Richard Hammond's Big

Synopsis

Richard Hammond embarks on a global adventure to explore the world’s biggest structures and machines and discover how engineers build, maintain and use them.

First Air Date: 2020-01-15

Last Air Date: 2020-03-11

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 9

Networks: Discovery

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Top Cast

Richard Hammond as Himself - Presenter

Seasons

Season 1 (2020)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: World's Biggest Car Factory (2020-01-15)

Richard explores Volkswagen's giant car plant in Wolfsburg, Germany. He checks out its futuristic technology and discovers how this mega-factory works!
Ep. 2: Super Galaxy Plane (2020-01-22)

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.
Ep. 3: Austria's Mega Dam (2020-01-29)

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!
Ep. 4: Mega Ship (2020-02-05)

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.
Ep. 5: World's Longest Railway Tunnel (2020-02-12)

Richard ventures 2km beneath the Alps into the world's longest underground railway connection, the Brenner Base Tunnel, riding some giant machines!
Ep. 6: Super Stadium (2020-02-19)

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!
Ep. 7: Tallest Building on Earth (2020-02-26)

Richard visits the world's tallest building: the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. His vertical mission includes climbing the biggest lightening conductor on earth!
Ep. 8: Gulf Oil Platform (2020-03-04)

Richard takes a helicopter ride out to one of the most remote places on earth: the Appomattox production platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
Ep. 9: Mankind’s Biggest Builds (2020-03-11)

Richard explores elements that engineering projects have in common. And, he reveals how the challenges get bigger when something is built big!