Motorway Bridge
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Aug 22, 2017 (60 min)
A motorway bridge in Scotland suddenly collapses. Plus, a 1970s care home in York is razed to the ground - but precious Roman remains lie just below the surface.
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Aug 22, 2017 (60 min)
A motorway bridge in Scotland suddenly collapses. Plus, a 1970s care home in York is razed to the ground - but precious Roman remains lie just below the surface.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Aug 29, 2017 (60 min)
An office block in Stafford is torn down just metres from commuter trains. And in north Yorkshire, a Tornado jet is repurposed for life-saving fire training.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Sep 5, 2017 (60 min)
On Holy Island, a defunct aluminium factory must be demolished, but a giant steel crane proves tricky. Meanwhile, can old office plastic make good sunglasses?
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Sep 12, 2017 (60 min)
A scrap car gets revived for the race track. An artistic mastermind turns scrap metal into cool lighting, and on old office block is demolished close to a busy road.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Sep 19, 2017 (60 min)
A Blackpool landmark is set for an explosive ending. Will it go as planned? Plus, the artist who made a giant WW1 soldier out of scrap metal tries to tame a dragon.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Sep 26, 2017 (60 min)
A double decker bus reaches its final stop in Barnsley. A traditional fairground ride is saved from the scrap yard, but will its painstaking restoration pay off?
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Oct 3, 2017 (60 min)
A giant brick tower is toppled next to a railway line. Meanwhile, one of Britain's veteran scrap kings ploughs his profits into racing cars.
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Oct 10, 2017 (60 min)
A beautiful wooden boat is pulled from the Thames. Will it be restored or recycled? Plus, a look at how many crushed cars can be crammed into a container.
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Apr 9, 2019 (60 min)
In Southampton, the new cable-eating machine is ready to turn scrap into gold. Plus, the metal from a disused aeroplane is being turned into a profit in Hampshire.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Apr 16, 2019 (60 min)
A training tower for firefighters in is pulled apart. Plus, in Cheshire, Steve and Luke help a boat on its last journey and in Hampshire a scrap yard is torn down.
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Apr 23, 2019 (60 min)
In London, work stops after asbestos is found on the half demolished 6th floor of an office block. In Lytham St Annes, a collapsed wall causes problems for the crew.
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Apr 30, 2019 (60 min)
In Blackpool, an old pub is pulled down and in Portsmouth the boat breakers break up an unused and unloved yacht. Plus, a house is cleared of its treasures.
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: May 7, 2019 (60 min)
In Surrey, the team demolish a 1930's housing estate. Meanwhile, some cars are crushed by monster trucks and old motorcycle parts are turned into a metallic art piece.
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: May 14, 2019 (60 min)
In Blackpool, a 1930s Church is ready to be buried. Meanwhile, in Sussex the team attempt to resurrect a vintage limousine from the 1980s into a banger racer.
Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: May 21, 2019 (60 min)
On the Channel Islands the team have a difficult task demolishing an old cable car station. Plus, in Dorset, a statue for a war veteran is being made from scrap metal.
Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: May 28, 2019 (60 min)
In Botley, Oxfordshire, a 1960s shopping centre is being pulled apart to make way for a church, library and a community centre. The project will take over three months.
Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Jun 4, 2019 (60 min)
In Rutland, during the demolition of a hallway house, the team find a very valuable asset. Meanwhile, in Poole a 20-ft yacht is scrapped.
Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Jun 11, 2019 (60 min)
A concrete and steel walkway drops in one piece, causing issues in Jersey. And in Scotland, blacksmiths search for discarded metal chains to forge into a sculpture.
Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Sep 10, 2019 (60 min)
In Bradford, an iconic landmark, once voted the ugliest building in the country, is demolished. Plus, at a factory in Halifax, rusty iron is turned into profit!
Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: Sep 17, 2019 (60 min)
In Bristol, the iconic Suspension Bridge is shut down whilst the tollbooths are updated. Plus, a vintage Jaguar is pulled from scrap and converted into a banger racer.
Episode: 2x13 | Airdate: Sep 24, 2019 (60 min)
In South Cambridgeshire, an iconic 62-metre tower takes its final bow. In Gloucestershire, a broken digger causes problems and in Sussex, the team gets creative.
Episode: 2x14 | Airdate: Oct 1, 2019 (60 min)
In Surrey, a house is pulled down and the team love finding original fixtures to sell for profit. In Cambridgeshire, metal traders break down massive machines.
Episode: 2x15 | Airdate: Oct 8, 2019 (60 min)
In Hampshire, an old leisure centre is torn to the ground. Then, in Lincolnshire a team scour military settings for old weaponry that can be turned into cash.
