most unique megastructure.

Impossible Bridges – Denmark To Sweden

Travel from Denmark to Sweden on the world's longest bridge of its kind, the Oresund, which radically changes the map of Scandinavia. Follow the progress of the project to find out what it takes to create this unique 10-mile link.

Made Of Steel

Next Showing: Friday 28 November at 9am
One of the strongest materials on Earth, steel has changed history and altered civilisations. Explore this metal's impressive versatility, from constructing grand skyscrapers to making simple cutlery.

Megaship

Climb aboard the cargo ship OOCL Atlanta as she journeys from Hong Kong to Singapore. How does a minimal crew keep this 1,000ft-long vessel afloat in treacherous seas?

Money Factory

Ever dreamed of making a fortune? Unlock the vaults of the US Treasury, the agency which powers the American economy, manufacturing $650 million in bills and coins every day.

Oil Mine

In the northern plains of Canada, 300 billion barrels of crude oil are waiting to be extracted. Over 14,000 people are employed to make sure the dangerous process runs smoothly.

Panama Canal

Next Showing: Thursday 1 January at 12am
It carries more than 14,000 ships a year over a nine-storey mountain range and some gigantic machines keep it flowing, including the world's biggest dipper dredge.

Queen Mary 2

Next Showing: Friday 19 December at 10am
What does it take to build the biggest, tallest and longest liner in the world? Follow the high-tech construction of the $800 million giant of the ocean.

Sears Tower

Journey deep inside the Sears Tower, the tallest building in North America, to find out how the building works, what its quirks are, and what it takes to run such a feat of engineering.

South Pole Station

Next Showing: Monday 8 December at 10am
Follow an expert team of builders as they attempt to construct a 21st-century science facility in one of the most desolate places on Earth: the South Pole.

Super Pipeline

Next Showing: Wednesday 31 December at 12am
By 2008, Norway will be connected to the UK via the longest sub-sea pipeline in the world. Robots have been toiling 3km under the sea to build it, and there is more to come.

Supertanker

These giants of the sea can hold the energy equivalent to 60 Hiroshima bombs and help sustain the global economy. Discover how these incredible ships are designed and built.

The Ultimate Rollercoaster

Follow the building of Kingda Ka, the world's fastest and tallest rollercoaster. Designed to go from 0 to 128 mph in 3.5 seconds and 45 stories tall, Kingda Ka is a structural giant.

The World's Biggest Shredder

Next Showing: Saturday 29 November at 6pm
Experience the mighty mega-shredder. The world's largest metal recycling machine can reduce the equivalent of 450 cars an hour to an unrecognisable pulp.

The World's Busiest Port

Next Showing: Saturday 29 November at 2pm
Straddling one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, this is the port of call for a quarter of the world's containers and half the world's supply of oil. Now, imagine if something at this port were to go horribly wrong...

USS Virginia

A look at the newest nuclear sub to prowl the oceans, the USS Virginia. Built to answer America's military needs for the 21st century, this underwater warship features many forward-looking advances in naval technology.

World Island Wonder

Next Showing: Thursday 18 December at 10am
Visit islands which didn't exist ten years ago. Take a trip to Dubai, the desert city whose incredible man-made islands are becoming a world-renowned tourist attraction.

World's Biggest Casino

Next Showing: Saturday 29 November at 7pm
Groomed as Asia's gambling capital, Macau is home to the world's largest casino – the Venetian. We follow the construction of the resort which will include a huge hotel, 15,000 seat arena and a canal.

Built From Brick

Next Showing: Thursday 27 November at 9am
It was used to construct the Great Wall of China and it's still used by builders today. Find out how bricks are made and why this old-fashioned technology has lasted for centuries.

Deep Sea Drillers

Next Showing: Tuesday 2 December at 10am
In an attempt to tap into a vast natural gas supply, the US is drilling the Atlantic sea bed. Discover what it takes to drill in the dark depths.

Dubai's Dream Palace

As Dubai's oil began to run dry, its ruler conceived the idea of turning the country into the world's leading tourist destination. Revealing the incredible engineering behind the iconic Burj al Arab.

Impossible Bridges – Greece

The Rion-Antirion Bridge is the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world. Built over a seismic fault line, the bridge spans across water more than 60 metres deep. Find out how designers and engineers overcame nature's worst.

Millau Bridge

Next Showing: Thursday 11 December at 10am
Opened in December 2004, the Millau Bridge in southern France is the tallest in the world, reaching 1,125 ft. This 2.5 km-long megastructure is even taller than the Eiffel Tower.

North Sea Wall

In 1953, a killer storm claimed 1,800 lives when giant waves flooded the Dutch coastline. Can new technology, including floating houses, prevent another such catastrophe?

Port Of Rotterdam

The biggest port in the world also has the most problems. 450 ships go in and out every day, carrying cargo worth billions. How do they navigate the vicious currents?

Shanghai Super Tower

Next Showing: Wednesday 31 December at 1pm
The Shanghai World Financial Centre will, on completion, be mainland China's tallest building. At 101 floors tall, the skyscraper has been built to withstand anything nature and man can throw at it.

The World's Longest Bridge

Next Showing: Saturday 29 November at 4pm
The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge is a third longer than any other suspension bridge ever built. It's also the tallest and the most expensive, and built in a very treacherous place. It's been trouble-free for six years, but will it last?

World Trade Centre Bahrain

Next Showing: Tuesday 30 December at 12am
As a rising symbol of achievement and a reflection of the region's fastest-growing economy, the WTC Bahrain will be the world's newest landmark.

Air Force Transport

Dover Base, Delaware, is America's busiest military aerial port, responsible for more than 30% of US military materials sent overseas. How do they cope with the volume?

Concrete Marvels

Next Showing: Wednesday 26 November at 9am
The most widely used building material on Earth, concrete was the material of choice for the Romans as well as for modern-day skyscrapers. Explore some of the world's greatest concrete structures.

Deep Ocean Port

Yangshan Deep Water Port is located in the middle of the ocean, 30km from dry land. With 20km of quay and 50 berths, Yangshan is destined to become the biggest deep water port ever built.

Impossible Bridges – China

China is home to three ultimate bridges: the Lupu, the longest arch bridge in the world, the Runyang, the world's third-longest suspension bridge, and the Sutong, soon to be the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world.

Rockeaters

In Iceland, a giant tunnel boring machine called 'Jaws' has chewed up nine miles of basalt to aid a hydroelectric project. See the rock cruncher at work as it burrows deep down.

The World's Most Powerful Dam

Next Showing: Saturday 29 November at 5pm
The Itaipu Dam is the world's largest hydro-electric power plant and a triumph of engineering. Find out how it was built against impossible odds to provide power for millions of people in two different countries.

USS Ronald Reagan

Step aboard the US's newest aircraft carrier as it sets out on its maiden voyage and learn what it takes to make this vast floating city operate, from feeding the thousands of staff to the unique method of waste disposal.

Earthquake Glasshouse

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