If We Built It Today
TVPG
Science
Discussion with architects, historians, engineers, and builders to find out if we could use modern day innovations to recreate these iconic masterpieces, or if fundamental techniques have been lost to time.
Cast & Crew
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Wednesday, August 27
Secrets at the Great Wall
Season 1 • Episode 6
Experts use the latest tech to reveal if building the Great Wall a second time would be as deadly.
Wednesday, August 27
Hunt for Noah's Ark
Season 1 • Episode 4
Experts reveal if building Noah's Ark, a world-changing engineering feat, would be difficult today.
Wednesday, August 27
Battle of Brooklyn Bridge
Season 1 • Episode 2
Experts reveal if building the Brooklyn Bridge a second time would be as deadly.
Wednesday, August 27
Fortress of the Gods
Season 1 • Episode 7
Wednesday, August 27
Secrets in the Pyramid
Season 1 • Episode 1
Experts reveal what it would take to build Egypt's Great Pyramid today.
Wednesday, August 27
Ghosts of the Colosseum
Season 1 • Episode 3
Experts use the latest tech and modern-day science to explore rebuilding the Colosseum.
Wednesday, August 27
Doomsday in Venice
Season 1 • Episode 8
Experts explore the feasibility of rebuilding Venice, Italy, where floodwaters have unleashed havoc.
Thursday, August 28
Ghosts of the Colosseum
Season 1 • Episode 3
Experts use the latest tech and modern-day science to explore rebuilding the Colosseum.
Thursday, August 28
Doomsday in Venice
Season 1 • Episode 8
Experts explore the feasibility of rebuilding Venice, Italy, where floodwaters have unleashed havoc.
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