TV Guide: Build It Bigger

Video: Hong Kong Bridge

Amazon Video on Demand — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Host Danny Forster heads to China's south coast to climb atop the nearly completed Stonecutters Bridge in Hong Kong. This $343 million dollar engineering marvel has a 3,340-foot main span, making it the world's 2nd longest cable-stayed bridge.

Video: Build It Bigger Season 2

Amazon Video on Demand — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Each episode of Build it Bigger travels to a different location to drop host Danny Forster onto the gargantuan work site of an ongoing mega-project. He'll find the most dangerous, spectacular, difficult, and ingeniously executed parts of the job. Danny talks with everybody from the suits to the hard hats; pressing, probing, looking for the cracks, and swinging a sledge when they let him (and sometimes when they won't).

Video: Build It Bigger Season 1

Amazon Video on Demand — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Video: NASA

Amazon Video on Demand — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Host Danny Forster visits NASA for an unprecedented look behind the scenes as they transition from the Space Shuttle to the Constellation Program. We'll help build the rocket that's taking American space exploration into the future: the Ares.

Video: Abu Dhabi

Amazon Video on Demand — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Host Danny Forster visits the $500 billion Al Raha Beach development in Abu Dhabi, where they reclaim land from the sea and erect buildings that will revolutionize the world of architecture.

Video: Peru Dam & Tunnel

Amazon Video on Demand — Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500

One of the deepest tunnels ever attempted will break through the Andes to bring water to drought-ridden farms in western Peru. Join host Danny Forster as he visits remote Olmos to learn how this project will dramatically impact this country's future.

Video: Floating City

Amazon Video on Demand — Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Danny Forster ventures from Finland to Florida to see how the world's biggest cruise ships are created and then sail. Danny follows the construction of one of the 11-story floating cities and then boards a working sister ship for a behind the scenes look.

Video: Hurricane-Proof Homes

Amazon Video on Demand — Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Danny Forster explores the construction of heavy duty modular homes and their journey from factory to final site.

Video: Space Tower

Amazon Video on Demand — Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The tallest skyscraper in Spain is under construction! The 700 foot tall Torre del Espacio (Space Tower) is unlike any other tall building. Danny will ascend to dizzying heights to join the crew in a week-long struggle to repair one level of the building.

Video: Panama Canal

Amazon Video on Demand — Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Once the largest and most expensive engineering project the world had ever seen, the Panama Canal is in danger of becoming obsolete. Join host Danny Forster as he explores the new, $5.25 Billion expansion project.

Video: Big Easy Rebuild

Amazon Video on Demand — Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The recovery of New Orleans from the Hurricane Katrina devastation will take years. Before long-term solutions can be implemented, immediate repairs are needed to keep New Orleans dry. Join Extreme Engineering in an emergency struggle to repair the leaks.

Video: Biggest Casino

Amazon Video on Demand — Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Danny Forster participates in the construction of the Palazzo, Las Vegas' latest and greatest high-end hotel and casino.

Video: Battle Machines

Amazon Video on Demand — Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Host Danny Forster heads to Anniston Army Dept to re-assemble an Abrams tank. Along the way, he helps build components of this fighting machine. After rolling off the assembly line, Danny tests the tank on the firing range.

Video: Biggest Warship

Amazon Video on Demand — Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500

What does it feel like to build a floating city that will serve as a combat airport, defending American security around the world? Midway through construction, the pressure is on to complete the $4.5 billion USS George Bush.

Video: Super-Stadium

Amazon Video on Demand — Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500

View the construction of the new Arizona Cardinals' Super Stadium! The NFL is betting that the Cardinals' new home will help re-brand the 'Cards' as a winner, and kick-start a new era in sports arenas - away from the nostalgia of baseball parks.

Video: Super Fast Warship

Amazon Video on Demand — Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Go on board to see the construction of a U.S. Navy destroyer with host Danny Forster. He will be put to work around the ship through its war games, getting a behind the scenes look at how this high tech ship works.

Video: Mega-Tunnel

Amazon Video on Demand — Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500

To offset the devastating floods of Kuala Lumpur, the government is tunneling underneath the city, in an unprecedented, $525 million dollar project. To fund the construction, the storm drain will serve as an expressway for commuters willing to pay.

Video: Turbo-Charged Boat

Amazon Video on Demand — Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Danny travels down to Florida to participate in the rebuilding and practive test of an offshore racing boat.

Video: Sakhalin Oil & Ice

Amazon Video on Demand — Sun, 03 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Host Danny arrives at the planet's most humongous project -- the outrageous Sakhalin oil and gas complex -- now under construction on a remote Russian island.

Video: High Risk Tower

Amazon Video on Demand — Sun, 03 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Host Danny Forester goes inside the building of Trump's Tower in Chicago, not your ordinary super-skyscraper. This one is made entirely of reinforced concrete, making it the tallest formwork structure on the planet.

Video: Fault Zone Tunnel

Amazon Video on Demand — Sun, 03 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Go inside one of the most difficult and dangerous tunneling projects in the world with Danny Forster. Outside Los Angeles, Danny goes alongside minders who attempt to dig two huge tunnels that will supply fresh water to Southern California.

Photo: Build It Bigger - Bath Iron Works shipyard along the Penobscot River in Maine