How Cities Work
Explores the technological infrastructure that keeps the world's cities alive with activity, from the electricity that powers computers to the clean water flowing from showers and the vast supplies of food in shops.
- 2013-2013
- 1 season
- Documentary
- TV-G
Explores the technological infrastructure that keeps the world's cities alive with activity, from the electricity that powers computers to the clean water flowing from showers and the vast supplies of food in shops.
Season 1 Episode Guide
5 Episodes 2013
Episode 1
Power Games
50 mins
This episode explores the technological infrastructure that keeps the world's cities alive with activity, from the electricity that powers computers to the clean water flowing from showers and the vast supplies of food in shops. Includes an insight into the work of people who perform the unsung tasks to maintain these metropolitan centres, and the engineers responsible for making ingenious plans to ensure cities can cater for rocketing populations.
Episode 2
Food Fight
50 mins
The documentary highlighting the work of those responsible for keeping the world's cities alive with activity continues, this time looking at how food is replenished.
Episode 3
Concrete Jungle
50 mins
The latest episode of this barnstorming series follows the final stages of construction on a space-saving skyscraper in central London.
Episode 4
Transport Tales
50 mins
An insight into how transport links - a city's veins and arteries - are created and maintained, which is an endless task demanding brain and brawn.
Episode 5
Water World
50 mins
A look at how cities across the world provide water to billions of people - a challenge that becomes more and more complex with every passing year.