Megastructures

An educational look into the construction, operation, and staffing of various megastructures and construction projects around the world.

Who Sank The Titanic?

WHO SANK THE TITANIC? explores how engineering flaws and unlucky circumstances led to the ship’s demise. Through CGI and drama reconstruction, this documentary uncovers a series of fascinating and unknown details of the ship’s construction to determine how and why the Titanic sank and who was most responsible for the tragedy.

Extreme Collectors

Part road trip, part treasure hunt, EXTREME COLLECTORS features host Andrew Zegers touring through meticulously cared-for collections in homes all across North America. It taps into the fascinating world of collectors - meeting them, learning their back-stories, and ultimately finding out the value of their massive collections.

The Speedshop

This six-part series follows custom vehicle builder Titch Cormack and his team as they take on a range of mechanical challenges to convert often broken and battered machines into beautiful, bespoke vehicles. Vehicles which are ready for any adventure on wheels. One week they are refurbishing the oldest Land Rover Defender on the England and Wales Mountain Rescue fleet, while the next they’re competing in a brutal, bone-breaking beach race with Titch riding a 1974 scrambler. Titch and his team can take on any challenge in THE SPEEDSHOP.

Cottage Cheese

Garden gnomes, coffee tins and novelty ashtrays are among the many items you’ll encounter as you navigate the kitschy collectibles and unique hobbies of cottage country’s zaniest residents.

The Weapon Hunter

Meet Paul Shull. Rock n’ roll promoter and expert swordsman. Backed by a crack team of experts with years of experience in tracking down the finest military specimens, he’s in pursuit of North America’s most collectible artifacts. Hellbent on finding them, and telling their remarkable stories.

Man Made Marvels: Ancient China

Giant Buddha Four times the size of Mount Rushmore and twice as high as Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Leshan’s Giant Buddha is one of the world’s ancient wonders. Crafted over a thousand years ago on an inaccessible site in a place where carving anything should be impossible, the mighty Buddha has survived war, fire, earthquakes and extreme weather. But can it survive the modern world? China's Forgotten City With a history defined by the rise and fall of powerful dynasties and immortalized by some of China’s greatest architectural and engineering innovations, predecessors of modern day Xian have provided a blueprint for many of the world’s great cities. Using the best technology and science available, today’s Xian’s residents are rediscovering and restoring a city laden with ancient man made marvels.

Man Made Marvels: China - The World's Highest Railway

For fifty years the Chinese dreamed of connecting the Tibetan city of Lhasa to the national rail network. But making this dream a reality would prove to be one of the most difficult engineering projects in history. The 1142 kilometre rail line is not the longest in the world but, contending with permafrost, earthquakes and the dangers of extreme altitude, makes the Qinghai-Tibet line certainly the most challenging to construct. Defying all odds, the Qinghai-Tibet railway is a true Man Made Marvel: a project that has taken on nature’s forces – and won.

Endless Yard Sale Showdown

ENDLESS YARD SALE SHOWDOWN turns yard sale bargain-hunting into an exciting competition, as three teams race to find the best hidden treasures, bargains and steals and be crowned Endless Yard Sale Showdown champion.

Bangers And Cash: Restoring Classics

At the Mathewsons public auction, the team will eye up a few likely restoration projects and put their hands in the air and their own money on the line. They will source and pay professional restorers to breathe new life into their purchases. Real cars, real restorations and a really honest enthusiasm for classics - and when all the hard work is done, the team will put their cars back into the auction. Only when the auction hammer comes down do we find out who the real winners and losers are.