Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections
| Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Narrated by | Richard Hammond |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | National Geographic Channel |
| Release | May 15, 2008 – present |
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 May 15, 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. A third series is currently airing.
Home Video Release
Neither series of the programme are available to purchase on DVD or via Digital Download on iTunes in the UK. However, both can be watched on demand for subscribers of National Geographic on Sky, Virgin Media and BT Vision. In Australia, the first two series can be purchased on DVD, available separately or as a box-set.
The BBC2 broadcasts of the first two series have a slightly shorter running time and contain less information than the original National Geographic DVD releases. On average about one minute of footage in every episode has been edited out. [citation needed]
Episode list
Series 1 (2008)
| # | Episode[1] | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Airbus A380" | 8 September 2008 1 March 2010 (BBC) |
| 2 | "Taipei 101" | 15 September 2008 8 March 2010 (BBC) |
| 3 | "Deep Space Observatory" | 22 September 2008 15 March 2010 (BBC) |
| 4 | "Troll A Gas Platform" | 29 September 2008 22 March 2010 (BBC) |
Series 2 (2009)
| # | Episode[1] | Original airdate[1] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Wembley Stadium" | 7 September 2009 8 May 2010 (BBC) |
| 2 | "Sydney Opera House" | 14 September 2009 15 May 2010 (BBC) |
| 3 | "HMS Illustrious" | 21 September 2009 22 May 2010 (BBC) |
| 4 | "Guggenheim Bilbao" | 28 September 2009 29 May 2010 (BBC) |
| 5 | "Millau Sky Bridge" | 5 October 2009 5 June 2010 (BBC) |
| 6 | "Hong Kong International Airport" | 11 October 2009 12 June 2010 (BBC) |
Special (2010)
| # | Episode[1] | Original airdate[1] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Hammond Meets Moss: An Engineering Connections Special" | 5 June 2010 (BBC4) |
Series 3 (2011)
| # | Episode[2] | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Burj Al Arab" | 8th May 2011 (BBC2) |
| 2 | "Formula 1" | 15th May 2011 (BBC2) |
| 3 | "Super Tankers" | 22nd May 2011 (BBC2) |
| 4 | "The Earthquake Proof Bridge" | 29th May 2011 (BBC2) |
| 5 | "Space Shuttle" | 5th June 2011 (BBC2) |
| 6 | "Bullet Train" | 12th June 2011 (BBC2) |
BBC2 Episodes Ratings
Series 1
| # | Episode | UK Air Date | Viewers (millions) | Audience share in timeslot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Airbus A380" | 15 February 2009 | 2.89[3] | 10.7%[3] |
| 2 | "Taipei 101" | 22 February 2009 | 2.63[4] | 9.6%[4] |
| 3 | "Deep Space Observer" | 1 March 2009 | 2.15[5] | 8.1%[5] |
| 4 | "Super Rig" | 8 March 2009 | 2.66[6] | 9.7%[6] |
References
- ^ a b c d e "Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections - Episode Giuds - Series 2". Retrieved 2009-09-16.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1289217/episodes
- ^ a b Wilkes, Neil (16 February 2009). "Paxman's 'Victorians' interest 4.3m". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
- ^ a b Wilkes, Neil (23 February 2009). "'Lost' winning Sunday night ratings battle". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
- ^ a b French, Dan (2 March 2009). "'Being Human' ends run with 822,000". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
- ^ a b French, Dan (9 March 2009). "Piers Morgan show boosted by Katie Price". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2009-09-16.