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Tunnels & Towers

How Did They Build That?

S5, EP4 "Tunnels & Towers"

In Chicago, twin concrete towers push the limits of high-rise design. Engineers conquer the sea to unite Sweden and Denmark. And in Sydney, Norman Foster and team take on the challenge of a new metro station that can't disrupt the busy streets above.

How Did They Build That?

S2, EP9 "Mirrors & Marble"

Visiting Australia's One Central Park, the Oslo Opera House and the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco to reveal their architectural secrets.

Air Crash Investigation

S25, EP7 "Deadly Climb"

In 1985, a DC-9 airliner crashes seconds after takeoff from Milwaukee.

Air Disasters

S24, EP9 "Lost Star Footballer"

With rising young football star Emiliano Sala on board, a chartered Piper Malibu suddenly disappears from radar over the English Channel.

Air Disasters

S21, EP2 "Lockerbie Disaster"

A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 103, causing the aircraft to disintegrate in midair and the wreckage of the aircraft to crash into the Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing all 259 people on board and 11 people on the ground.

Air Disasters

S3, EP4 "Impossible Landing"

A look at the fate of United Airlines Flight 232 which crashed into Sioux City's runway in 1989; it caused a subsequent explosion that left 111 people dead.

Air Disasters

S14, EP8 "Controversial Crashes"

Seeing how international investigative teams must overcome differences to solve controversial plane crashes.

Air Disasters

S18, EP4 "Dead Tired"

Investigating the 2009 crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407; the plane stalls at low altitude and dives into a residential area near Buffalo, N.Y.

Air Disasters

S9, EP5 "Fatal Delivery"

The two-man crew of a UPS cargo jet must attempt an emergency landing when a fire in the cargo hold fills their cockpit with smoke.

Air Disasters

S8, EP5 "The Final Push"

Investigators try to find the cause of two similar air crashes that happened nearly 12 years apart.

Air Disasters

S13, EP3 "Fatal Approach"

A false warning in the cockpit triggers a series of pilot errors, sending a commuter plane crashing by the runway of an Amsterdam airport.

Air Disasters

S5, EP2 "Speed Trap"

Joining NTSB and military experts as they work together to uncover how a fighter jet could collide with a civilian flight.

Air Disasters

S16, EP6 "Meltdown Over Kathmandu"

Landing at one of the world's most challenging airports, a passenger plane comes in like a fighter jet and crashes, killing 51 of the 71 people aboard.

Air Disasters

S7, EP9 "Vertigo"

On Jan. 3, 2004, Flash Airlines Flight 604 banks to the right just after takeoff and crashes into the Red Sea, killing all 148 people on board.

Air Disasters

S21, EP1 "Scratching the Surface"

After taking off from Taiwan, a China Airlines 747 suddenly disappears from radar and crashes, killing 225 people.

Air Disasters

S18, EP7 "Unlocking Disaster"

A 747's cargo door opens at 23,000 feet, causing an explosive decompression that ejects nine passengers from the plane.

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