They are some of the world’s all-time greatest building projects. Most have stood the test of time, but with today’s technology, could they be duplicated and done better?
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Kevin McCloud follows an innovative community-led regeneration scheme in Castleford.
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British television series which features unusual and often elaborate architectural homebuilding projects.
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Explore some of the most death-defying accidents caught on film. Survivors and eyewitnesses explain what went wrong and a panel of experts dissect the scientific principle behind these
Discover how Singapore's architects and futurists plan to radically transform the city in response to the daunting challenges it faces.
NOVA scienceNOW is a News magazine version of the long-running and venerable PBS science program Nova. Premiering on January 25, 2005, the series was originally hosted by Robert Krulwich, who described it as an experiment in coverage of "breaking science, science that's right out of the lab, science that sometimes bumps up against politics, art, culture". At the beginning of season two, Neil deGrasse Tyson replaced Krulwich as the show's host. Tyson announced he would leave the show and was replaced by David Pogue beginning season 6.
Under the leadership of architect Samppa Lappalainen, we follow the passion projects of house builders from the beginning, from the design table through construction stages and challenges to the finished dream home. Where did the old dreams start and what kind of work must be done to fulfill the dreams? And was all the hard work worth it?
Take a mind-blowing journey through human history, told through six iconic objects that modern people take for granted, and see how science, invention and technology built on one another to change everything.
Geologist Iain Stewart explain in three stages of natural history the crucial interaction of our very planet's physiology and its unique wildlife. Biological evolution is largely driven bu adaptation to conditions such as climate, soil and irrigation, but biotopes were also shaped by wildlife changing earth's surface and climate significantly, even disregarding human activity.
In the series, "Wallace will take a light hearted and humorous look at the real-life inventors, contraptions, gadgets and inventions, with the silent help of Gromit. The series aims to inspire a whole new generation of innovative minds by showing them real, but mind-boggling, machines and inventions from around the world that have influenced his illustrious inventing career" (the BBC press statement). Peter Sallis reprised his role as the voice of Wallace. The filmed inserts are mostly narrated by Ashley Jensen, with one in each episode presented in-vision by Jem Stansfield. John Sparkes also voices a portion in the unseen character of archivist Goronwy.
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Researchers are pushing the boundaries of their fields to develop more accurate and efficient responses against international terrorism.
Scientists, researchers, and entrepreneurs are revolutionizing the way people see, touch, taste, hear, and smell with cutting-edge advances in technology.
A documentary series profiling architects who are using design as a form of activism and resistance to tackle the world’s urban, environmental and social crises. The series follows architects from Vietnam, Nigeria, Spain, Pakistan, Israel/Occupied West Bank and Brazil who believe architecture can do more than iconic towers and luxury flats – turning away from elite “starchitecture” to design for the majority.
Nowhere else in the world is so regularly ravaged by infernos of the intensity, scale and destructive force of the Australian bushfire. As our population grows and spreads and as the effects of climate change are felt, the danger to loss of life and property escalates. What do we know about bushfires and how can we prevent their devastating consequences? Not surprisingly, Australia is a world leader in fire research and the complex and technologically sophisticated job of fire fighting and prevention. Inside The Inferno takes us into the terrifying heart of major fire events, unfolding the research that explains how fires start, grow and change; and how we predict them, prevent them, fight them and hopefully survive these violent natural disasters. Inside The Inferno explores not only the devastating mega fires such as Black Saturday in Victoria 2009 and the Canberra fires of 2003, but also major fire-fronts that received little attention.
TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.
Kevin McCloud follows households as they embark on an epic mission to construct their own homes, creating brand-new streets in Britain's biggest self-build project
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9 episodes • 2019
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Secrets in the Pyramid | Jul 14, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Battle of Brooklyn Bridge | Jul 21, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Ghosts of the Colosseum | Jul 28, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Hunt for Noah's Ark | Aug 4, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Rise of the Aqueducts | Aug 11, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Secrets at the Great Wall | Aug 18, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Fortress of the Gods | Aug 25, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Doomsday in Venice | Sep 1, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Resurrecting Notre-Dame | Sep 8, 2019 | 0.0 |
8 episodes • 2021
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington, DC Reborn | Jan 24, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Atlantis Rises | Apr 4, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Code of the Parthenon | Apr 11, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Resurrecting the Titanic | Apr 18, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Transcontinental Secrets | Apr 25, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Legend of Machu Picchu | May 2, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Eiffel Tower Decoded | May 9, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Engineering the Home | May 16, 2021 | 0.0 |
5 episodes • 2021
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Empire State Building Decoded | Oct 13, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Rebuilding the Hoover Dam | Oct 20, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Statue of Liberty Secrets | Oct 27, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Fortress of Sound | Nov 3, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Secrets of Stonehenge | Nov 10, 2021 | 0.0 |