Mega Builders
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| Template:Pluralize from text of origin | Canada |
| Original languageTemplate:Pluralize from text | English |
| No. of series | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 36 |
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| Running time | 45 minutes (without commercials) |
| Production Template:Pluralize from text | Barna-Alper Productions Mega Builders III Productions |
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| Network | Discovery Channel |
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Mega Builders is a documentary television series appearing on the Discovery Channel and Science Channel. Each episode takes a look into the people and the machines involved into the construction of many huge engineering projects.
Discovery Channel Taiwan broadcast a version of the series in 2022 that covered how the residential high-rise building Tao Zhu Yin Yuan was built over 11 years.[1]
Episode list
Season 1
| Episode | Name | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| S01E01 | Spanning the Harlem | 19/Sep/2005 |
| S01E02 | Fantasy Islands | 19/Sep/2005 |
| S01E03 | The Big Collider[2] | 24/Nov/2005 |
| S01E04 | World's Fastest Wheels | 09/Dec/2005 |
Season 2
| Episode | Name | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| S02E01 | Racing to Power Up | 24/Aug/2006 |
| S02E02 | Quake-Proofing an Icon | 25/Oct/2006 |
| S02E03 | Roller Coaster | 09/Nov/2006 |
| S02E04 | Mega Bridge[3] | 22/Nov/2006 |
| S02E05 | Moving Mountains | 29/Nov/2006 |
| S02E06 | Madrid's Big Dig | 10/Jan/2007 |
| S02E07 | Crossing Colorado | 17/Jan/2007 |
| S02E08 | Sinking Wings | 24/Jan/2007 |
| S02E09 | Extreme Elevation | 31/Jan/2007 |
Season 3
| Episode | Name | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| S03E01 | Raising The Roof | 05/Sep/2007 |
| S03E02 | The Big Lift | 12/Sep/2007 |
| S03E03 | Worlds Biggest Wave Machine | 19/Sep/2007 |
| S03E04 | Stolen Power | 26/Sep/2007 |
| S03E05 | Mighty Shovel | 03/Oct/2007 |
| S03E06 | Ice Hotel | 10/Oct/2007 |
| S03E07 | Arctic Ice Crusher | 17/Oct/2007 |
Season 4
| Episode | Name | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| S04E01 | Big Rig | 14/Oct/2009 |
| S04E02 | Blockbuster Bridge | 21/Oct/2009 |
| S04E03 | Floating Bridge | 28/Oct/2009 |
| S04E04 | Glitz City | 04/Nov/2009 |
| S04E05 | Hard Rock Park | 11/Nov/2009 |
| S04E06 | King of the Container Ships | 18/Nov/2009 |
| S04E07 | Venice Code Red | 25/Nov/2009 |
Season 5
| Episode | Name | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| S05-E01 | Bosphorus Tunnel | 28/Oct/2010 |
| S05-E02 | Illogical Crossing | 04/Nov/2010 |
| S05-E03 | Peak Power | 11/Nov/2010 |
| S05-E04 | World Class Stadium | 18/Nov/2010 |
| S05-E05 | Spanning the Saigon River | 02/Dec/2010 |
| S05-E06 | London Aquatics Centre | 09/Dec/2010 |
| S05-E07 | Gautrain | 16/Dec/2010 |
Reception
Noting that the show covers the Bhumibol Bridge, Gotthard Base Tunnel, and North American and Madrid initiatives to reduce traffic congestion, The Daily TelegraphTemplate:'s Kirsty Heysen said, "This great series some of these hugely ambitious undertakings."[4] Brad Newsome of The Age praised the show, writing, "It's not your average construction-telly yawn tonight as we follow the annual building of Sweden's famed ice hotel."[5] The Sunday Mail stated, "Colourful characters and bigger-than Ben Hur projects fill this latest series about the world's largest and most mind-boggling engineering challenges."[6] The Brazilian newspaper Correio 24 Horas wrote that Mega Builders "is quite enlightening about the reasons why Rio de Janeiro, the Olympic city, is currently left without any good-quality stadium in working order".[7]
See also
References
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{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Heysen, Kirsty (2011-06-05). "Best on Foxtel". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Newsome, Brad (2008-05-08). "Green Guide's Critical View". The Age. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
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{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Victor Uchôa: Lembretes de um país que não é sério" [Victor Uchôa: Reminders of a country that is not serious]. Correio 24 Horas (in português). 2013-03-30. Archived from the original on 2024-03-07. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
External links
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