• 2012
  • TV-PG
  • 1h
Strip the City

Summary Explores the engineering feats buried beneath major cities, unveiling ingenious solutions that enable metropolises like London, Rome, and Dubai to flourish despite harsh environments and geological challenges. View more details

  • 2012
  • TV-PG
  • 1h

Strip the City

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Kavan Smith Thom Kikot Nick Eyles Helen Cheyne

All cast & crew

8.5

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Oct 10, 2012

Countries of origin : Canada United Kingdom

Official sites : Discovery World Science Channel

Language : English

Production companies : Canada Media Fund (CMF) Discovery Channel Canada Canal D

Summary Explores the engineering feats buried beneath major cities, unveiling ingenious solutions that enable metropolises like London, Rome, and Dubai to flourish despite harsh environments and geological challenges. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Oct 10, 2012

Countries of origin : Canada United Kingdom

Official sites : Discovery World Science Channel

Language : English

Production companies : Canada Media Fund (CMF) Discovery Channel Canada Canal D

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Oct 25, 2012
Ancient City: Rome
Ancient Rome is the prototype of all modern cities. 2,000 years ago it was the biggest in the world - home to a million people. It has survived better than any ancient city on earth. How have its geological foundations both helped and hindered the city's longevity and growth?
Episode 2 • Nov 01, 2012
Earthquake City: San Francisco
San Francisco is standing on the brink of disaster - it sits on one of the world's most infamous earthquake hotspots - the San Andreas Fault. How does the city's buildings and infrastructure survive the onslaught of a destructive earthquake? This film looks beneath the city's skin to discover the engineering wonders and geological forces that make it possible. Stunning CGI animation peels back the glass off its skyscrapers and steel off its bridges to reveal their inner workings.
Episode 3 • Nov 08, 2012
Desert City: Dubai
Dubai is a gleaming metropolis, grown from the desert sands in just a few decades - yet it sits in one of the driest places on Earth, is pummelled by raging sandstorms, and its skyscrapers are resting on top of sand. This episode looks beneath the city's skin to discover what keeps Dubai's buildings standing, protects them from desert storms, and keeps residents alive in the searing heat.
Episode 4 • Nov 15, 2012
Harbour City: Sydney
Sydney is home to a fifth Australia's entire population and is trapped between the Blue Mountains and the ocean, sitting on the driest inhabited continent on Earth, and surrounding one the planet's largest natural harbours. This episode uncovers what is inside Sydney's buildings and beneath its streets that allow the city to function - from the concealed contours of the harbour that allow super-sized ships to sail into the heart of the city, to the underground caverns that store its water.
Episode 5 • Nov 22, 2012
Ice City: Toronto
Perched on the shores of Lake Ontario, Toronto is a city of extremes. This sprawling metropolis was carved out by ancient glaciers. Today it is filled with a concrete jungle of towering skyscrapers. Each winter temperatures plummet to an arctic minus 40 degrees and the city is pummelled by savage snowstorms. How did this metropolis grow to become the largest city in Canada in such an extreme environment? This film explores the geology that shaped the city's past and challenges its future, from the rich salt reserves that power its industry to the colossal falls that fuel the expanding mega-city.
Episode 6 • Nov 29, 2012
Underground City: London
Beneath the streets of London, lies a parallel universe. As its buildings soar higher, so its tunnels go deeper. London has more infrastructures built underground than any city in the world. They hold the key the city's success. A fascinating insight into the inner workings of the city of London, including the lost river under Buckingham Place and building methods of Europe's tallest skyscraper - the Shard. CGI animation strips away the ground to reveal the city's inner workings and explores the ingenious technologies that helped engineers to build one of the biggest cities on Earth.
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