Building the Impossible

Building the Impossible

Continuing First aired 15/Mar/2020 United Kingdom English 3 season(s) 12 episode(s)
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Presenter Rob Bell takes us on a voyage around Britain and Ireland to reveal the hidden secrets that make offshore lighthouses such extraordinary feats of engineering.
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Season 3 · Season 3
6 episode(s) · Air date: 28/Oct/2022
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S3E6
Boston Light Lighthouse
Air date: 10/Apr/2026 · Runtime: 45 min
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Rob travels to New England, sailing in the slipstream of the pilgrims and landing in Boston Harbor to discover the allegedly cursed beacon, Boston Light. America's first lighthouse is a story of civil war and personal tragedy, incredible innovation, and pioneering technology and Rob discovers the hidden stories of a nation's light-keeping unsung heroes.

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Rob travels to New England, sailing in the slipstream of the pilgrims and landing in Boston Harbor to discover the allegedly cursed beacon, Boston Light. America's first lighthouse is a story of civil war and personal tragedy, incredible innovation, and pioneering technology and Rob discovers the hidden stories of a nation's light-keeping unsung heroes.

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S3E4
Beachy Head Lighthouse
Air date: 20/Mar/2026 · Runtime: 45 min
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Rob heads to England's south coast where he explores a trio of lighthouses built to protect vessels. He also experiences gravity-defying Victorian innovation.

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Rob heads to England's south coast where he explores a trio of lighthouses built to protect vessels. He also experiences gravity-defying Victorian innovation.

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Panama Canal
Air date: 13/Mar/2026 · Runtime: 45 min
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Rob travels the Panama Canal to learn how the seemingly unconquerable isthmus was bent to the will of determined engineers, creating one of seven wonders of the new world.

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Rob travels the Panama Canal to learn how the seemingly unconquerable isthmus was bent to the will of determined engineers, creating one of seven wonders of the new world.

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Hoover Dam
Air date: 11/Nov/2022 · Runtime: 45 min
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From stormy seas to the land-locked Mojave Desert, Rob Bell discovers the amazing story of how the mighty Colorado river was tamed and the Hoover Dam built.

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From stormy seas to the land-locked Mojave Desert, Rob Bell discovers the amazing story of how the mighty Colorado river was tamed and the Hoover Dam built.

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Season 2 · Season 2
3 episode(s) · Air date: 29/Apr/2022
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Wolf Rock
Air date: 29/Apr/2022 · Runtime: 46 min
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Rob Bell looks at the construction of more rock lighthouses, beginning with Wolf Rock - 8 miles off the Cornish coast. He discovers the feat of Victorian engineering required to build the structure against the power of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Rob Bell looks at the construction of more rock lighthouses, beginning with Wolf Rock - 8 miles off the Cornish coast. He discovers the feat of Victorian engineering required to build the structure against the power of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Season 1 · Season 1
3 episode(s) · Air date: 15/Mar/2020
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The Fastnet Rock
Air date: 15/May/2020 · Runtime: 43 min
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Rob Bell explores the wild and beautiful southern coast of Ireland to reveal why Fastnet is regarded as the most stunning lighthouse ever built.

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Rob Bell explores the wild and beautiful southern coast of Ireland to reveal why Fastnet is regarded as the most stunning lighthouse ever built.

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The Bell Rock
Air date: 15/Apr/2020 · Runtime: 43 min
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Rob Bell explores the rugged east coast of Scotland to discover how the Bell Rock lighthouse earned its reputation as a wonder of the industrial world.

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Rob Bell explores the rugged east coast of Scotland to discover how the Bell Rock lighthouse earned its reputation as a wonder of the industrial world.

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The Eddystone Rock
Air date: 15/Mar/2020 · Runtime: 43 min
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Rob Bell explores the historic but deadly southwest coast of England to discover what made the world's first rock lighthouse on Eddystone reef such a monumental achievement over 300 years ago.

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Rob Bell explores the historic but deadly southwest coast of England to discover what made the world's first rock lighthouse on Eddystone reef such a monumental achievement over 300 years ago.

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