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 3 | Episode 4

London's newest rail network is a project of staggering proportions, with 10,000 personnel working across 40 sites and on 118km of track. Hear the story of Crossrail.

Impossible Engineering

Impossible Engineering

Series 4 | Episode 2

How a team of intrepid engineers keep the largest offshore wind farm on the planet, the London Array, maintained and producing electricity whatever the weather.

Impossible Engineering

Impossible Engineering

Series 4 | Episode 6

How the Abrams Tank, the US Army's biggest land combat vehicle, is constructed, using access to the factory where they are built, as well as their testing grounds.

Impossible Engineering

Impossible Engineering

Series 4 | Episode 9

A look onboard the $200million Black Pearl, which is the largest sailing yacht in the world, but has also been built to sail faster than any ship of its size.

Impossible Engineering

Impossible Engineering

Series 4 | Episode 10

A look at the Qinhai-Tibet line, the highest railway in the world, including the engineering challenges faced at high altitude and in bitterly cold temperatures.

Impossible Engineering

Impossible Engineering

Series 4 | Episode 8

An insight into a team of engineers in Perth's attempts to not only break the 763mph land speed record set back in 1997, but also go past the 1,000mph barrier.

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.

Impossible Engineering

Series 1 | Episode 1

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Freeview 25
Sky 155
Virginmedia 129
Youview 25
Freesat 159
Bt 25
Talktalk 25

Remind Me TV Guide

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.