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Massive Engineering Mistakes

2019 · 6 seasons

A sober, methodical look at disasters and their fixes, informative rather than thrilling, best for viewers who enjoy forensic problem-solving.

Genres
Documentary
Starring
Corina Kwami, Simon Foster, Ronan Summers
Overview
Massive engineering mistakes occur all over the world, some with devastating consequences. These are assessed by design teams, eyewitnesses, and experts who analyze what went wrong and how the engineers fixed the mistakes.

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Stream in the UK
  • Amazon Prime Video
  • Discovery+ Amazon Channel
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Genres
Documentary
Starring
Corina Kwami, Simon Foster, Ronan Summers
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    • technology
    • survival
    • guilt
    • work
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    contemporary
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    adult
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    • documentary
    • true story
    • procedural
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    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Starring
    Corina Kwami, Simon Foster, Ronan Summers, Tom Gorham, Greg Szulgit, Shini Somara, Nehemiah Mabry
    Length
    6 seasons, 62 episodes, 44 min each
    Network
    Discovery
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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