Andrew Marr's Megacities

Series 1

Sprawling, noisy, and often downright dangerous, the world's megacities buzz with energy and innovation. Today, there are more than 20 metropolises with over 10 million inhabitants. Some of them are sleek, modern, and high-tech; others filled with slums and blighted by poverty; all of them fragile places constantly on the edge. Together they are the greatest shift in human civilization since the birth of agriculture--and man's biggest and most dangerous social experiment yet. BBC journalist Andrew Marr visits five megacities: one of the oldest (London, United Kingdom), the fastest growing (Dhaka, Bangladesh), the largest (Tokyo, Japan), among the most hazardous (Mexico City, Mexico), and one that considers itself the new world capital (Shanghai, China). Marr discovers how the cities' structures define every aspect of their inhabitants' daily lives, and how these great urban centers represent the human future of the planet.
Where to Watch Series 1
3 Episodes
  • Living in the City
    E1
    Episode 1Living in the CityAndrew Marr looks at how people live in five of the world's biggest megacities: London, Dhaka, Tokyo, Mexico City and Shanghai.
  • Cities on the Edge
    E2
    Episode 2Cities on the EdgeMarr takes a driving course in the kidnap capital of the world and volunteers for the London police's riot unit. In Tokyo, situated on three of the world's most unstable geological fault lines, he learns how locals plan for disaster.
  • Sustaining the City
    E3
    Episode 3Sustaining the CityMarr pedals a rickshaw taxi in Dhaka, flies with Mexico City's airborne traffic cops, and rides a high-speed magnetic railroad in Shanghai. He also finds out what London's fast food obsession is doing to it's Victorian-era sewers.
Cast of Series 1
  • Andrew Marr
 
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