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Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds

Episode 3: Off the Scale

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Richard Hammond explores the miniature universe around us, from microscopic changes to ice crystals that can trigger avalanches to watching the aftermath of a sneeze. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Hammond
Executive Producer:
Anne Laking
Executive Producer:
Gary Hunter

Duration: 5 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HD

Using state-of-the-art technologies, Richard Hammond goes beyond the limits of the naked eye and explores the hidden secrets of the invisible world around us. Show more

To Boldly Go

Episode 2: Up

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Dr Kevin Fong learns how we can survive in hostile conditions. In the second programme he goes goes climbing in the Alps to find out how the body responds to altitude. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Documentary following a team of underwater archaeologists and experts as they use CGI to reveal the secrets of Pavlopetri in Greece, the world's oldest submerged city. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Following a group of British amateur engineers who descend upon Bonneville, Utah with their vehicles, all hoping to join an elite group: the fastest men on earth. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

This follows the men and their machines for a week of land speed racing on the Bonneville salt flats. Who has what it takes to get a Bonneville record? Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 2 months

Documentary telling the behind-the-scenes story of Felix Baumgartner's historic, record-breaking 128,100ft freefall from the edge of space to Earth on 15 October 2012. Show more

Tough Guy or Chicken?

Episode 1: Ecuador

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: on BBC Three

Five adventurers take on deadly creatures in the planet's most hostile places. High in the Ecuadorian Andes they join the local cowboys and battle with fighting bulls. Show more

To Boldly Go

Episode 1: Down

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Doctor Kevin Fong learns how we can survive in hostile conditions. He investigates how our bodies react underwater, and how technology lets us survive the ocean depths. Show more

Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds

Episode 1: Speed Limits

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Using state-of-the-art technologies, Richard Hammond goes beyond the limits of the naked eye and explores the hidden secrets of the invisible world around us. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Hammond
Director:
Gavin Maxwell
Producer:
Gavin Maxwell
Producer:
Simon Finch
Executive Producer:
Anne Laking
Executive Producer:
Gary Hunter

Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds

Episode 2: Out of Sight

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Richard Hammond uses groundbreaking imaging technology to take the viewer on a journey of discovery beyond the visible spectrum, seeing the world in a whole new light. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Hammond
Producer:
Dan Clifton
Director:
Dan Clifton
Producer:
Simon Finch
Executive Producer:
Anne Laking
Executive Producer:
Gary Hunter

Tough Guy or Chicken?

Episode 7: Bangladesh

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: on BBC Three

The lads' penultimate challenge could be the most deadly, as they come to Bangladesh to learn to catch venomous snakes under the aegis of snake king Shoporaj Dholu. Show more