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  • Strip the City Desert City: Dubai (Season 1, Episode 3)
  • TV Episode | Documentary

Strip the City

Desert City: Dubai (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | Documentary

Dubai is a gleaming metropolis, grown from the desert sands in just a few decades - yet it sits in one of the driest places on Earth, is pummelled by raging sandstorms, and its skyscrapers are resting on top of sand. This episode looks ...See moreDubai is a gleaming metropolis, grown from the desert sands in just a few decades - yet it sits in one of the driest places on Earth, is pummelled by raging sandstorms, and its skyscrapers are resting on top of sand. This episode looks beneath the city's skin to discover what keeps Dubai's buildings standing, protects them from desert storms, and keeps residents alive in the searing heat. Written by TV, eh? See less
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Director
Gwyn Williams (director)
Producers
Andre Barro (producer: Handel Productions Inc.) | Gwyn Williams (producer)
Composers
Eric Cadesky (original music by) | Nick Dyer (original music by) (as Nicholas Dyer)
Cinematographer
Editor
Andrew C. Evans (as Andrew Evans)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Nov 9, 2012

Release date
Nov 9, 2012 (Canada)
Awards
Series awards
1 nomination

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Cast

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12 cast members
Name Known for
Thom Kikot
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Thomas Bell-Wright
Self - Civil Engineer Self - Civil Engineer   See fewer
Bram Boot
Self - Engineer, Gulf Cobla Self - Engineer, Gulf Cobla   See fewer
Don Douglas
Self - Helicopter Pilot Self - Helicopter Pilot   See fewer
Sarel Du Plessis
Self - Health & Safety Manager, Burj Al Arab Self - Health & Safety Manager, Burj Al Arab   See fewer
Basil Georgakopoulos
Self - Project Manager, Lamprell (as Basil Georaakopoulos) Self - Project Manager, Lamprell (as Basil Georaakopoulos)   See fewer
Kathryn Goodenough
Self - British Geological Survey Self - British Geological Survey   See fewer
Brendan Jack
Self - Head of Sustainability, Nakheel Self - Head of Sustainability, Nakheel   See fewer
Aqil Kazim
Self - Chief Commercial Officer, Nakheel Self - Chief Commercial Officer, Nakheel   See fewer
Nasr Nasr
Self - General Manager - Projects, Damac Self - General Manager - Projects, Damac   See fewer
Kavan Smith
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
John Zwets
Self - Chief Development Officer, Tameer Self - Chief Development Officer, Tameer   See fewer
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