Britain's Greatest Bridges

Season 1 Episode 2: Tower Bridge

Oct 21, 2016NR44m8.2

Engineer Rob Bell travels to London to tell the story of the world famous Tower Bridge. This bridge spanning the River Thames was built to a revolutionary design and became a target for German V-1 flying bombs during WWII.

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Forth Rail Bridge

1. The Forth Rail Bridge

Aired: Oct 14, 2016

Rob Bell begins the series by travelling to Scotland to discover the history ...

Episode 2 Tower Bridge

2. Tower Bridge

Aired: Oct 21, 2016

Engineer Rob Bell travels to London to tell the story of the world famous Tow...

Episode 4 The Britannia Bridge

4. The Britannia Bridge

Aired: Nov 4, 2016

Robert Stephenson took on the task of building this 100ft iron bridge across ...

Episode 5 The Tyne Bridge

5. The Tyne Bridge

Aired: Nov 18, 2016

Engineer Rob Bell discovers that the Tyne Bridge is so important to Geordies ...

Episode 6 The Humber Bridge

6. The Humber Bridge

Aired: Nov 25, 2016

The Humber Bridge was, at the time of completion, the longest single-span sus...


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Info about Britain's Greatest Bridges

Current Status: Ended

Network: Channel 5

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Documentary