''Impossible Engineering'' is a television series produced for
Discovery's Science Channel
Science Channel (often simply branded as Science; abbreviated to SCI) is an American pay television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The channel features programming focusing on science related to wilderness survival, engineering, man ...
in the US.,
UKTV
UKTV Media Limited, simply known as UKTV, is a British multi-channel broadcaster, which, since 2019, has been wholly owned by BBC Studios (formerly BBC Worldwide), a commercial subsidiary of the BBC. It was formed on 1 November 1992 through ...
's
Yesterday in the UK,
in France,
Societe Radio-Canada
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's
Ici Explora in Canada,
in Sweden, Discovery Italy in Italy 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.
As of January 2020, five series of ''Impossible Engineering'' have been produced.
In addition, two series of a spin-off called ''Impossible Railways''
in most territories and ''Impossible Engineering: Extreme Railroads'' in the US have been produced.
The series is produced by British independent production company
Twofour
Twofour is a British television and digital media group founded in 1989 by Charles Wace, a former BBC news producer, and Christopher Slade, a BBC presenter. With its headquarters in Plymouth, Twofour has offices in London and Los Angeles.
In ...
Broadcast
Episodes of ''Impossible Engineering''
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
Series 1 premiered in April 2015.
Series 2
This series premiered from March 2017 in the US.
Series 3
This series premiered from January 2019 in the US.
Series 4
This series premiered from January 2020 in both the US and the UK. In the US this series was split down into smaller series and broadcast throughout the year.
Series 5
Series 5 came out in 2020.
Series 6
Series 7
Episodes of ''Impossible Railways''
Series 1
Series 2
References
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Documentary television series about technology
2015 British television series debuts
Science Channel original programming
UKTV original programming
Television series by ITV Studios