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Hannah goes behind the scenes to look at the technology behind the lift, entering a 246m high lift shaft to test everything from the brakes to her own fear of heights.

Hannah goes behind the scenes to look at the technology behind the lift, entering a 246m high lift shaft to test everything from the brakes to her own fear of heights.

Along the way, she finds out how rickety 19th-century coal mines made lifts safer, gets to grips with a piece of medieval siege technology still used in lifts today, and discovers how an 1850s PR stunt changed the modern skyline forever.

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Wed 30 Oct 202419:00
BBC Two except Wales & Wales HD

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Credits

Executive ProducerPaul Overton
Production ManagerSam Breslin
Series ProducerEileen Inkson

Broadcasts

  • Thu 14 Dec 202320:00
    BBC Two
  • Mon 18 Dec 202300:15
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
  • Sat 27 Jan 202401:35
    BBC Two
  • Wed 30 Oct 202419:00
    BBC Two except Wales & Wales HD

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