Richard Hammond's Big(2020)
Overview
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.
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Season 1
9 episodes • 2020Avg: 9.1
Season 1
9 episodes • 2020Avg: 9.1
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | World's Biggest Car Factory | Jan 15, 2020 | 10.0 |
| 2 | Super Galaxy Plane | Jan 22, 2020 | 10.0 |
| 3 | Austria's Mega Dam | Jan 29, 2020 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Mega Ship | Feb 5, 2020 | 9.0 |
| 5 | World's Longest Railway Tunnel | Feb 12, 2020 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Super Stadium | Feb 19, 2020 | 10.0 |
| 7 | Tallest Building on Earth | Feb 26, 2020 | 10.0 |
| 8 | Gulf Oil Platform | Mar 4, 2020 | 9.0 |
| 9 | Mankind’s Biggest Builds | Mar 11, 2020 | 0.0 |
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