Station:
Discovery Channel (US)
Status:
Ended
Start:
2020-01-15
Rating:
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Richard Hammond's Big sees him go behind-the-scenes of the largest structures and machines in the world to gain insight into the science of ‘big'. Richard will investigate how engineers go about building, maintaining and using these superstructures.With each episode comes a new location and mega structure, which takes him around the globe exploring the likes of the world's longest underground railway tunnel to a cargo ship the size of four football pitches.Richard will meet the unsung heroes behind their development and delve into the science needed to create them via a series of incredible experiments, proving that it's the tiny that makes the truly massive possible.
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S1E7 - Tallest Building On Earth
Richard visits the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, where he finds himself climbing the biggest lightening conductor on earth.
Air Date: 26 Feb 2020 15:00 (CDT)
S1E8 - 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.
Air Date: 04 Mar 2020 15:00 (CDT)
S1E9 - 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!
Air Date: 11 Mar 2020 16:00 (CDT)