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Arctic Modules & Auditoria

How Did They Build That?

S1, EP8 "Arctic Modules & Auditoria"

The engineering secrets behind a mobile research station in Antarctica, a gravity-defying concert hall on the Canary Islands, and a rotating boat lift in Scotland.

How Did They Build That?

S5, EP1 "Reborn Buildings & Sacred Grounds"

In Oklahoma, a sacred spiral mound rises on a former oilfield, honouring 39 tribes. London's crumbling Battersea Power Station is reborn with two million new bricks. And in Spain, Frank Gehry crowns a historic winery.

Air Crash Investigation

S25, EP4 "Second Thoughts"

The turboprop plane begins its descent in thick fog, but things go wrong; Luxair Flight 9642 crashes a few kilometers from the runway; investigators discover that there was nothing abnormal about the two engines.

Air Disasters

S3, EP1 "Blind Spot"

In 1978, PSA Flight 182 collides with a Cessna and crashes into a San Diego residential area, killing everyone on both planes and seven people on the ground.

Air Disasters

S1, EP5 "Dead Weight"

Air Midwest Flight 5481 plummets to the ground just after takeoff, killing all on board and injuring one on the ground.

Air Disasters

S2, EP11 "The Plane That Flew Too High"

West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 crashes down killing 160 people in 2005; it leads to the bankruptcy of the troubled airline.

Air Disasters

S17, EP7 "Tree Strike Terror"

After a passenger jet miraculously survives a collision with trees while landing, investigators attempt to uncover why the plane was flying so low.

Air Disasters

S20, EP23 "Lethal Choices"

Faced with a midair crisis, pilots must make a life or death decision, but the wrong approach can trigger a far more serious problem.

Air Disasters

S10, EP2 "The Pentagon Attack"

The FBI and NTSB join forces to determine how terrorists hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 and flew it into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.

Air Crash Investigation

S25, EP4 "Second Thoughts"

The turboprop plane begins its descent in thick fog, but things go wrong; Luxair Flight 9642 crashes a few kilometers from the runway; investigators discover that there was nothing abnormal about the two engines.

Air Disasters

S4, EP5 "Blind Landing"

TANS Perú Flight 204 crashes into a muddy swamp while attempting to land at Pucallpa Airport, Peru, in a thunderstorm, killing 40 of the 98 people on board.

How Did They Build That?

S3, EP6 "Tricks & Trains"

A new Olympic and Paralympic museum tests engineers with its trailblazing accessible design. A dazzling curved glass skyscraper battles gravity in Milan. And a student center built under a noisy railroad.

How Did They Build That?

S2, EP7 "Steep & Stunning"

The engineering secrets behind the world's steepest mountain railway, a remodeled 145-year-old museum and a futuristic condo.

How Did They Build That?

S1, EP1 "Cantilevers & Lifts"

An unstable high rise, an otherworldly museum, and a towering cliffside elevator.

How Did They Build That?

S2, EP6 "Upside Down & Under Sea"

Visiting the Vancouver House, Norway's Under restaurant and the Seattle Central Library to discover how these visionary buildings were created.

How Did They Build That?

S2, EP1 "Riverparks & Artworks"

Traveling to New York, Denver and Nice, France to visit Little Island, the Denver Museum of Art and La Tête Carrée; the secrets to how they were built are revealed.

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