We have placed cookies on your computer to help make this website better. You can change your cookies settings at any time. Otherwise we will assume you are ok to continue. Click here for more info

WATCH ENGINEERING VIDEOS ONLINE

  • Machu Picchu: Water Problems show

    Machu Picchu: Water Problems

    How did the residents of Machu Picchu get the water needed to survive in a hostile, mountainous, environment? Find out how geol...

    (02:59)
  • Machu Picchu: Battling Gravity show

    Machu Picchu: Battling Gravity

    Perched high above a mountain ridge, Machu Picchu architects face a constant battle with gravity – discover how the engineers...

    (03:00)
  • Angkor Wat: Magic Stone show

    Angkor Wat: Magic Stone

    Laterite, a ‘magic stone,’ was massively important in the construction of Angkor Wat, plus, we uncover the difficulties eng...

    (03:00)
  • What Makes a Good Architect? show

    What Makes a Good Architect?

    Historian Michael McNay looks at what makes a great architect and explains why Durham Cathedral in England is his ancient megas...

    (03:00)
  • Taipei 101 show

    Taipei 101

    Our engineering investigator affectionately known as The Hamster shares the simple, yet ingenious innovations that makes Taipei...

    (02:52)
  • Space Shuttle show

    Space Shuttle

    See the world's first reusable space craft.

    (00:53)
  • THE HIGHLIGHTS show

    THE HIGHLIGHTS

    See one man make the impossible, possible. History in a single hair-raising flight. In a single video clip.

    (01:03)
  • The USS Nimitz show

    The USS Nimitz

    The biggest warship in the world owes her success to a century of innovation.

    (01:52)
  • New Carissa show

    New Carissa

    Many of the world's best salvage teams have tried and failed to move the 'wreck that will not die' off the Oregon coast. Meet t...

    (02:54)
  • The Jane show

    The Jane

    Stricken Russian coal carrier the Jane lies beached off the Japanese coast. The elite salvage team undertake the dangerous job ...

    (01:17)
  • Typhoon Alley show

    Typhoon Alley

    Following an oil spill, the salvage team fight to prevent an environmental catastrophe.

    (00:55)
  • Gulf Oil Disaster show

    Gulf Oil Disaster

    Get the inside story of what really happened in the first 36 hours of one of America's biggest environmental disaster.

    (00:30)
  • Earth Report 2009 show

    Earth Report 2009

    Scientific breakthroughs from 2008 will form the core of this year’s Earth Report. Young high-energy experts from around the...

    (01:15)
  • New York Scrapyard show

    New York Scrapyard

    Meet the scrap Kings of Long Island.

    (00:50)
  • Steam Revolution show

    Steam Revolution

    An overview of the steam revolution and how it helped to shape Britain.

    (01:21)
  • Mean and Green! show

    Mean and Green!

    This is a smashing insight into a global industry that is saving raw materials, energy and our environment.

    (01:05)
  • Planet Mechanics Interview show

    Planet Mechanics Interview

    Interview with eco-engineer Dick Strawbridge and inventor Jem Stansfield from Planet Mechanics

    (02:47)
  • Air Propelled Sandwich show

    Air Propelled Sandwich

    This time the Planet Mechanics are tackling one of the world’s biggest problems, traffic pollution.

    (02:12)
  • Wind Turbine show

    Wind Turbine

    Having never built a wind turbine before, Jem needs to figure it out on a smaller scale first.

    (04:51)
  • Airplane to Air Force show

    Airplane to Air Force

    A fascinating look at the evolution of aerial combat from fighter tactics to the use of the plane as an 'eye in the sky'.

    (01:15)