Wheels & Steel
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What Went Wrong
A ferry fire kills 140, but decades later, the true cause of Italy’s deadliest maritime disaster lingers.
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What Went Wrong
A pilot’s fatal descent ends 150 lives and forces aviation to confront the limits of mental health care.
What Went Wrong
852 lives lost at sea reveal fatal design flaws and decades of unanswered questions beneath the waves.
Giant Logistics
Inside Europe’s largest car terminal, where millions of vehicles and heavy cargo are moved with precision.
Giant Logistics
The Kiel Canal, one of the busiest waterways, is being modernized for the future of global shipping.
Heavy Lift
Venice fights rising waters with one of the world’s largest mobile barriers in a daring engineering gamble.
Heavy Lift
Old ships are cut and stretched in Jumboisation, letting cruise lines build ever-larger vessels.
Heavy Lift
Titan of the skies: the Antonov An-225 Mriya hauls massive cargo like no plane on Earth.
The Salvagemasters
A 17th century shipwreck is raised from a Texas bay, rewriting French colonial history.
Mega Makeover
Europe’s tallest wooden coaster gets a record-breaking overhaul in a high-stakes renovation challenge.
Mega Makeover
A passenger jet gets a 2nd life: rebuilt into a powerful cargo aircraft.
Titans of Defense
Eyes in the sky and weapons in the shadows reshape the future of remote warfare.
Steel Monsters
A documentary on the F60, the world’s largest mobile machine, moving mountains in open-pit mining.
Steel Monsters
A gripping documentary on stealth technology: invisible jets and warships changing modern warfare.
Steel Monsters
A documentary on XXL tow trucks moving tanks, planes, and rockets—machines thirty times stronger than themselv
Black Eagles
Described as the finest fighter by Hermann Goering, the G.55 came too late to ever be used by the Nazis.
Exceptional Engineering
The Vectron locomotive combines strength and eco-efficiency, shaping the future of European cargo rail.
Exceptional Engineering
Luxury motorhomes – freedom, comfort, and precision engineering on wheels.
Exceptional Engineering
World’s biggest dumper: Volvo A60 hauls 55 tons with ease.
Exceptional Engineering
From screw to field: Inside the making of John Deere’s giant T670 combine harvester.
Exceptional Engineering
The LTM 1750 – a mobile crane giant that can lift up to 800 tons and reach heights of 152 meters.
Exceptional Engineering
Inside one of the world's largest aircraft factories, where giant cargo planes keep Europe's aerospace moving.
Exceptional Engineering
Volvo builds trucks in the U.S. with precision, speed, and customization—one every ten minutes.
Exceptional Engineering
The AIDAnova: world’s first LNG cruise liner, a mega ship built with 15 million parts.
Exceptional Engineering
Steel-clad power: the Survivor R, built to protect and perform under extreme conditions.
Exceptional Engineering
Wind power is Germany’s rising force – we follow the build of a 179m turbine powering 5,000 homes.
Exceptional Engineering
Inside the factory where rescue helicopters are built—see how new lifesaving tech and skill take flight.
Exceptional Engineering
Where farm giants are born: Inside the making and field action of the world’s most powerful tractors.
Exceptional Engineering
Airbus A350 vs. Boeing: Inside the race to build the world’s most advanced long-haul jet.
Exceptional Engineering
Building mega cranes: Follow the journey from blueprint to the first heavy lift with real lifting power.
History of the German Armed Forces
High-tech helicopters in action: Bundeswehr aircraft in training, combat, and rescue missions.
History of the German Armed Forces
Heavily armed and always ready – the German Navy through history and into today’s global missions.
Heavy Load
A pirate ship’s last voyage: from Lithuania to Berlin, a heavy haul turns into a risky logistical feat.
Germany's Military Machine
Exclusive access to the Bundeswehr’s most powerful weapons, from air defense to bunker-busting missiles.
Germany's Military Machine
Fast, hard, precise: Bundeswehr soldiers train with Germany’s most advanced firearms for modern warfare.
Germany's Military Machine
The German frigate Hessen – a billion-euro warship training for combat and defense at sea.
Germany's Military Machine
Eurofighter: cutting-edge supersonic jet built to dominate the skies with unmatched speed and precision.
