Big, Bigger, Biggest

Each episode explores the engineering breakthroughs that have enabled us to develop the largest structures currently in existence. This is done by presenting multiple landmark inventions.

Genre: Documentary

Cast:John Michie , Jem Stansfield , Eddie McCann , Rick D. Wasserman , Andrew Szydlo , Nigel Holness , Andrew Coulls , Mike Ashworth , Don Hale , John Burland , Joseph Cunningham , Cliff Bryant , Manjit Singh , Adam Wojcik , Michael Foale , Randy Bresnick , Bob Bagdigian , Michael Kiley

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Skyscraper

Tue, Apr 1, 2008

Sky scrapper in Dubai made of steel mesh skeleton, double pane glass panels, and concrete piles for a solid base.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Aircraft Carrier

Tue, Apr 15, 2008

The Nimitz-class super-carriers are a class of ten nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in service with the United States Navy. Showing the evolution and history of how the Nimitz-class super-carrier came to be.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Bridge

Sat, Oct 4, 2008

Several suspension bridge breakthroughs made it possible to construct the 2-mile (3.2 km) long Akashi Kaikyo Bridge. Featured Bridges include Iron , Menai , Niagara Falls , Brooklyn , Golden Gate , and Verrazino Bridge.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Airport

Tue, Oct 28, 2008

6 leaps in technology used to design future airports.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Tunnel

Tue, Jul 28, 2009

Deeper than any other, the Gotthard Base Tunnel in the Swiss Alps paves the way for a high-speed rail link between Zurich and Milan. It was only made possible by innovations in six landmark tunnels.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Submarine

Tue, Aug 4, 2009

At 171m long, it is the US Navy's largest and can sail for 20 years without refuelling. Uncover the innovations in six landmark submarines that made it possible for the USS Pennsylvania to be built.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Aircraft

Tue, Aug 11, 2009

The Antonov 124 is the world's largest cargo aircraft. It has carried everything from battle tanks to other aircraft all over the world. Uncover the technological leaps that enabled it to be built.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Oil Rig

Tue, Aug 18, 2009

Uncover the six technological leaps in landmark oil platforms that have allowed the world's largest, the Perdido Spar, to be built in the Gulf of Mexico.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Dome

Tue, Aug 25, 2009

Uncover the technological leaps in six landmark domes, including Rome's Pantheon and Florence's Cathedral, that have allowed the world's largest spanning dome to be built in Japan's Oita Stadium.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Cruise Liner

Tue, Sep 1, 2009

Independence of the Seas is the largest cruise ship in 2009. Great Western, Great Britain, Conti Di Savoia, Normandie, Queen Mary, technology leaps help contribute to the construction of the Independence of the Seas.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Space Station

Tue, Sep 8, 2009

The International Space Station orbits 350kms above our heads, hurtling around Earth 15 times a day. Its crew performs vital experiments that will one day allow humans to live permanently in space.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Dam

Tue, Sep 15, 2009

The Three Gorges Dam in China, the world's largest hydroelectric dam, is over 2km long, 60-storeys high and will generate enough electricity for 60 million people.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ Telescope

Tue, Sep 22, 2009

Explore how innovative breakthroughs on six landmark telescopes contributed towards the development of the world's largest telescope, allowing astronomers to see further into space than ever before.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Sky Wheel

Tue, Sep 29, 2009

Starting with the first sky wheel, the Ferris Wheel of 1893, several key engineering innovations of sky wheels are examined leading to the immense Singapore Flyer.