Building the Impossible Episode Rating Graph
Mar 2020 - present

Mar 2020 - present
5.7

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Browse episode ratings trends for Building the Impossible. Simply click on the interactive rating graph to explore the best and worst of Building the Impossible's 12 episodes.

S2 Ep1
8.3
29th Apr 2022
Rob Bell looks at the construction of more rock lighthouses, beginning with Wolf Rock - 8 miles off the Cornish coast. He discovers the feat of Victorian engineering required to build the structure against the power of the Atlantic Ocean.

S2 Ep2
8.0
6th May 2022
Rob Bell explores the bizarre history of The Smalls lighthouse, one of Britain's most remote offshore lighthouses.

S1 Ep3
8.0
15th May 2020
Rob Bell explores the wild and beautiful southern coast of Ireland to reveal why Fastnet is regarded as the most stunning lighthouse ever built.

S1 Ep1
8.0
15th Mar 2020
Rob Bell explores the historic but deadly southwest coast of England to discover what made the world's first rock lighthouse on Eddystone reef such a monumental achievement over 300 years ago.

S3 Ep4
1.0
20th Mar 2026
Rob heads to England's south coast where he explores a trio of lighthouses built to protect vessels. He also experiences gravity-defying Victorian innovation.
S3 Ep6
1.0
10th Apr 2026
Rob travels to New England, sailing in the slipstream of the pilgrims and landing in Boston Harbor to discover the allegedly cursed beacon, Boston Light. America's first lighthouse is a story of civil war and personal tragedy, incredible innovation, and pioneering technology and Rob discovers the hidden stories of a nation's light-keeping unsung heroes.

S3 Ep5
4.5
27th Mar 2026
Rob visits the Impossible Lighthouse at Muckle Flugga in the Shetland Islands.

S3 Ep3
6.5
13th Mar 2026
Rob travels the Panama Canal to learn how the seemingly unconquerable isthmus was bent to the will of determined engineers, creating one of seven wonders of the new world.

S1 Ep1
8.0
15th Mar 2020
Rob Bell explores the historic but deadly southwest coast of England to discover what made the world's first rock lighthouse on Eddystone reef such a monumental achievement over 300 years ago.

S1 Ep2
7.8
15th Apr 2020
Rob Bell explores the rugged east coast of Scotland to discover how the Bell Rock lighthouse earned its reputation as a wonder of the industrial world.

S1 Ep3
8.0
15th May 2020
Rob Bell explores the wild and beautiful southern coast of Ireland to reveal why Fastnet is regarded as the most stunning lighthouse ever built.
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The first episode of Building the Impossible aired on March 15, 2020.
The last episode of Building the Impossible aired on March 27, 2026.
There are 12 episodes of Building the Impossible.
There are 3 seasons of Building the Impossible.
Yes.
Building the Impossible is set to return for future episodes.