Building the Impossible: Season 3, Episode 3

3 - 3: Panama Canal

Rob journeys along the length of the Panama Canal to learn how the unconquerable Isthmus was bent to the will and skill of determined engineers, creating one of the seven wonders of the modern world. He discovers their groundbreaking inventions and uncovers the secrets of its construction. Rob trains as a canal pilot and joins the tugboat team as the Lilliputian tugs guide their giant container ships safely through the locks of the canal.