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10 Episodes 2021 - 2021
Episode 1
Sun, Mar 21, 202145 mins
Chariots were the express vehicles of their day but how did they work? And what about the roads, tunnels, and bridges that they relied upon? Transport networks also indispensable in our fast-paced world, we've learned from our ancestors.
Episode 2
Sun, Mar 21, 202145 mins
The Great Pyramid at Giza is the only survivor of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Its scale is breath-taking and it is built to the mind-boggling degree of precision. How did ancient engineers achieve this and what was the purpose.
Episode 3
Sun, Mar 21, 202145 mins
The Great Pyramid at Giza is the only survivor of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Its scale is breath-taking and it is built to the mind-boggling degree of precision. How did ancient engineers achieve this what was the purpose.?
Episode 4
Sun, Mar 21, 202145 mins
Middle Ages, the technology of the castle evolved by leaps and bounds. Engineers constructed some of the most spectacular buildings of all time in a dramatic arms race.The same time, new weapons designed to attack castles came to the fore.
Episode 5
Sun, Mar 21, 202145 mins
Building for God reached a high point in the Middle Ages when new engineering movement emerged in Europe, changing the rules forever. It aimed to use pioneering construction methods and architecture to create a glimpse of heaven on earth.
Episode 6
Sun, Mar 21, 202145 mins
Temples, designed to honor the Gods. Often been the biggest and most impressive buildings of their age. But mysterious ancient temples crop up across the ancient world. Why are so many of these monuments carefully aligned with the sun?
Episode 7
Sun, Mar 21, 202145 mins
Without water, civilization is simply not possible. Romans took control of their water supplies very, very seriously. In order to keep the taps on, Roman engineers constructed vast networks of aqueducts, tunnels, sewers, and drains.
Episode 8
Sun, Mar 21, 202145 mins
Far back as the Bronze Age, humans building ships to cross oceans and trading between continents. The greatest surviving The Mary Rose, Henry VIII's mighty warship. It was a true engineering wonder, but one built with a fatal weakness.
Episode 9
Sun, Mar 21, 202145 mins
Before the start of recorded history, ancient engineers across the World were erecting giant monuments. What was their purpose? And how did they move massive slabs of stone across hundreds of miles long before the wheel had been invented?
Episode 10
Sun, Mar 21, 202145 mins
Awe-inspiring palaces are the legacy, the brilliance of Islamic engineers, working centuries before Europe began its own engineering revolution. A process that culminated in, arguably the most beautiful building in the World the Taj Mahal.