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 Andrew Marr's Megacities • Series 1

3 Episodes

Living in the City
E1
Living 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
Cities on the EdgeAndrew Marr takes a look at safety and security, two of the biggest challenges faced by each and every metropolis, visiting Tokyo, London and Mexico City.
Sustaining the City
E3
Sustaining the CityAndrew Marr looks at transport routes and finds out how the world's megacities stay fed, and he joins Mexico City's traffic cops in the air.