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Building Giants

From the world's longest tunnels to the world's most advanced skyscraper, Building Giants reveals the extraordinary innovations that help record-breaking superstructures to be built, and uncovers the inner secrets of how they work.
20208 episodes
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Episodes

  1. S4 E1 - City of Ice
    May 5, 2020
    42min
    TV-PG
    Engineers race to build a city made of snow and ice in a record-breaking 15 days, and to accomplish this herculean task, they use cutting-edge tech and the latest construction methods to turn 110,000 tons of ice into an extraordinary super city.
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  2. S4 E2 - L.A. Mega Rail
    May 12, 2020
    42min
    TV-PG
    An expert team of engineers are using cutting-edge tech and the latest construction methods to build Los Angeles's biggest engineering project ever: a series of brand-new subway lines in durable, earthquake-proof tunnels.
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  3. S4 E3 - Underground Mega Highway
    May 19, 2020
    42min
    TV-PG
    An expert team of engineers use hi-tech explosions and state-of-the-art drilling rigs to tear through solid granite and build an 11-mile underground tunnel, one of the longest in the world.
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  4. S4 E4 - Arctic Monster Ship
    May 26, 2020
    42min
    TV-PG
    The world's best shipbuilders join forces to build a state-of-the-art ship that comes equipped with two submarines, and using cutting-edge engineering, it can brave the Arctic Ocean's worst winters and deadliest seas.
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  5. S4 E5 - The Invincible Bridge
    June 2, 2020
    42min
    TV-PG
    An expert team of engineers use the latest advances in construction and design to battle deadly earthquakes, intense heat and punishing deadlines and build a 3,500-foot-long bridge in Los Angeles that's tough enough to brave the world's worst disasters.
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  6. S4 E6 - World's Fastest Train
    June 16, 2020
    42min
    TV-PG
    An expert team of engineers uses the latest advances in high-speed technology to build an army of the fastest and most advanced trains in the world. Special access into the construction process reveals these record-setting trains' technological secrets.
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  7. S4 E7 - Monster Roller Coaster
    June 23, 2020
    42min
    TV-G
    Expert engineering and cutting-edge technology come together to build one of the world's wildest roller coasters, and special behind-the-scenes access reveals how new innovations make this high-speed thrill ride possible.
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  8. S4 E8 - Cruise Ship of the Future
    June 30, 2020
    42min
    TV-PG
    One of the world's largest and most advanced cruise ships must brave some of the roughest seas on Earth, and using expert engineering and the latest tech, its crew relies on cutting-edge innovations to operate this 170,000 ton vessel safely and speedily.
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Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Starring
Julian Barratt
Studio
Science Channel
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