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MegaStructures(TV show/series, 2004-)

1h per episode | Genre: Documentary

Documentation in 9 seasons with 266 episodes

MegaStructuresRating: 3.5/5 (with 7 votes)
Megastructures is a documentary television series appearing on the National Geographic Channel in the United States and the United Kingdom, Channel 5 in the United Kingdom, France 5 in France, and 7mate in Australia. Each episode is an educational look of varying depth into the construction, operation, and staffing of various structures or construction projects, but not ordinary construction products. Generally containing interviews with designers and project managers, it presents the problems of construction and the methodology or techniques used to overcome obstacles. In some cases (such as the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge and Petronas Towers) this involved the development of new materials or products that are now in general use within the construction industry. Megastructures focuses on constructions that are extreme; in the sense that they are the biggest, tallest, longest, or deepest in the world. Alternatively, a project may appear if it had an element of novelty or are a world first (such as Dubai's Palm Islands). This type of project is known as a megaproject. The series follows similar subjects as the History Channel's Modern Marvels and Discovery Channel's Extreme Engineering, covering areas of architecture, transport, construction and manufacturing. ()
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About MegaStructures

MegaStructures is a documentary television series appearing on the National Geographic Channel in the United States and the United Kingdom, Channel 5 in the United Kingdom, France 5 in France, and 7mate in Australia. Each episode is an educational look of varying depth into the construction, operation, and staffing of various structures or construction projects, but not ordinary construction products. Generally containing interviews with designers and project managers, it presents the problems of construction and the methodology or techniques used to overcome obstacles. In some cases this involved the development of new materials or products that are now in general use within the construction industry. MegaStructures focuses on constructions that are extreme; in the sense that they are the biggest, tallest, longest, or deepest in the world. Alternatively, a project may appear if it had an element of novelty or are a world first. This type of project is known as a Megaproject.

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MegaStructures Seasons and Episodes

05/03/2012Season 9 - 7 episodes
#1 | 05/03/2012London's Olympic Stadium
#2Dubai's 5-Star Racecourse
Built in the middle of the desert, the new Meydan racecourse will define raceday luxury. But will it be finished in time for the Dubai World Cup?
#3Britain's New Railway
#4 | 05/24/2012Monster Shredder
Experience the mighty mega shredder. The world's largest recycling machine takes the floor space of an entire factory. It will reduce the equivalent of 450 cars an hour to an unrecognizable pulp.
#5Extreme Railway
This is the story of the battle to build a railway across one of the most extreme environments on Earth. To lay down over a thousand kilometres of track in a remote wilderness. To drive 7 tunnels and to raise 675 bridges all at an altitude where even a simple breath is nearly impossible to come by. 140,000 workers and 2000 medics struggled for 5 years to conquer this hostile environment to complete. the Qinghai-Tibet railway, the highest, most extreme railway in the world!
#6 | 02/16/2011Smart Tunnel
How an innovative tunnel in Malaysia was designed to deal with rainwater from storms, as well as provide a solution to traffic problems.
#7 | 04/27/2011World's Fastest Rollercoaster
Formula Rossa - The ultimate speed roller coaster is part of the world's largest indoor theme park - Ferrari World on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates. This awe-inspiring ride takes you from 0 to 240 km/h in under 5 seconds. You can feel mind-blowing acceleration like in a Formula One car. Follow construction manager Andreas Granig and his team as they struggle against aggressive conditions in the desert environment and build up a power system which is unseen in the world. 20,800 horsepower propels the F1 Ferrari inspired coaster train to a height of 52 m and lets it run through more than 2km of humps, curves and camelbacks. See the dramatic installations 50 meters above ground. In their quest for speed the engineers overcome heat and danger to take the title for the fastest roller coaster in the world.
01/08/2011Season 8 - 16 episodes
10/05/2010Season 7 - 12 episodes
01/13/2009Season 6 - 18 episodes
12/30/2008Season 5 - 19 episodes
08/25/2007Season 4 - 31 episodes
03/14/2006Season 3 - 17 episodes
03/02/2005Season 2 - 28 episodes
01/01/2004Season 1 - 118 episodes
06/06/2003Specials - 37 episodes

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Hungarian (HU)
Translated into 9 languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Returning series
First episode released on: 01/01/2004
Latest episode released on: 05/24/2012
Composer: Stuart Fox
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"NatGeo-Obras.Incríveis"
"Obras.Incríveis"
"伟大工程巡礼"

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:7262, Added: 05/12/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024