2024-10-06
A Boeing 777 crash lands into the San Francisco Airport with no warning, leaving everyone baffled. As engineers race to figure out what happened, they turn to other disasters, from a cruise ship out of control, a spy plane crashing in Germany, and a high-speed train derailment in Taiwan--to unveil the complicated relationship between humans and machines. (Repeat).
In busy downtown New Orleans, a high-rise hotel under construction unexpectedly comes crashing to the ground. An air show crash in Reno; a tower block fire in Iran; and a shopping mall collapse in Mexico City are featured. (Repeat).
Italy suffers one of the worst engineering disasters when the Morandi bridge suddenly collapses. Built in the 60s, it was thought to be indestructible. Investigating what went wrong and what can failures of a Brazilian Dam, a Manilla high rise, and a building in Jerusalem reveal about its fall. The shocking answers uncover the dangerous flaws that might have doomed these structures from the start.
37,000-feet over Iowa, a DC-10 airplane explodes mid-flight. The quick-thinking pilot crash-lands, saving the lives of 184 passengers. Investigating how could this disaster happen and what connection do the answers share with the infamous Concorde crash, a fatal British skyscraper fire, and a North Dakota train derailment. (Repeat).
In the heart of Minneapolis, the busy I-35 bridge collapses at the peak of rush hour traffic. As the city reels, the question on everyone's mind: how did an enormous steel bridge fail without warning. The mystery is unlocked through clues from other disasters, from a bridge in Florida, to a collapsing crane in Wisconsin, these moments reveal a remarkable tale of fatal miscalculations, and sheer ba
A state-of-the-art high-speed train catastrophically crashes in Spain. In service less than a year, its derailment shocks the world. Examining what can an out of control cruise liner in Venice, a military air crash in Afghanistan, and the Deepwater Horizon tragedy, uncover about one of the deadliest rail disasters in Spain's history. (Repeat).
A Boeing 777 crash lands into the San Francisco Airport with no warning, leaving everyone baffled. As engineers race to figure out what happened, they turn to other disasters, from a cruise ship out of control, a spy plane crashing in Germany, and a high-speed train derailment in Taiwan--to unveil the complicated relationship between humans and machines. (Repeat).
In busy downtown New Orleans, a high-rise hotel under construction unexpectedly comes crashing to the ground. An air show crash in Reno; a tower block fire in Iran; and a shopping mall collapse in Mexico City are featured. (Repeat).
Italy suffers one of the worst engineering disasters when the Morandi bridge suddenly collapses. Built in the 60s, it was thought to be indestructible. Investigating what went wrong and what can failures of a Brazilian Dam, a Manilla high rise, and a building in Jerusalem reveal about its fall. The shocking answers uncover the dangerous flaws that might have doomed these structures from the start.
37,000-feet over Iowa, a DC-10 airplane explodes mid-flight. The quick-thinking pilot crash-lands, saving the lives of 184 passengers. Investigating how could this disaster happen and what connection do the answers share with the infamous Concorde crash, a fatal British skyscraper fire, and a North Dakota train derailment. (Repeat).
In the heart of Minneapolis, the busy I-35 bridge collapses at the peak of rush hour traffic. As the city reels, the question on everyone's mind: how did an enormous steel bridge fail without warning. The mystery is unlocked through clues from other disasters, from a bridge in Florida, to a collapsing crane in Wisconsin, these moments reveal a remarkable tale of fatal miscalculations, and sheer ba
A state-of-the-art high-speed train catastrophically crashes in Spain. In service less than a year, its derailment shocks the world. Examining what can an out of control cruise liner in Venice, a military air crash in Afghanistan, and the Deepwater Horizon tragedy, uncover about one of the deadliest rail disasters in Spain's history. (Repeat).
A Boeing 777 crash lands into the San Francisco Airport with no warning, leaving everyone baffled. As engineers race to figure out what happened, they turn to other disasters, from a cruise ship out of control, a spy plane crashing in Germany, and a high-speed train derailment in Taiwan--to unveil the complicated relationship between humans and machines. (Repeat).
Ted and Justin salvage at a century-old warehouse that was once the mail order depot for one of North America's largest department stores. Ted promises Ryan big profits from the timber inside the massive structure. (Repeat).
The guys encounter an eccentric seller in North Bay, Ont. (Repeat).
Vintage cars are found in New Brunswick. (Repeat).
Ted and Justin salvage at a century-old warehouse that was once the mail order depot for one of North America's largest department stores. Ted promises Ryan big profits from the timber inside the massive structure. (Repeat).
The guys encounter an eccentric seller in North Bay, Ont. (Repeat).
Vintage cars are found in New Brunswick. (Repeat).
Joseph Strauss and President Herbert Hoover battle to build the two longest suspension bridges of all time in San Francisco: The Golden Gate and the Bay Bridge. (Repeat).
A hard-driving engineer is on a quest to tame one of the wildest rivers in the United States, bringing much needed water to the arid American West. (Repeat).
Two powerful nations--France and America--compete to build a path just 50 miles long that will connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Completing it will cost 30 thousand lives, $600 million dollars, and require overcoming every obstacle imaginable--from mudslides to malaria to bankruptcy. (Repeat).
After the London Underground becomes the first subway system in the world, visionary engineers in New York and Boston vie to build the first one in America. But being first will mean overcoming unprecedented engineering challenges, deadly accidents, fierce political infighting, and the public's fear of the underground. When the dust settles, the American city will never be the same. (Repeat).
A century before the Internet, two brave visionaries, Collin Perry and Cyrus Field, endure failure and heartache while risking everything to connect the United States to the rest of the world with a cable under the ocean. (Repeat).