Mankind’s Biggest Builds
Richard Hammond's Big - S1 - E9
Richard explores elements that engineering projects have in common. And, he reveals how the challenges get bigger when something is built big!
Richard Hammond's Big: Season 1 - 9 Episode s
1x1 - World's Biggest Car Factory
January 15, 2020
Richard explores Volkswagen's giant car plant in Wolfsburg, Germany. He checks out its futuristic technology and discovers how this mega-factory works!
1x2 - Super Galaxy Plane
January 22, 2020
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.
1x3 - Austria's Mega Dam
January 29, 2020
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!
1x4 - Mega Ship
February 5, 2020
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.
1x5 - World's Longest Railway Tunnel
February 12, 2020
Richard ventures 2km beneath the Alps into the world's longest underground railway connection, the Brenner Base Tunnel, riding some giant machines!
1x6 - Super Stadium
February 19, 2020
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!
1x7 - Tallest Building on Earth
February 26, 2020
Richard visits the world's tallest building: the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. His vertical mission includes climbing the biggest lightening conductor on earth!
1x8 - Gulf Oil Platform
March 4, 2020
Richard takes a helicopter ride out to one of the most remote places on earth: the Appomattox production platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
1x9 - Mankind’s Biggest Builds
March 11, 2020
Richard explores elements that engineering projects have in common. And, he reveals how the challenges get bigger when something is built big!