Germany's Military Machine
German tanks – a century of steel, power and mobility, from the A7V to the Leopard 2.
Giant Logistics
Leipzig Airport, Germany’s 4th-largest cargo hub, moves 500,000 parcels nightly with clockwork precision.
Giant Logistics
High-tech meets heavy machinery as a battery plant rises from the ground in record time.
Heavy Lift
Venice fights rising waters with one of the world’s largest mobile barriers in a daring engineering gamble.
Heavy Lift
Old ships are cut and stretched in Jumboisation, letting cruise lines build ever-larger vessels.
Heavy Lift
Titan of the skies: the Antonov An-225 Mriya hauls massive cargo like no plane on Earth.
The Salvagemasters
A stranded ship breaks apart in heavy surf. Salvors must cut and drag it ashore - piece by piece.
The Salvagemasters
A tsunami hurls a new research vessel onto land. Now, engineers must lift and relaunch it.
The Salvagemasters
A spaceplane plunges into the Pacific. Salvors race to recover it before fuel or waves destroy it.
The Salvagemasters
A 17th century shipwreck is raised from a Texas bay, rewriting French colonial history.
Mega Makeover
Europe’s tallest wooden coaster gets a record-breaking overhaul in a high-stakes renovation challenge.
Mega Makeover
A passenger jet gets a 2nd life: rebuilt into a powerful cargo aircraft.
Titans of Defense
Battlefield beasts with extreme firepower and tech change the face of modern ground warfare.
Titans of Defense
Speed, stealth and firepower make these aircraft the deadliest machines in the sky.
Titans of Defense
Warships and subs become silent giants with high-tech stealth and strike capabilities.
Titans of Defense
These military helicopters combine flight, firepower and futuristic engineering in one machine.
Titans of Defense
Machines behind the missions keep troops moving, safe and fully supplied in any terrain.
Steel Monsters
A documentary on the F60, the world’s largest mobile machine, moving mountains in open-pit mining.
GRIP
A sports car faces an island challenge while a high performance sedan takes center stage.
GRIP
An off road Gallardo meets the search for rare hypercars and extreme performance.
GRIP
Luxury limos and classic fastbacks combine power style and collector appeal.
GRIP
US muscle cars battle while a client searches for the perfect supercar.
Morlock Motors
A massive transport mission across the USA pushes people and machines to their limits.
Morlock Motors
A breakdown leads to trouble and puts Michael into a tense situation with the police.
Black Eagles
The fastest, lightest and first all-metal monoplane fighter to grace the skies - most loved fighter of WWII.
Black Eagles
A stroke of engineering genius with speed, firepower and reliability.
Black Eagles
Arguably the best fighter of WW II, the ME262 revolutionised aviation and was faster than any other plane.
Exceptional Engineering
Heavy-duty self-propelled trucks – transport wonders that move colossal loads across any terrain.
Exceptional Engineering
A high-tech tractor sets new standards with sustainable power and smart systems.
Exceptional Engineering
The HX81, a 680 hp powerhouse, built to move tanks with ease.
Exceptional Engineering
Inside one of the world's largest aircraft factories, where giant cargo planes keep Europe's aerospace moving.
Exceptional Engineering
Volvo builds trucks in the U.S. with precision, speed, and customization—one every ten minutes.
Exceptional Engineering
The AIDAnova: world’s first LNG cruise liner, a mega ship built with 15 million parts.
Exceptional Engineering
Mega-diesels made in Germany: See how 13,600 hp engines power ships and giants around the world.
Exceptional Engineering
Inside the BMW motorcycle factory: See how world-class superbikes are crafted, customized, and shipped.
Exceptional Engineering
Custom off-road motorhomes: Meet the wildest rolling homes and the people behind these luxury machines.
What Went Wrong
Explosions in the Baltic Sea trigger a geopolitical mystery of sabotage, secrets, and suspicion.
Heavy Load
Massive cranes and heavy transporters in action, moving tons with precision under extreme pressure.
Heavy Load
Precision heavy haulage: giant loads on impossible roads.
Heavy Load
A massive steel giant faces steep roads and tight turns in a daring heavy haul mission.