Episode: 2x16 | Airdate: Oct 15, 2019 (60 min)
Gary is in Bingley, West Yorkshire, to tear down an old police station without destroying the entire building. And, a man turns scrap metal into sculptures.
Episode: 2x17 | Airdate: Oct 22, 2019 (60 min)
In Grimsby, the team have their work cut out for them when they demolish a pigeon infested shopping centre. And, in Norfolk a sculptor takes scrap metal from a farm.
Episode: 2x18 | Airdate: Oct 29, 2019 (60 min)
In Preston, a garage is demolished in the freezing weather. Then in Lincolnshire, a shipping vessel could be massive profit for the team pulling her apart.
Episode: 2x19 | Airdate: Nov 5, 2019 (60 min)
In Yorkshire, a famous flour mill is demolished but freak weather conditions threaten the project. Plus, in Derbyshire, a pub spooks the team trying to tear it down.
Episode: 2x20 | Airdate: Nov 12, 2019 (60 min)
In Yorkshire, a team struggle to pull apart a retired yacht. Plus, in Lewisham a tower block is demolished and in Lancashire a tractor reveals treasure.
Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Mar 17, 2020 (60 min)
The work of demolition, salvage and waste management experts as they blast, crush and smash their way through a variety of structures which have had their day. In the world of destruction, they take huge risks, every time they blow up, demolish and dismantle anything frrom tower blocks to ships and bridges to Victorian mansions.
Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Mar 24, 2020 (60 min)
In Blackburn, the demo crew calls time on a brewing icon. Meanwhile, in the West Midlands an artist picks up the pieces to bring new life to an old motor.
Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Mar 31, 2020 (60 min)
In Cheshire, a well-known hotel is pulled to the ground. Meanwhile, in Devon a father and son demolish a caravan and in Liverpool an iconic landmark is made from scrap.
Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Apr 7, 2020 (60 min)
In Swansea, a huge barge is ripped apart. Meanwhile, in London, six tower blocks are demolished and on the south coast, scrap queens search for valuable scrap material.
Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Apr 14, 2020 (60 min)
In West Yorkshire, locals watch as cooling towers are blown up. Plus, in Harrogate a mansion is demolished and in Essex once-luxurious supercars are taken apart.
Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Apr 21, 2020 (60 min)
In south Wales, a Rolls Royce 747 jet engine is deconstructed, in Bolton student halls are taken down and in Wakefield a sculptor creates a metal owl.
Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Apr 28, 2020 (60 min)
The M4 is closed so diggers can demolish a bridge. Accidents pile up as scrapped engines in scrap vans are raced into oblivion in a final demolition derby.
Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: May 5, 2020 (60 min)
In South Yorkshire, a community centre is crushed. Plus, in Berkshire a scrap artist works on a challenging new piece and in Coventry car parts are repurposed.
Episode: 3x09 | Airdate: May 12, 2020 (60 min)
In Preston, a job centre is demolished and in Yeovil a 20ft yacht is ripped to pieces. Plus, in the Somerset village of Woolavington, a sculptor is on the hunt for scrap material.
Episode: 3x10 | Airdate: May 19, 2020 (60 min)
In Oldham, a magistrates' court is torn down. Plus, in Halifax car brake discs are given new life and in Wokingham an old horse transporter reaches the end of the road.
Episode: 3x12 | Airdate: Sep 22, 2020 (60 min)
In Swansea, part of a big wave turbine is deconstructed. Meanwhile, in Westbury a 17th century cannon is recycled and in Woolavington an artist makes a metal bird.
Episode: 3x13 | Airdate: Sep 29, 2020 (60 min)
The home of the British Army in Aldershot is bulldozed to leave trenches. Plus, a three-wheeled race car is demolished, and an old tractor is turned into a sculpture.
Episode: 3x14 | Airdate: Oct 6, 2020 (60 min)
An office block next to a railway line is demolished. Meanwhile, the turbine hall of Rugeley power station is blown up and there is a problem with a rickshaw.
Episode: 3x15 | Airdate: Oct 13, 2020 (60 min)
A business owner salvages farm machinery after a giant fire. A house untouched since the ‘70s offers up vintage TVs and architectural salvage before it's flattened.
Episode: 3x16 | Airdate: Oct 20, 2020 (60 min)
In Yorkshire, an old factory mill is demolished. Meanwhile, in South Wales scrap materials are recycled and in Essex an artist makes a metal manta ray.
Episode: 3x17 | Airdate: Oct 27, 2020 (60 min)
In Birmingham, a dormant car manufacturing plant is torn down. Plus, in Sussex scrap is used to create a marble run and in Kent a chimney is demolished.
Episode: 3x18 | Airdate: Nov 3, 2020 (60 min)
In South Wales, an abandoned convent is demolished. Plus, in Lancashire copper products are recycled and in Yorkshire an artist uses scrap for his latest project.
