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Building the Ultimate

Season 1
A fascinating and dynamic documentary series exploring how modern technology shapes the objects we use.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Submarine
    October 27, 2003
    24min
    7+
    Speed, strength, stealth and power: the submarine is a mean machine going where man cannot. So, how does a submarine withstand the huge forces of sea pressure?
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  2. S1 E2 - Helicopter
    October 30, 2003
    24min
    7+
    Agile and athletic, the helicopter is the only machine designed to take off vertically and hover - and the only vehicle to have saved more lives than it has killed.
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  3. S1 E3 - Suspension Bridge
    November 24, 2003
    24min
    7+
    Graceful and slender, the suspension bridge is the only structure known to man that can span more than one mile. With new computer technology, we find out what really happened at the infamous Tacoma Narrows collapse of 1940.
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  4. S1 E4 - Spacecraft
    November 17, 2003
    24min
    7+
    A space shuttle has 2.5 million parts and travels at over 7,000 meters per second. With armor that is designed to break and heat shields that are designed to burn, spacecraft technology is literally out of this world.
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  5. S1 E5 - Tank
    November 10, 2003
    24min
    7+
    The tank is a unique combination of firepower, protection and mobility that dominates the battlefield.
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  6. S1 E6 - Passanger Jet
    December 1, 2003
    24min
    7+
    At any one time, over 350,000 people are flying in passenger jets - yet, fifty years ago, they didn't exist. Experts from engineering to ornithology reveal the secrets of the jet engine.
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  7. S1 E7 - Skyscraper
    December 8, 2003
    24min
    7+
    Skyscraper architecture has always received plaudits, but the real genius behind our tallest buildings lies in the efforts of the unheralded structural engineers.
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  8. S1 E8 - Bulletproof Car
    December 15, 2003
    24min
    7+
    How are new threats changing the designs and technology behind bulletproof cars?
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Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
James MillarMaire TraceyMark Elliott
Producers
Liz McLeodJames MillarMaire TraceyMark Elliott
Cast
John Harrison
Studio
FilmRise
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