Mega Builders Season 5

Season 5

Air date: 2010-08-05
Episodes: 8

Episodes


E1: Sheikh Zayed Bridge

See the engineering behind this amazing bridge, under construction in Abu Dhabi. Designed by Zaha Hadid, it resembles a giant sculptural snake.

Air date: 2010-08-05
E2: World Class Stadium

Follow the construction of the Green Point stadium in Cape Town, scheduled to be ready for the FIFA World Cup 2010.

Air date: 2010-08-12
E3: Peak Power

A $600 million hydroelectric project in remote British Columbia in Canada presents a host of unique problems. Follow its difficult construction.

Air date: 2010-08-19
E4: Spanning the Saigon River

Featuring the Phu My Bridge in Vietnam. A crack engineering team are set on delivering the city of Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam from its awful gridlock, but will it finish on time?

Air date: 2010-08-26
E5: London Olympic Aquatics Centre

The London 2012 Aquatic Centre is an engineering marvel shaped like a giant metallic wave, designed by world famous architect Zaha Hadid

Air date: 2010-09-02
E6: Big Bosphorus Dig

The excavation for Istanbul's subway system has hit a snag in the shape of the city's 4th century port, one of the world's most significant archaeological finds.

Air date: 2010-09-09
E7: The Fast Track

The construction of Johannesburg's new rail system presents a difficult set of problems, most particularly dangerous sinkholes across its route.

Air date: 2010-09-16
E8: Episode 8
Air date: 2010-12-23
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