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Strip the City

  • TV Series
  • 2012– 2012–
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h
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8.5/10
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Strip the City (2012)
Documentary
Stripping major cities naked of their steel, concrete, buildings, roads, rivers and bedrock - layer by layer - to explore the secret technology and infrastructure that keeps them running. Wh... Read allStripping major cities naked of their steel, concrete, buildings, roads, rivers and bedrock - layer by layer - to explore the secret technology and infrastructure that keeps them running. What stops Dubai's super tall skyscrapers - balanced on unstable sand - from toppling over? ... Read allStripping major cities naked of their steel, concrete, buildings, roads, rivers and bedrock - layer by layer - to explore the secret technology and infrastructure that keeps them running. What stops Dubai's super tall skyscrapers - balanced on unstable sand - from toppling over? How can San Francisco survive - sitting on the edge of a major earthquake fault? And how d... Read all
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  • Stars
    • Kavan Smith
    • Thom Kikot
    • Nick Eyles
  • Stars
    • Kavan Smith
    • Thom Kikot
    • Nick Eyles
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      • 1 nomination

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    Kavan Smith
    Kavan Smith
    • Narrator
    Thom Kikot
    • Narrator
    Nick Eyles
    • Self - Geologist
    Helen Cheyne
    • Self - Speleologist
    Greg Hall
    • Self - Marine Engineer
    Vanessa O'Connell
    • Self - Hydrographic Surveyor
    Silvia La Pergola
    • Self - Architectural Engineer
    Clayton Alarie
    • Self - Excavation Manager
    Tara Brown
    • Self - Geoscientist
    Valerio Foti
    • Self - Site Engineer, METRO C
    Philip Holliday
    • Self - Harbor Master
    Andy Mackay
    • Self - Saltyard Superintendent
    Guido Giordano
    • Self - Geologist
    Andrew Marsonet
    • Self - Project Director
    Inge Weustink
    • Self - Speleologist
    Rob Wilson
    • Self - Salt Truck Driver
    Brad Pilans
    • Self - Geologist
    John Brown
    • Self - Tunnel Engineer
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    10/10
    Incredible!
    This is by far the best use of VFX for explaining stuffs... looks really cool.. the music, commentary and everything else is PERFECT! must watch if u r interested in knowing cities infrastructures
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    • Jun 20, 2019

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    • I love this show. My elderly father in England would live it too. Especially the London episode. How can he view it there? Can I get a PAL version on DVD? Is it scheduled to air there?

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    • Release date
      • October 11, 2012 (Canada)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Canada
    • Official sites
      • Discovery World (Canada)
      • Science Channel (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Desmontando la ciudad
    • Production companies
      • Discovery Channel Canada
      • Canal D
      • Canada Media Fund (CMF)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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