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Demolition - The Wrecking Crew

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Demolition - The Wrecking Crew: Episode 3

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Episode 3

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A Hull estate has to be evacuated as the team find out if their calculations are right.

Documentary series exploring the explosive world of demolition. An entire estate in Hull has to be evacuated as the team find out if their explosive calculations are correct.

Hull's tallest building has to come crashing to the ground, but it's surrounded by houses on all sides. Come blowdown day, the entire estate has to be evacuated as the team find out whether their explosive calculations are correct. 

One of the few women working in demolition, Debbie Burns, takes on a massive £750 million renovation project at Britain's busiest interchange station, Birmingham New Street, which brings commuters and demolition on a crash course. 

And Howard Stott, a veteran demolition man who's been working in the industry since the days of Fred Dibnah, meets a deadly foe while slicing a shopping centre in two.

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