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Building and Construction

Episode 3 | The Five Billion Pound Super Sewer

Episode 3 | The Five Billion Pound Super Sewer

Building and Construction | BBC Two | 2018 | 59'03''

Following workers across London over three years as they race to build an enormous supersewer on time and on budget. In this e...

Episode 2 | The Five Billion Pound Super Sewer

Episode 2 | The Five Billion Pound Super Sewer

Building and Construction | BBC Two | 2018 | 58'51''

Following workers across London as they race to build an enormous supersewer. The first episode follows the creation of the fi...

Episode 1 | The Five Billion Pound Super Sewer

Episode 1 | The Five Billion Pound Super Sewer

Building and Construction | BBC Two | 2018 | 58'46''

Following workers across London as they race to build an enormous supersewer. The first episode follows the creation of the fi...

The Secret Story of Stuff: Materials of the Modern Age

The Secret Story of Stuff: Materials of the Modern Age

Building and Construction | BBC Four | 2018 | 59'03''

Designer and engineer Zoe Laughlin explores the world of material science, uncovering the innovations in manufacturing...

20: Process of Engineering Production | Engineering Craft Studies

20: Process of Engineering Production | Engineering Craft Studies

Building and Construction | BBC One | 1974 | 19'56''

This week's programme looks at the process of engineering production.

17: Joining: Fastening | Engineering Craft Studies

17: Joining: Fastening | Engineering Craft Studies

Building and Construction | BBC One | 1973 | 19'59''

This week looks at Joining and fastening.

15: Keeping In Place | Engineering Craft Studies

15: Keeping In Place | Engineering Craft Studies

Building and Construction | BBC One | 1973 | 19'45''

Engineering series for schools and colleges narrated by Paul Barnes.

5: Properties And Grain Structures | Engineering Craft Studies

5: Properties And Grain Structures | Engineering Craft Studies

Building and Construction | BBC One | 1973 | 19'04''

This week's programme looks at the properties inherent in the grain structure of metals.

6: Heat Production And Measurement | Engineering Craft Studies

6: Heat Production And Measurement | Engineering Craft Studies

Building and Construction | BBC One | 1973 | 18'53''

Engineering series for schools and colleges narrated by Paul Barnes.

7: Forces And Moments | Engineering Craft Studies

7: Forces And Moments | Engineering Craft Studies

Building and Construction | BBC One | 1973 | 19'02''

The engineering series for schools and colleges continues with a look at forces and momentum.

12: Using Electricity | Engineering Craft Studies

12: Using Electricity | Engineering Craft Studies

Building and Construction | BBC One | 1974 | 19'41''

A look at how electricity is used in engineering.

18: Joining: Adhesives | Engineering Craft Studies

18: Joining: Adhesives | Engineering Craft Studies

Building and Construction | BBC One | 1974 | 19'58''

Adhesives now have a wide application in industry. How do they work and where are they used?

16: Joining: Welding and Soldering | Engineering Craft Studies

16: Joining: Welding and Soldering | Engineering Craft Studies

Building and Construction | BBC One | 1974 | 19'33''

Thermal methods of joining materials together.

11: Electricity at Work | Engineering Craft Studies

11: Electricity at Work | Engineering Craft Studies

Building and Construction | BBC One | 1974 | 19'30''

Engineering series for schools and colleges.

9: Material Removal: Principles | Engineering Craft Studies

9: Material Removal: Principles | Engineering Craft Studies

Building and Construction | BBC One | 1974 | 20'17''

This week's programme uses a slow-motion camera to look at the way in which cutting tools remove material.

2: Using Materials | Engineering Craft Studies

2: Using Materials | Engineering Craft Studies

Building and Construction | BBC One | 1974 | 19'56''

A look at the properties of different materials for use in engineering,

1: Safety | Engineering Craft Studies

1: Safety | Engineering Craft Studies

Building and Construction | BBC One | 1974 | 19'39''

This week's programme emphasises the importance of safety, paramount to any engineering projects.

8: Stress and Strain | Engineering Craft Studies

8: Stress and Strain | Engineering Craft Studies

Building and Construction | BBC One | 1974 | 19'41''

A look at the way materials behave under the action of external forces.

10: Cutting Tools | Engineering Craft Studies

10: Cutting Tools | Engineering Craft Studies

Building and Construction | BBC One | 1974 | 19'46''

Cutting tools, a closer look.

Heathrow: Last Concorde flight touches down | BBC News

Heathrow: Last Concorde flight touches down | BBC News

Building and Construction | BBC One | 2003 | 3'38''

News segment about the last Concorde flight from New York to London.

Working on Concorde | The Last Concorde

Working on Concorde | The Last Concorde

Building and Construction | BBC One | 1979 | 8'15''

On 9 April 1969, the first British Concorde made its maiden flight from Filton. On 20 April 1979, the last plane came off the product...

The Last Concorde

The Last Concorde

Building and Construction | BBC One | 1979 | 29'38''

For the workers at Filton it's the end of the Concorde era. Two of these plane workers, Alan Radford and Wally Williams, tell what it's been like working o...

The glamorous world of Concorde | Concorde: A Supersonic Story

The glamorous world of Concorde | Concorde: A Supersonic Story

Building and Construction | BBC Four | 2017 | 30''

Joan Collins talks about flying on Concorde.

Concorde: A Supersonic Story

Concorde: A Supersonic Story

Building and Construction | BBC Four | 2017 | 59'05''

The life of the most glamorous plane ever built, as told by the people whose lives she touched. Narrated by Sophie Okonedo.

