TEchnology6 - Transportation

Investigating mankind's insatiable necessity to move faster and further; for pleasure, for work, to explore, to survive.

Historians Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn bring back to life the golden age of steam, exploring how Victorian railways helped to shape modern Britain.

The definitive story of Britain's railway revolution and the people who made it happen.

A history of the building of the New York City subway.

Follows the construction of the New York City subway system in the early 1900s.

International trade has been ferried around the world via boat for centuries. If the business of shipping stopped tomorrow, half the world would starve, and the other half would freeze. A testament of humanity's will to tame the elements and expand our reach; shipping has pioneered new technologies, revolutionized the global economy and reshaped the world as we know it.

Engineer Rob Bell reveals the secrets behind some of the historic ships that shaped the history of our island nation.

Cameras follow the men and women that make up the crews and lifeguards of Britain's RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution), an army of unpaid volunteers who risk their lives to save the lives of others.

Lusitania: an ocean liner to rival Titanic. On May 7th 1915 11 miles off the Old Head of Kinsale she was struck by a single torpedo from a German U-boat. 18 minutes later she was gone: a death toll of nearly 1200. Who will live and who will die, as the political shockwave is felt around the world?

The documentary looks at the reasons behind the sinking and lack of rescue of the RMS Titanic, and sees Tim Matlin, author of several books about the Titanic travel to locations across Europe, North American and the Atlantic Ocean to meet experts and perform experiments to test theories.

Dr. Bob Ballard explores the histories and the final resting places of famous 20th-century passenger liners, including the Titanic, the Lusitania, and the Empress of Ireland.

Buckle up for an incredible journey into the fascinating secret world of the car factory. Every 68 seconds a brand new car drives off the production line at the MINI Plant in Oxford.

A look at the history, evolution and cultural significance of the VW Bus

Documentary about two influential hot rod builders in an epic cross country adventure. Ken Schmidt and Keith Cornell of The Rolling Bones travel over two thousand miles through ten states, from New York to Nevada, in their 1932 Ford Coupes, "The Wicked Sisters", to the birth place of hot rodding, The Bonneville Salt Flats.

A documentary that investigates the birth and death of the electric car, as well as the role of renewable energy and sustainable living in the future.

The creation of the 1,500-mile Alaska-Canada Highway.

The hosts talk about everything car-related. From new cars to how they're fueled, this show has it all.

The saga of Horatio Nelson Jackson, the first man to cross the United States by automobile--in 1903!

America's desire for freedom and the open road resulted in the construction of thousands of highways during the Eisenhower administration. Through interviews, archival footage and photography, America's interstate highway system is revealed to have shaped every aspect of American life and affected the nation's history for better and for worse.

How the American auto industry engineered the demise of city public-transit systems.