Episode: 3x19 | Airdate: Nov 10, 2020 (60 min)
In Cambridgeshire, a deteriorating discount store is deconstructed. Plus, in Suffolk airplane parts are repurposed and in Essex a coach is pulled apart.
Episode: 3x20 | Airdate: Nov 17, 2020 (60 min)
A sunken fishing trawler must be floated from the depths of a harbour near Blackpool before being broken on the beach. A double decker bus is ripped apart.
Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Mar 23, 2021 (60 min)
A huge concrete police station in Wales is blown apart to make way for a supermarket. In Dorset, scrap agricultural steel grows into a statue.
Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Mar 23, 2021 (60 min)
In Blackpool, an infamous pub and hotel gets demolished. Plus, old petrol tanks are turned into a futuristic robot for a burger joint in Milton Keynes.
Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Mar 23, 2021 (60 min)
One of the tallest buildings in Suffolk gets knocked down. Plus, metal worker Neil creates a dining table out of old ambulance and motorcycle parts.
Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Mar 23, 2021 (60 min)
In Buckinghamshire, a former top-secret Ministry of Defence site gets demolished. And, motorcyclists race to win a scrap metal trophy in Margate.
Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Mar 23, 2021 (60 min)
Pete Marquis and his team deconstruct a defunct depot in Preston. And, an aircraft maintenance team are given the painstaking task of dismantling a Boeing 737.
Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Mar 23, 2021 (60 min)
Follows workers in a world of demolition, salvage and waste management. From tower blocks to ships, bridges to Victorian mansions every scrap of material has value.
Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Mar 23, 2021 (60 min)
In Bradford, a team are given the mammoth task of demolishing five tower blocks. And, Nick has four weeks to create a German Shepherd memorial sculpture.
Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Mar 23, 2021 (60 min)
In Kent, a team crush the tail end of a maritime patrol aircraft. And, Nye Phillips is tasked with knocking down a bungalow in Northamptonshire.
Episode: 4x09 | Airdate: Mar 23, 2021 (60 min)
A hydraulic breaker and a big excavator are used to clear out an old private swimming pool. And, a salvaging team collect a vintage printing machine.
Episode: 4x10 | Airdate: Mar 23, 2021 (60 min)
In Preston, Pete Marquis tears down the farmhouse he grew up in. And, scrap artist Josh creates a miniature version of the Arcadia Spider.
Episode: 4x11 | Airdate: Apr 14, 2021 (60 min)
In Staffordshire, the central chimney at Rugeley Power Station is due for demolition. And, Kev has been commissioned to create an iconic Scottish beast.
Episode: 4x12 | Airdate: Jun 29, 2021 (60 min)
In Heywood, a demolition team must deal with bats before knocking down a 19th century farm. And, a highly specialised crew strip parts from a Ferrari 488 Pista.
Episode: 4x13 | Airdate: Jun 29, 2021 (60 min)
In Bristol, a demolition team have just 15 months to demolish a mammoth pharmaceutical plant. Plus, a 35-tonne motor is taken apart in Birmingham.
Episode: 4x14 | Airdate: Jun 29, 2021 (60 min)
An abandoned pub is knocked down in West Sussex. Steve dismantles a 25-foot boat, while coppersmith Roy turns a boiler into metal fish.
Episode: 4x15 | Airdate: Jun 29, 2021 (60 min)
In Staffordshire, Jim Wise and his demolition crew take down an old pottery factory. Melissa and Mark demolish a coach, while Neil makes art from metal tools.
Episode: 4x16 | Airdate: Jun 29, 2021 (60 min)
In London, gas turbines at a former power station must be extracted on the banks of the Thames. In North Yorkshire, Ollie turns old cars into an equine head.
Episode: 4x17 | Airdate: Jun 29, 2021 (60 min)
In Lancashire, Pete Marquis returns to the site of an explosive demolition. Meanwhile in Derbyshire, Melissa and Mark pick up a giant octopus fairground ride.
Episode: 4x18 | Airdate: Jun 29, 2021 (60 min)
A brand-new metal crusher costing more than a million pounds rolls into action on the site of the old Barking Power Station. Plus, an old digger is demolished.
Episode: 4x19 | Airdate: Jun 29, 2021 (60 min)
In Blackpool, a 1920s family-run bingo hall sees a sad end. Plus, a truck is pulled apart in Northern Ireland, but the wheels and hydraulic pump are tricky to remove.
Episode: 4x20 | Airdate: Jun 29, 2021 (60 min)
In London, a heavy steam turbine is delicately balanced up in the air on steel legs. In Hampshire, an industrial wood shredder is removed for scrap metal.