| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 9 |
| Num Episodes: | 62 |
| Location: | United Kingdom |
| Runtime: | 60 minutes |
| Company: | Twofour |
| Last Aired: | present |
Impossible Engineering is a television series produced for Discovery's Science Channel in the US,[1] UKTV's Yesterday in the UK,[2] RMC Decouverte in France,[3] Societe Radio-Canada's Ici Explora in Canada, SVT in Sweden,[4] Discovery Italy in Italy[5] as well as with other broadcasters around the world. The first episode was released in April 2015.
Each episode focuses on one modern-day engineering achievement, with historical segments about the engineering pioneers who helped pave the way for present-day engineers. Each one-hour-long programme details how giant structures, record-beating buildings, and the world's most cutting-edge ships, trains, and planes are built and work using 3D graphics, archives, and specially shot footage.[6]
As of January 2020, five series of Impossible Engineering have been produced. In addition, two series of a spin-off called Impossible Railways[7] in most territories and Impossible Engineering: Extreme Railroads in the US[8] have been produced.
The series is produced by British independent production company Twofour Broadcast[9]
This is a listing of every episode of Impossible Engineering broadcast by UKTV to date. The episode titles shown here are the titles that UKTV use and are listed on their website. Other broadcasters may have different titles for each episode.
Series 1 premiered in April 2015.
| in season | overall | Title | Featured | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Mega Bridge" | Rio–Antirrio Bridge | Cable-stayed bridge | |
| 2 | 2 | "Ultimate Warship" | HMS Queen Elizabeth | Aircraft carrier | |
| 3 | 3 | "Skyscraper Of The Future" | Shanghai Tower | Skyscraper | |
| 4 | 4 | "Ultimate Airport" | Kansai International Airport | International airport | |
| 5 | 5 | "World's Fastest Train" | Shanghai Transrapid | Maglev train | |
| 6 | 6 | "World's Largest Plane" | Airbus A380 | Airliner |
This series premiered from March 2017 in the US.[10]
| in season | overall | Title | Featured | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | "NASA's Rocket To Mars" | Orion Space Craft | Space capsule | |
| 2 | 8 | "Millau Viaduct" | Millau Viaduct | Cable-stayed bridge | |
| 3 | 9 | "AT&T Stadium" | AT&T Stadium | Retractable roof stadium | |
| 4 | 10 | "Three Gorges Dam" | Three Gorges Dam | Gravity dam | |
| 5 | 11 | "Gotthard Base Tunnel" | Gotthard Base Tunnel | Railway tunnel | |
| 6 | 12 | "Oasis-Class Cruise Ships" | Oasis-class cruise ship | Cruise ship | |
| 7 | 13 | "US Navy's Super Submarine" | Virginia-class submarine | Attack submarine | |
| 8 | 14 | "The Glass Skyscraper" | The Shard | Skyscraper |
This series premiered from January 2019 in the US.[11] [12]
| in season | overall | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | "500m Aperture Telescope" | |
| 2 | 16 | "Panama Canal Overhaul" | |
| 3 | 17 | "The Pioneering Spirit" | |
| 4 | 18 | "Halley IV Research Station" | |
| 5 | 19 | "Crossrail" | |
| 6 | 20 | "The Invincible Tower" | |
| 7 | 21 | "International Space Station" | |
| 8 | 22 | "Littoral combat ship Class" | |
| 9 | 23 | "Inside the Tesla Factory" | |
| 10 | 24 | "Airlander 10 Airship" | |
| 11 | 25 | "Record-Breaking Rollercoaster" | |
| 12 | 26 | "Monster Oil Rig" |
This series premiered from January 2020 in both the US[13] and the UK.[14] In the US this series was split down into smaller series and broadcast throughout the year.[15] [16] [17]
| in season | overall | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | "Chernobyl's Toughest Fix" | |
| 2 | 28 | "London Array" | |
| 3 | 29 | "Hudson Yards" | |
| 4 | 30 | "Ford Class Aircraft Carrier" | |
| 5 | 31 | "Underwater Mega Tower" | |
| 6 | 32 | "Abrams Tank" | |
| 7 | 33 | "Personal Jet Suit" | |
| 8 | 34 | "The 1,000mph car" | |
| 9 | 35 | "Black Pearl Sailing Yacht" | |
| 10 | 36 | "Himalayan Mega Train" | |
| 11 | 37 | "South To The North Water Diversion" |
Series 5 came out in 2020.
| in season | overall | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | "Dubai's Impossible Island" | |
| 2 | 39 | "World's Toughest Tunnels" | |
| 3 | 40 | "F-35 Fighter Jet" | |
| 4 | 41 | "NYC Mega Tower" | |
| 5 | 42 | "World's Biggest Airport" | |
| 6 | 43 | "Spy Plane Declassified" | |
| 7 | 44 | "World's Highest Bridge" | |
| 8 | 45 | "Conquering Avalanche Country" |
| in season | overall | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46 | "World's Largest Plane: Stratolaunch" | |
| 2 | 47 | "World's Strongest Ship" | |
| 3 | 48 | "Texas Super Skyscraper" | |
| 4 | 49 | "Secrets Of The Supertanker" |
| in season | overall | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 | "Deadliest Trains" | |
| 2 | 52 | "World's Fastest Trains" | |
| 3 | 53 | "Mega City Trains" | |
| 4 | 54 | "Trains Of The Abyss" | |
| 5 | 55 | "Monster Mountain Trains" | |
| 6 | 56 | "Trains Of Deadly Seas" |
| in season | overall | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 57 | "Beasts Of The Bayou" | |
| 2 | 58 | "The Trains That Built America" | |
| 3 | 59 | "Monster Of The Andes" | |
| 4 | 60 | "Himalaya Mega Bridge" | |
| 5 | 61 | "NYC Monster Train" | |
| 6 | 62 | "Rise Of The Hyperloop" |