3: Changing the Properties | Engineering Craft Studies

3: Changing the Properties | Engineering Craft Studies

Building and Construction | BBC One | 1974 | 20'33''

This week's programme looks at the importance of getting the right properties for your engineering project.

5: Railways | World’s Most Extreme

5: Railways | World’s Most Extreme

Building and Construction | Channel 4 | 2014 | 46'55''

From awesome engineering to extreme environments and thrill-seeking train-surfers and from the high-tech to the home-made, these are...

3: Bridges | World’s Most Extreme

3: Bridges | World’s Most Extreme

Building and Construction | Channel 4 | 2014 | 47'12''

The 10 most extreme bridges on Earth: from Nepal and Japan to Bolivia and Russia, bridges that demonstrate extreme engineering and st...

The Car | Secret Life Of Machines

The Car | Secret Life Of Machines

Building and Construction | Channel 4 | 1991 | 25'50''

Explores how a car functions. This episode covers the body/chassis component only.

2: Roads | World’s Most Extreme

2: Roads | World’s Most Extreme

Building and Construction | Channel 4 | 2014 | 47'12''

Exploring the world's most dangerous and inspirational roads.

6: Runways | World’s Most Extreme

6: Runways | World’s Most Extreme

Building and Construction | Channel 4 | 2022 | 46'56''

Exploring the world's most dangerous and inspirational runways.

Engineering | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Engineering | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Building and Construction | BBC Two | 2007 | 1'58'42''

Two hour programme to support the three units of this double award vocational GCSE.

19: Combining the Principles | Engineering Craft Studies

19: Combining the Principles | Engineering Craft Studies

Building and Construction | BBC One | 1974 | 20'33''

This series consists of the visual teaching of principles, workshop demonstrations and examples of the practical app...

MOT and Service | Further Education

MOT and Service | Further Education

Building and Construction | BBC Two | 2009 | 14'04''

A TeachersTV production showing the day in the life of a mechanic.

Lifeboat Engineer | Further Education

Lifeboat Engineer | Further Education

Building and Construction | BBC Two | 2009 | 14'00''

A TeachersTV production showing the day in the life of a mechanic working on lifeboats.

Safety on Site | Further Education

Safety on Site | Further Education

Building and Construction | BBC Two | 2009 | 14'10''

A TeachersTV production showing how to work safely on a building site.

Gas Fitter | Further Education

Gas Fitter | Further Education

Building and Construction | BBC Two | 2009 | 13'57''

A TeachersTV production showing how a plumber would fit a boiler.

Natural light in building design | Facing up to Mackintosh

Natural light in building design | Facing up to Mackintosh

Building and Construction | BBC Two | 2014 | 3'19''

Architects discuss the importance of natural light and glass in the design of the new Glasgow School of Art building.

Architect: Steven Holl | Facing up to Mackintosh

Architect: Steven Holl | Facing up to Mackintosh

Building and Construction | BBC Two | 2014 | 6'33''

Architect Steven Holl discusses his inspiration, influences, style and process, in relation to the design for the new Glasgo...

The design for the new Mackintosh building | Facing up to Mackintosh

The design for the new Mackintosh building | Facing up to Mackintosh

Building and Construction | BBC Two | 2014 | 2'29''

Artists, designers and architects discuss the plans for the design of the Glasgow School of Art's new bu...

Plastering | Dom Digs In

Plastering | Dom Digs In

Building and Construction | BBC Two | 2021 | 5'11''

Dom tries his hand at plastering.

Bricklaying | Dom Digs In

Bricklaying | Dom Digs In

Building and Construction | BBC Two | 2021 | 4'51''

Dom attempts to lay some bricks for a school being built.

House renovation | Homes Under the Hammer

House renovation | Homes Under the Hammer

Building and Construction | BBC One | 2021 | 5'20''

A house in Brixton is renovated into a family home to be rented or sold.

Heating and ventilating the Palace of Westminster | Britain’s Greatest Buildings

Heating and ventilating the Palace of Westminster | Britain’s Greatest Buildings

Building and Construction | BBC Two | 2017 | 6'10''

Dan Cruickshank describes the heating and ventilation issues the Palace of Westminster...

Entrances of the Palace of Westminster | Britain’s Greatest Buildings

Entrances of the Palace of Westminster | Britain’s Greatest Buildings

Building and Construction | BBC Two | 2017 | 3'08''

Dan Cruickshank explains how the Palace of Westminster was designed around its four main entrances.

House of Commons | Britain’s Greatest Buildings

House of Commons | Britain’s Greatest Buildings

Building and Construction | BBC Two | 2017 | 3'50''

Dan Cruickshank explores the original House of Commons.

Carpentry tips and tricks | Trade Secrets

Carpentry tips and tricks | Trade Secrets

Building and Construction | BBC Two | 1996 | 8'25''

Professionals share their carpentry tips and tricks.

Lasers, echoes and digital mapping | Scotland from the Sky

Lasers, echoes and digital mapping | Scotland from the Sky

Building and Construction | BBC One | 2021 | 3'11''

Modern technology using lasers and echoes allow archaeologists to digitally map landscapes uncovering more history...

3D photography | Scotland from the Sky

3D photography | Scotland from the Sky

Building and Construction | BBC One | 2021 | 1'51''

During the RAF's post-war photographic mapping project, they would take two pictures from slightly different angles and if side-lined ...

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