Season 7
(2000)
Cast
as Self - Narrator
Episodes
The City Beneath Our Feet 0.0
January 3, 2000
Beneath every modern city, hidden by manhole covers, drains, and ventilation grates – lies a labyrinth of tunnels, wire…
Tower Bridge 0.0
January 10, 2000
Join us as we span the history of one of the world’s most famous bridges, London’s Tower Bridge. The world’s largest ba…
The Chunnel 0.0
January 11, 2000
The challenge of linking Britain and France with a tunnel under the English Channel was both monumental and delicate. I…
Space Stations. 0.0
February 3, 2000
Join us on an out-of-this-world exploration of the history of long-duration life in space–from the first Soviet station…
The Pentagon 0.0
March 27, 2001
The pentagon…The name alone conjures up an imposing image of American power and prestige. As the largest office buildin…
Bridges. 0.0
February 29, 2000
From amazing ancient Roman aqueducts and arch bridges, romantic Renaissance spans, 19th-century railroad crossovers, to…
Prisons 0.0
March 6, 2000
“All hope abandon, ye who enter here!” This sentiment has permeated the masonry and clanging bars of prisons built thro…
Great Inventions 0.0
March 16, 2000
Join us for a survey of the world’s greatest inventions in which we examine the wheel, steam engine, railroad, automobi…
Office Wonders 0.0
March 14, 2000
Don’t look now, but your office is a technological marvel. From the humble paper clip to the revolutionary personal com…
Police Technology 0.0
March 15, 2000
When police forces were born in the 1800s, British “bobbies” made due with a billy club. Public wariness and institutio…
Disaster Technology 0.0
April 17, 2000
An examination of the historical development of technological tools that help science mitigate nature’s fury. It’s a su…
Concrete 0.0
May 8, 2000
Modern Marvels explores how the basic formula of cement, aggregate and water has changed the world. Concrete has enabl…
Camping Technology 0.0
May 25, 2000
As camping technology develops, it provides greater access to diverse outdoor environments. The earliest camping techno…
Private Planes 0.0
May 31, 2000
The plane’s on the runway and revving up for our flight of power and whimsy. The panorama reveals some amazing machines…
Race Cars 0.0
June 6, 2000
Today, race cars tear up the tracks at 300 m.p.h. Computers and space-age composite materials are as much as part of ra…
Traffic 0.0
June 12, 2000
In less than a century, the world went from dirt tracks to highways, from propeller planes to space travel, from sailbo…
Buses 0.0
June 19, 2000
The most opulent are wheeled luxury liners with satellite TV and hot tubs–a far cry from the first bus, an 8-passenger …
Gold Mines. 0.0
June 22, 2000
Around the world and across the eons, gold stands as a symbol of power, wealth, and love. The quest for the yellow meta…
Banks. 0.0
July 27, 2000
Backbones of worldwide economics, for centuries banks enabled the creation of wealth, and industry leaders became icons…
The Erie Canal 0.0
July 31, 2000
The Erie Canal was America’s first superhighway. It was a narrow ribbon of water carved through sheer rock and untamed …
Trucks 0.0
August 3, 2000
Icons of the open road, trucks form the backbone of the construction and transportation industries. The facility to han…
Aswan Dam 0.0
August 14, 2000
In 1954, Gamal Abdel Nasser, the Arab Republic of Egypt’s first prime minister, had a plan to bring his poor country in…
China's Great Dam 0.0
August 22, 2000
When completed, China’s Three Gorges Dam will tower 607 feet in the air and weigh 40 Great Pyramids. Other than China’s…
The Maginot Line 0.0
September 10, 2000
The Maginot Line, a defensive string of large and small forts built during the years between World War I and World War …
Video Games: Behind The Fun 0.0
September 12, 2000
A fun-filled glimpse into the not so distant history of video games. Since inception, the gaming industry has been a dr…
The Body Shop 0.0
September 17, 2000
Host Ron Hazelton and two mechanics dissect a 2000 Ford Taurus to trace the evolution of the automobile’s major systems…
Machine Tools 0.0
October 9, 2000
No one wants a hand-made car or gun or an airplane. We want things made by machines. Machine tools are power–driven mac…
Farming Technology 0.0
October 15, 2000
The US agricultural process, from seed to shelf, is so efficient that most people don’t think much about it. But food g…
Assembly Lines 0.0
October 16, 2000
According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, an assembly line is an “industrial arrangement of machines, equipment, and wo…
Suez Canal 0.0
October 17, 2000
Since the ancient pharaohs’ time, the Isthmus of Suez has been the gateway to trade between East and West. It’s thought…
London Underground 0.0
October 18, 2000
Deep beneath London runs a complex network of many miles of tunnels; and, while traffic congests the roads above, hundr…
Combat Training. 0.0
October 19, 2000
Sign up at the ultimate survival school, where soldiers learn to kill or be killed, and learn how 21st-century warriors…
Remote Operated Vehicles 0.0
October 25, 2000
Remotely operated vehicles allow us to explore the mysteries of inner and outer space, provide firsthand glimpses of th…
Death Devices 0.0
November 2, 2000
Since the creation of the first laws, societies have demanded the ultimate punishment for certain capital crimes. Throu…
Power Plants. 0.0
November 6, 2000
Mankind controls the environment in a variety of ways, whether by capturing the force of a river, harnessing the power …
Inventions of War. 0.0
November 8, 2000
Arising from the horrible carnage, deprivation, and suffering caused by war is a countless array of everyday items–from…
Plumbing: The Arteries Of Civilzation 0.0
November 14, 2000
Join us as we take a peek at the plumbing hiding behind your walls and snaking under the floors of your house. We’ll al…
Line of Defense 0.0
December 5, 2000
Fortification evolved as man tried to defend his territory from attack. From fenced-in hills to walled cities to impene…
Gadgets 0.0
March 13, 2000
Close cousins to machines and tools, gadgets are mechanical or electronic devices that make life a bit easier. While th…