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Technical Documentaries

Through graphics, the technical side of documentaries shows how things are built, how they work – making the complex information easier to digest.

Wireframe of an airliner seen from above, its systems drawn in white lines
3D map of three simulator pilots’ flight paths, labelled Lauren Wilson, Dave Unwin and Robert Davy
Air traffic control transcript on a dark blue ground, a New York TRACON line highlighted
Dark world map scattered with gold circles sized by value, the largest over Alaska and Siberia
Outrigger sailing canoe crossing a pale turquoise sea, seen from above
Voyaging canoe under sail at night beneath the stars, the North Star, Kūmau, ringed and labelled
Polynesian star compass drawn as a dome over the ocean, a canoe at its centre and the four quarters named Raki, Whitinga, Tonga and Tomokanga
Line drawing of a Boeing 737 in side view, with its dimensions marked
Side-view diagram of an oil tanker labelling the bridge, fuel tank, engine room, pump room and oil tanks
Qantas Airbus A380 with an engine glowing red, arrows pointing out leading edge, wing spar and fairing damage
3D map of an aircraft’s flight path looping round onto its final approach, traced as a green ribbon
Line drawing of the Skylab space station, a zoomed panel picking out its micrometeoroid shield
Line chart of Brighton & Hove Albion’s league position, climbing from 23rd in League Two on 3 May 1997 to 9th in the Premier League in 2022
League table for the Third Division on 27 April 1997, with the relegation places marked in red
3D map of a flight path from London to Beijing, charting outside air temperature against fuel temperature along the route
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Inside the Cut

Graphics as they land on the lines they illustrate – short clips from episodes, with the original narration, music and sound effects.

Plane Crash: Recreated S1 & S2
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Voyagers: Exploring Pacific Waters
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Voyagers: Exploring Pacific Waters
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Disasters Engineered S1 & S2
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All clips courtesy of Dash Pictures

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