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Detonators

Season 1
Follow explosives experts Dr. Braden Lusk and Dr. Paul Worsey as they get a backstage pass to the world’s biggest and toughest demolition blasts.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Liverpool
    January 27, 2009
    44min
    TV-PG
    Explosive expert Dr. Braden Lusk visits the blast sites of two steel structures that run the risk of blocking a channel with blast debris in Corpus Christi, Texas, and Liverpool, England.
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  2. S1 E2 - Glasgow
    February 3, 2009
    44min
    TV-PG
    Explosives experts Dr. Braden Lusk and Dr. Paul Worsey reveal how demolition blasters can bring down urban buildings with unprecedented accuracy in Glasgow, Scotland, and Birmingham, AL.
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  3. S1 E3 - Bermuda
    February 10, 2009
    44min
    TV-PG
    Explosives experts Dr. Braden Lusk and Dr. Paul Worsey explore the blasts of two structures that need more then a wrecking ball to be brought down in Bermuda and the Netherlands.
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  4. S1 E4 - Coral Gables
    February 17, 2009
    43min
    TV-PG
    Dr. Braden Lusk and veteran blaster Jim Redyke are at the historic Ponce De Leon Towers as it awaits demolition in Coral Cables, Florida. With pedestrian traffic in the area, they both want the blast to go without any surprises.
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  5. S1 E5 - Foxburg, PA
    February 24, 2009
    44min
    TV-PG
    Explosive experts Dr. Paul Worsey and Dr. Braden Lusk explore how blasters use cutting-edge technologies to take down structures in tight spaces in Scotland and Pennsylvania.
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  6. S1 E6 - Louisville, KY
    March 3, 2009
    44min
    TV-PG
    Dr. Paul Worsey focuses on the demolition of a giant office building in Louisville, Kentucky. The building is a challenge because it is located just feet away from a commuter bridge that blasters have to keep safe.
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  7. S1 E7 - Fort William, Scotland
    March 10, 2009
    44min
    TV-PG
    Dr. Braden Lusk and Dr. Paul Worsey examine two paper mills that are about to get blasted by two different methods. They determine these high-risk demolitions are better left to seasoned professionals.
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  8. S1 E8 - Weirton, West Virginia
    February 3, 2009
    44min
    TV-PG
    Explosives expert Dr. Braden Lusk is in Weirton, West Virginia, as four big structures need to come down in record time. The four large structures are at an old steel mill, and they’ve got just two short days to get the job done.
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  9. S1 E9 - Newcastle
    March 17, 2009
    44min
    TV-PG
    Explosive experts Dr. Paul Worsey and Dr. Braden Lusk look at exactly how blasters take down huge concrete buildings in Newcastle, England.
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  10. S1 E10 - Bismarck, North Dakota
    July 2, 2009
    44min
    TV-PG
    Explosives expert Dr. Paul Worsey reveals the tricks used for the blast of a 2,500 foot long steel bridge in Bismarck, North Dakota.
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  11. S1 E11 - Toronto, ON
    April 22, 2009
    44min
    TV-PG
    Explosives experts Dr. Braden Lusk and Dr. Paul Worsey examine two massive industrial smokestack demolitions in Toronto, Ohio, and suburban Chicago. These two demolitions are sure to be a challenge for the blasters in charge.
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  12. S1 E12 - Charlotte, North Carolina
    July 7, 2009
    44min
    TV-PG
    Every explosive demolition has it's own challenges. Tight, crowded spaces and hard, powerful steel are just some of the problems blasters are facing from two unique structures in Nigeria and North Carolina.
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Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
Rob Green
Producers
Annie MacKinnonGigi CauseySanjna SinghBengt AndersonRachel BellWei Ling ChangWendy GreeneErica M. Staufenberg
Cast
Paul WorseyBraden Lusk
Studio
Discovery Channel
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