S03 Episode 1
Burj Al Arab
Richard Hammond checks out the world's tallest and most distinctively shaped hotel: the 320-metre-high Burj Al Arab, or Arabian Tower.
50 mins · Sun, 8 May 2011
S03 Episode 2
Formula 1
Richard Hammond reveals the surprising engineering connections behind the Formula 1 car; inspiration for the car is drawn from a revolutionary 19th-century cannon, ancient sailing boats, jet engine fan blades, and body armour.
50 mins · Sun, 15 May 2011
S03 Episode 3
Super Tanker
Richard Hammond reveals the ingenious engineering required to transport one of the most potentially hazardous cargoes in the world; the huge ships, bigger than the Titanic, carry enough fuel to heat a city the size of London for a week.
50 mins · Sun, 22 May 2011
S03 Episode 4
The Earthquake Proof Bridge
A look at the bridge building process over Greece's Gulf of Corinth; Richard Hammond reveals how engineers construct one of the longest bridges in the world earthquake-proof.
50 mins · Sun, 29 May 2011
S03 Episode 5
Space Shuttle
Richard Hammond reveals the engineering connections in NASA's Space Shuttle, the world's first re-usable space craft; he goes backstage at Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.
49 mins · Sun, 5 Jun 2011
S03 Episode 6
Bullet Train
Richard Hammond reveals the surprising engineering connections in Japan's Bullet Train, the world's first high-speed train; it could not exist if it weren't for the crowbar, medieval clock, electric telegraph, and a 19th century luxury racing car.
50 mins · Sun, 12 Jun 2011
