Big, Bigger, Biggest: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Big, Bigger, Biggest is a documentary television series which aired on Nat Geo from 2008.

Each episode explores the engineering breakthroughs that have made it possible to develop the largest structures of today. Throughout the course of the episode, viewers are introduced to generally 4-7 landmark inventions that have enabled the engineers of today to construct the world's biggest structures. Footage of the construction of the world's biggest structure of its kind is accompanied by computer generated imagery which often has an element of black humor. This imagery shows the size of the object in meters, the various designs that may have been considered as well as what could happen if the engineers made a mistake, complete with animated figures running in panic.

Series details

• Title: Big, Bigger, Biggest
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2008-04-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2011-08-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: National Geographic
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 15517
• IMDb ID: tt1224381
• TVDB ID: 81863

Cast and credited roles

• John Michie — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2008-04-01; final listed air date 2008-10-28.
• Season 2: premiered 2009-07-28; final listed air date 2009-09-22.
• Season 3: premiered 2011-07-05; final listed air date 2011-08-02.

Source and licence

Adapted from Big, Bigger, Biggest on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.