Impossible Engineering - Season 5 - Eps 1: Chernobyl's Toughest Fix
The Chernobyl disaster created one of the world's deadliest places, and as a temporary fix around the damaged reactor begins to fail, engineers race to build a cutting-edge structure to contain the contamination that could threaten the world.
About Impossible Engineering
Title: Impossible Engineering
First Air Date: 2015-04-13
Last Air Date: 2021-09-01
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.7/10 (from 15 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 11
Total Episodes: 82
Network: Science
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Twofour, Powderhouse Productions
Synopsis
Behind every seemingly impossible marvel of modern engineering is a cast of historic trailblazers who designed new building techniques, took risks on untested materials and revolutionised their field. Each episode details how giant structures, record-beating buildings, war ships and spacecraft are built and work. As the show revels in these modern day creations, it also leaps back in time to recount the stories of the exceptional engineers whose technological advances made it all possible.
Cast
Mike Bratton
Narrator
