Building the Impossible
Building the Impossible

Building the Impossible

2020 3 Seasons 12 Episodes ⭐ 7.0 Documentary

Presenter Rob Bell takes us on a voyage around Britain and Ireland to reveal the hidden secrets that make offshore lighthouses such extraordinary feats of engineering.

Presenter Rob Bell takes us on a voyage around Britain and Ireland to reveal the hidden secrets that make offshore lighthouses such extraordinary feats of engineering.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

The Eddystone Rock

Rob Bell explores the historic but deadly southwest coast of England to discover what made the world's first rock lighth

EP 2

The Bell Rock

Rob Bell explores the rugged east coast of Scotland to discover how the Bell Rock lighthouse earned its reputation as a

EP 3

The Fastnet Rock

Rob Bell explores the wild and beautiful southern coast of Ireland to reveal why Fastnet is regarded as the most stunnin

EP 1

Wolf Rock

Rob Bell looks at the construction of more rock lighthouses, beginning with Wolf Rock - 8 miles off the Cornish coast. H

EP 2

Smalls Lighthouse

Rob Bell explores the bizarre history of The Smalls lighthouse, one of Britain's most remote offshore lighthouses.

EP 3

The Longstone

Rob Bell explores the spiritual home of the lifesaving Longstone lighthouse off the coast of Northumberland.

EP 1

Oil Rig

Rob discovers the story of the British oil industry through its incredible engineering - from the first oil find to toda

EP 2

Hoover Dam

From stormy seas to the land-locked Mojave Desert, Rob Bell discovers the amazing story of how the mighty Colorado river

EP 3

Panama Canal

Rob travels the Panama Canal to learn how the seemingly unconquerable isthmus was bent to the will of determined enginee

EP 4

Beachy Head Lighthouse

Rob heads to England's south coast where he explores a trio of lighthouses built to protect vessels. He also experiences

EP 5

Muckle Flugga Lighthouse

Rob visits the Impossible Lighthouse at Muckle Flugga in the Shetland Islands.

EP 6

Boston Light Lighthouse

Rob travels to New England, sailing in the slipstream of the pilgrims and landing in Boston Harbor to discover the alleg

Popular Cast

Rob Bell
Rob Bell
Self - Narrator