
Engineering From Above
2026– · History · 60 min · 1 season
S01E08 · Bizarre Engineering
Fri, 25 Sept, 12:03 pm
Examines bizarre engineering achievements, including ball-like habitats in the Netherlands, an eccentric Colombian fortress built to last, and a strange train designed to conquer the towering Swiss Alps.
About
Explore some of the world's most remarkable engineering marvels. Using cutting-edge technology and dynamic graphics, we reveal iconic sites from new perspectives and uncover the secrets hidden within.
Episodes
- E01
Fortresses
Fri, 14 Aug· 62 minRevealed from above; an ancient defensive wall surrounding a historic Colombian city; eerie metal towers looming over the seas of the English Channel.
- E02
For the Gods
Fri, 21 Aug· 62 minRevealed from above; an ancient temple engineered to survive the ravages of time; an iconic cathedral rising from the heart of Barcelona; and a remote, cliffside shrine that seemingly defies the laws of gravity.
- E03
Superstars
Fri, 28 Aug· 62 minRevealed from above; The Pantheon - one of ancient Rome's most enduring and enigmatic feats of engineering; in Panama – a continent crossing canal that almost never was.
- E04
Record Breakers
Fri, 4 Sept· 62 minRevealed from above; a massive bridge spanning a gigantic gorge in France; a record breaking outdoor elevator in China; and the world's longest tunnel carving its way deep beneath the Alps.
- E05
Engineering Nature
Fri, 18 Sept· 63 minPresents an aerial tour of an engineering and mimicry marvel in London, Singapore's iconic Supertree Grove, and strange bubble-like domes in southern England.
- E06
Engineering Disasters
Fri, 18 Sept· 62 minRural Brazil sees the devastating destruction of a dam; a bridge collapses catastrophically in Genoa, Italy; a once mighty ancient castle is reduced to ruins in Gaziantep, Turkey.
- E07
Engineering for the Extreme
Fri, 25 Sept· 63 minA look at some of the most impressive feats of extreme engineering, including an ancient town built in the Peruvian Andes, a thriving urban centre in Iran's scorching desert, and a city engineered to flourish in the frozen climes of Siberia.
- E08
Bizarre Engineering
Fri, 25 Sept· 62 minExamines bizarre engineering achievements, including ball-like habitats in the Netherlands, an eccentric Colombian fortress built to last, and a strange train designed to conquer the towering Swiss Alps.






