Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections is a documentary series originally broadcast on the National Geographic Channel, and later on BBC2. It is presented by Richard Hammond, and looks at how engineers and designers use historic inventions and clues from the natural world in ingenious ways to develop new buildings and machines. The show's format is very similar to that of James Burke's 1978 documentary series, Connections. The first series premiered on 15 May, 2008, on National Geographic, and on 1 March 2010, on BBC2. The first series contained four episodes. The second series premiered on 7 September 2009, on National Geographic, and on 8 May 2010, on BBC2. The second series contained six episodes. The third series premiered on 8 May 2011, on BBC2 and contained six episodes.Episode list
Series 1 (2008)
1 "Airbus A380" Kenny Scott
2 "Taipei Tower" Mike Slee -missing from playlist
3 "Deep Space Observer" Nick Metcalfe -missing from playlist
4 "Super Rig" Nick Metcalfe
Series 2 (2009)
1 "Wembley Stadium" -missing from playlist
2 "Sydney Opera House" -missing from playlist
3 "HMS Illustrious"
4 "Guggenheim Bilbao"
5 "Millau Sky Bridge"
6 "Hong Kong International Airport" -missing from playlist
Series 3 (2011)
1 "Burj Al Arab"
2 "Formula 1"
3 "Super Tankers"
4 "The Earthquake Proof Bridge"
5 "Space Shuttle" 5 June 2011
6 "Bullet Train"