• 2016
  • 1h
Britain's Greatest Bridges

Summary Engineer Rob Bell tells the story of some of the most iconic and interesting bridges in the UK. Showing how they were designed and built, how engineers and architects overcame obstacles and the hazards the workers building them faced. View more details

  • 2016
  • 1h

Britain's Greatest Bridges

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Rob Bell

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8.6

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Oct 13, 2016

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : Official Site

Language : English

Production companies : Channel 5 Television

Summary Engineer Rob Bell tells the story of some of the most iconic and interesting bridges in the UK. Showing how they were designed and built, how engineers and architects overcame obstacles and the hazards the workers building them faced. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Oct 13, 2016

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : Official Site

Language : English

Production companies : Channel 5 Television

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Oct 13, 2016
The Forth Rail Bridge
Rob Bell begins the series by travelling to Scotland to discover the history of the iconic bridge crossing the Forth of Firth. Completed in 1890, the bridge now carries around 200 trains a day but was born from tragedy.
Episode 2 • Oct 20, 2016
Tower Bridge
Engineer Rob Bell travels to London to tell the story of the world famous Tower Bridge. This bridge spanning the River Thames was built to a revolutionary design and became a target for German V-1 flying bombs during WWII.
Episode 3 • Oct 27, 2016
The Clifton Suspension Bridge
Rob Bell tells the story behind the design and construction of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's famed bridge over the picturesque but precipitous Avon Gorge near Bristol, discovering that some question if it was all his own idea.
Episode 4 • Nov 03, 2016
The Britannia Bridge
Robert Stephenson took on the task of building this 100ft iron bridge across the Menai Strait, linking the island of Anglesey with the Welsh mainland. In 1970 four youths set it on fire, Rob speaks to one of the fireman who fought the fire.
Episode 5 • Nov 17, 2016
The Tyne Bridge
Engineer Rob Bell discovers that the Tyne Bridge is so important to Geordies because it provided work for shipbuilders during the 1920s recession and that it may have been the inspiration for the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Episode 6 • Nov 24, 2016
The Humber Bridge
The Humber Bridge was, at the time of completion, the longest single-span suspension bridge in the world. Rob discovers the secrets of its construction, why it took so long to build and the effect it had on the people of Hull and Grimsby.
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