Series synopsis
Richard Hammond's Big is a British documentary television series that premiered on Discovery on January 15, 2020. It ended on March 11, 2020. It stars Richard Hammond.
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.
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Richard Hammond as Himself - Presenter
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 9 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 9 | January 15, 2020 | March 11, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
World's Biggest Car Factory Richard explores Volkswagen's giant car plant in Wolfsburg, Germany. He checks out its futuristic technology and discovers how this mega-factory works! |
January 15, 2020 |
| 2 |
Super Galaxy Plane 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. |
January 22, 2020 |
| 3 |
Austria's Mega Dam 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! |
January 29, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Discovery |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 15, 2020 |
| Last aired | March 11, 2020 |
| Runtime | 43 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 21:00:00 |