Engineering Catastrophes

Humans have been building for more than 10,000 years - were engineering experts and yet every year, tales emerge of construction calamities from all over the world. From the extraordinary to the ridiculous, this series uncovers the epic fails and near misses engineers would rather not talk about.

201912 episodes

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S2 E1 - Hell Tower NYC
October 10, 2018
42min
TV-PG
A New York City skyscraper that could topple at any moment, a city street that collapses, and the Leaning Tower of Pisa are serious engineering emergencies, and experts use cutting edge technology to reveal if they can be fixed.
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S2 E2 - Skyscraper vs. Sinkhole
October 17, 2018
42min
TV-PG
A skyscraper sinking into the earth, the world's strongest wall in crisis and a deadly bridge are engineering catastrophes in need of repair, and experts use technology to reveal what went wrong and if they can be fixed.
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S2 E3 - Nightmare on Main Street
October 24, 2018
42min
TV-PG
A railroad bridge on the edge of disaster, a nightmare in a fairy-tale town and a huge cathedral in calamity are engineering catastrophes in need of repair, and experts use cutting-edge technology to reveal if they can be fixed.
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S2 E4 - The Towering Inferno
October 31, 2018
42min
TV-PG
A skyscraper causing hellish heat in downtown Dallas, a swarm of sinkholes and a landmark with a fatal secret are engineering catastrophes in need of repair.
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S2 E5 - Terror at Doomsday Dam
November 7, 2018
42min
TV-PG
When America's tallest dam threatens to burst, a nearby town finds itself an hour away from total annihilation, and engineers use cutting edge technology to reveal what went wrong and if disaster can be averted.
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S2 E6 - Hellfire USA
November 14, 2018
42min
TV-PG
A fire in an American town burning since 1962, a flood that threatens Chicago skyscrapers, and a town swallowed by the sea are engineering disasters in need of repair, and experts reveal what went wrong and if they can be fixed.
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S2 E7 - Sins of Ghost Vegas
November 27, 2018
42min
TV-PG
An abandoned Vegas-style getaway with a deadly secret, a ghost town sinking into the earth and a passenger train on a course for disaster are engineering catastrophes in need of repair.
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S2 E8 - Highway to Hell
December 5, 2018
42min
TV-PG
A skyscraper raining deadly bolts on the streets below, a highway on the brink of collapse and a catastrophic landslide are engineering crises in need of repair.
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S2 E9 - NASA Under Pressure
December 12, 2018
42min
TV-PG
When catastrophe strikes Skylab, life on Earth is threatened by a space station cratering toward Earth, and NASA experts use cutting-edge technology to reveal what went wrong and if disaster can be averted.
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S2 E10 - Ghost Town from Hell
December 19, 2018
42min
TV-PG
A detonated building mysteriously refuses to fall, an American ghost town with a deadly legacy and wind turbines on the brink of disaster are engineering disasters in need of repair.
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S2 E11 - When Demolitions Go Wrong
February 12, 2019
42min
TV-PG
Engineers race for cutting edge solutions to bring down buildings that refuse to fall, and at work sites in Las Vegas and Russia, experts see if they can succeed where the world's most powerful explosives fail.
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S2 E12 - Explosions from Hell
February 19, 2019
42min
TV-PG
Engineers race for cutting edge solutions to bring down buildings that refuse to fall, and at the world-renowned Pontiac Silverdome in Michigan, experts try to succeed when the world's most powerful explosives fail.
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