
Explore the universal drama of war: why leaders and soldiers pick up arms to fight, the technologies that have determined outcomes, the tragedies and triumphs of history’s great battles.

Pilot Taff Smith rescues the wreckage of a Bucker Jungmeister, a relic from Franco's fascist air force; rebuilding it requires long hours and big bills and its resurrection could spark controversy in Spain.

The role a former coal track played in the development of the national railway; Isambard Kingdom Brunel's bid to secure Bristol's future and his creation of the fastest engine in the world.

How the Victorians built the most technologically-advanced ships in the world; HMS Warrior; the luxury steamer SS Great Britain.

The Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol; the Tay Bridge disaster; a new metal emerges as the bridge maker's building "block" of choice.

How the seaside mini-break was transformed from a perk of the wealthy to a British institution; how piers became entertainment hubs; electricity fuels the tourist industry.

Engineers rebuild a two-seat Hurricane to fulfill a pilot's daughter's dream.

After 12 years, a team rebuilds Churchill's lost seaplane, the Waterbird.

Featuring the Sea King helicopter that saved lives from Apollo to Piper Alpha.