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TV series

Time Scanners

20141 season9.0 / 10

This is your chance to reach out and touch the past! Just as a forensic anthropologist analyses bones, and a historian deciphers ancient texts, we now have the technology to "read" the buildings, ruins and landscapes where history was made. The series, presented by Dallas Campbell, teams Steve Burrows (pictured), the brains behind the Bird’s Nest Stadium in Beijing, with a team of pioneering laser scanning experts from the Centre for Advanced Spatial Technologies to unlock the secrets of the world’s greatest engineering and cultural achievements. Locations include the Colosseum, Petra, Machu Picchu, St. Paul’s Cathedral, the Pyramids and Jerusalem.

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Not streaming in United States

Checked Jul 22, 2026

Time Scanners premiered February 1, 2014. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.

Synopsis

This is your chance to reach out and touch the past! Just as a forensic anthropologist analyses bones, and a historian deciphers ancient texts, we now have the technology to "read" the buildings, ruins and landscapes where history was made. The series, presented by Dallas Campbell, teams Steve Burrows (pictured), the brains behind the Bird’s Nest Stadium in Beijing, with a team of pioneering laser scanning experts from the Centre for Advanced Spatial Technologies to unlock the secrets of the world’s greatest engineering and cultural achievements. Locations include the Colosseum, Petra, Machu Picchu, St. Paul’s Cathedral, the Pyramids and Jerusalem.

Season 1 episodes

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Episode 1

Petra

45m

Steve and the team head to the ancient city of Petra to find answers to ancient questions by using cutting-edge 3D laser-scanning technology.

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Episode 2

St. Paul's Cathedral

45m

Structural engineer Steve Burrows takes his team of laser-scanning experts to London’s St Paul’s Cathedral to gain new insight into this iconic architectural masterpiece.

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Episode 3

Egyptian Pyramids

45m

Structural engineer Steve Burrows and the team head to the pyramids in Egypt, where they use cutting-edge 3D laser-scanning technology to reveal how the Egyptians built some of the most advanced structures of ancient times

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Episode 4

Colosseum

45m

Structural engineer Steve Burrows leads a team of laser-scanning experts to Rome in Italy on a quest to explore mysteries at the Colosseum using cutting-edge laser-scanning technology.

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Episode 5

Jerusalem

45m

The Time Scanners team heads to Jerusalem to uncover secrets of the Temple Mount and the Herodium.

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Episode 6

Machu Picchu

45mfinale

How did the Inca build such stable structures, and how did they manage to move the stones into place?

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Episode information updated Jul 25, 2026

More about Time Scanners

Cast

Dallas CampbellHimself - Host
Steve BurrowsHimself - Architect

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Documentary
Episodes
6
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • National GeographicUnited States
  • Atlantic ProductionsUnited Kingdom

Themes

ancientengineering