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How to Build...

★ 7.2 33 votes 2010–2011 2 seasons · 6 episodes Ended BBC Two
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Britain's iconic and 'secretive' engineering companies reveal how they build the world's most amazing machines. The first part of the series "How to build a nuclear submarine" a documentary following the construction of the Astute nuclear submarine. The second part of the series "How to build a jumbo jet engine", the story of the thousands of people who design, build and test engines at Rolls-Royce’s manufacturing plants in Derby and across the UK, making Rolls-Royce a central part of life for the people of places like Derby. The third and final part of the series "How to build Britain's secret engineers" when the documentary team follows workers at a leading British company on a global journey, as they reveal a handful of their secretive projects including getting Chinook helicopters ready for front line service.

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Season 12010
7.3233
Season 22011
7.22232h 54m

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Gerard Fletcher Self - Narrator
David Burchell Self - Welder
Mac MacDonald Self - Principal Systems & Integration Engineer
Simon Lister Self - Director General, Submarines
Jade Watson Self
Rob Ritchie Self - Engineering Manager, Naval Architecture
Neeraj Sunger Self - Manufacturing Apprentice
Neil Glover Self - Head of Materials Research
Paul Knight Self - Nuclear Engineer Royal Navy
Andrew Ogden Self - Boat 4 & Gate Repair Manager

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