Richard Hammond Builds a Universe

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Richard Hammond Builds...: Episode 2: A Universe

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Episode 2: A Universe

Richard Hammond Builds...

A Universe

BBC One - Richard Hammond Builds..., A Universe

How do you make a planet, or a solar system, a galaxy or even a universe?

Richard Hammond takes on the ultimate engineering project. How do you make a planet, or a solar system, a galaxy or even a universe? To find out, he opens up his cosmic toolbox.

With his trademark wit, Richard Hammond takes on the ultimate engineering project. How on earth do you make a planet, or a solar system, a galaxy or even a universe? To find out, he opens up his cosmic toolbox and builds each one piece by piece, from the top of an impossibly high tower. 

What does he need to construct the cosmos, and what happens if he gets it wrong? With eye-popping computer graphics, Richard discovers that it takes an entire universe to make our planet just right for us.

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Richard Hammond takes on the ultimate engineering challenge: how do you build a planet?

It's the ultimate engineering project: how do you build a planet? And what happens if you get anything wrong? With stunning CGI, Richard Hammond is about to find out.

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