Richard explores Volkswagen's giant car plant in Wolfsburg, Germany. He checks out its futuristic technology and discovers how this mega-factory works!
EP2 Super Galaxy PlaneJan 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.
EP3 Austria's Mega DamJan 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!
EP4 Mega ShipFeb 05, 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.
EP5 World's Longest Railway TunnelFeb 12, 2020
Richard ventures 2km beneath the Alps into the world's longest underground railway connection, the Brenner Base Tunnel, riding some giant machines!
EP6 Super StadiumFeb 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!
EP7 Tallest Building on EarthFeb 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!
EP8 Gulf Oil PlatformMar 04, 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.
EP9 Mankind’s Biggest BuildsMar 11, 2020
Richard explores elements that engineering projects have in common. And, he reveals how the challenges get bigger when something is built big!
Official Website: https://www.discoveryuk.com/series/richard-hammonds-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.