Richard Hammond's Big!
A presenter travels the world to get up close to some of the biggest structures and machines on the planet, exploring how they’re built, maintained, and put to work. Along the way, the series mixes big-scale engineering with approachable explanations and a sense of playful curiosity.
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Season 1
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World's Biggest Car Factory
Richard explores Volkswagen's giant car plant in Wolfsburg, Germany. He checks out its futuristic technology and discovers how this mega-factory works!
Jan 15, 2020 · 43m -
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Super Galaxy Plane
Richard takes flight aboard the US Air Force's biggest cargo plane: The C-5M Super Galaxy. Climbing inside its inner workings he learns why it's a record breaker.
Jan 22, 2020 · 44m -
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Austria's Mega Dam
Richard explores one of the world's biggest man-made engineering projects: the Kölnbrein Dam, which can hold back an incredible 200 million tonnes of water!
Jan 29, 2020 · 42m -
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Mega Ship
Richard joins the crew of one of the biggest moving objects on earth, the Marie Maersk container ship, on her continuous 28,000-mile voyage from Asia to Europe.
Feb 5, 2020 · 43m -
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World's Longest Railway Tunnel
Richard ventures 2km beneath the Alps into the world's longest underground railway connection, the Brenner Base Tunnel, riding some giant machines!
Feb 12, 2020 -
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Super Stadium
Richard explores the huge Tottenham Hotspur Football Stadium in London. He explores a pitch that splits and rolls away and takes a terrifying walk on the stadium roof!
Feb 19, 2020 · 43m -
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Tallest Building on Earth
Richard visits the world's tallest building: the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. His vertical mission includes climbing the biggest lightening conductor on earth!
Feb 26, 2020 · 43m -
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Gulf Oil Platform
Richard takes a helicopter ride out to one of the most remote places on earth: the Appomattox production platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
Mar 4, 2020 · 43m -
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Mankind’s Biggest Builds
Richard explores elements that engineering projects have in common. And, he reveals how the challenges get bigger when something is built big!
Mar 11, 2020 · 43m