Impossible Engineering

Tuesdays at 9pm

Impossible Engineering is the illuminating series about the breakthroughs that have shaped breathtaking feats of modern construction.

Impossible Engineering

Impossible Engineering

Series 5 | Episode 14

Chinese authorities attempt a huge infrastructure project as they try to move vast amounts of water from the wet south of the country to the dry north.

Impossible Engineering

Impossible Engineering

Series 5 | Episode 15

The Falkirk wheel is the first and only rotating boat lift, capable of moving 600 tonnes of boat and water over a 25-metre height difference in just minutes.

Impossible Engineering

Impossible Engineering

Series 5 | Episode 8

The Beipanjiang First Bridge, the highest bridge on Earth, connecting two communities in China formerly divided by a gorge known as 'the crack in the Earth'.

Impossible Engineering

Impossible Engineering

Series 5 | Episode 16

Stratolaunch is designed to lift rockets, spacecraft and experimental high-speed hypersonic planes into the stratosphere, then release them for their onward journey into space.

Impossible Engineering

Impossible Engineering

Series 5 | Episode 5

The Boka Vanguard, the planet's largest heavy lift ship, capable of carrying the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty at the same time.

Impossible Engineering

Impossible Engineering

Series 5 | Episode 10

The Independent, a residential skyscraper in Austin, Texas. At 690ft, it is the tallest building in the city, surpassing the 683ft Austonian, another residential skyscraper.

6 Incredible Engineering Marvels

6 Incredible Engineering Marvels

From a radio telescope that might just find aliens, to a truly terrifying rollercoaster.

Four Examples of Engineering Genius

Four Examples of Engineering Genius

How human ingenuity has led to the creation of spectacular structures.

About Impossible Engineering

About Impossible Engineering

Behind every impossible marvel of modern engineering is a cast of historic trailblazers.

Series 1 Episode Guide

Series 1 Episode Guide

Each episode details how giant structures and record-beating buildings are built.

Dan Cruikshank's Bridges of London

Dan Cruikshank's Bridges of London

Dan Cruickshank explores London and the secrets of the bridges that have made it.

The Golden Age of Canals

The Golden Age of Canals

Gina McKee narrates this affectionate celebration of Britain's canals.