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2025264 minPGdocumentary

Engineering Europe

2025264 minPGdocumentary

Unveiling Europe's hidden engineering marvels and their makers.

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Unveiling Europe's hidden engineering marvels and their makers.

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Julian Barratt

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This series reveals the extraordinary secrets of Europe’s engineering wonders. Filmed across six great nations, it will explore record-breaking construction projects, innovative machines and vehicles, and ingenious design. It will also reveal the hidden engineering that drives Europe’s most iconic landmarks and the people who keep them working today.

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