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Richard Hammond's Crash Course

Richard Hammond's Crash Course

Richard Hammond's Crash Course

2012 2 Seasons 14 Episodes ⭐ 6.4 Action & Adventure Documentary

Richard Hammond's Crash Course is an original series made for BBC America, presented by Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond. The show's first season premiered on April 16, 2012. The show follows Hammond, as in each episode, he is given three days to learn how to operate various pieces of heavy equipment across the United States. A trailer for the series was posted on BBC America's official website on March 19, 2012. The series' first season began airing on BBC2 in the United Kingdom on September 2, 2012.

Richard Hammond's Crash Course is an original series made for BBC America, presented by Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond. The show's first season premiered on April 16, 2012. The show follows Hammond, as in each episode, he is given three days to learn how to operate various pieces of heavy equipment across the United States. A trailer for the series was posted on BBC America's official website on March 19, 2012. The series' first season began airing on BBC2 in the United Kingdom on September 2, 2012.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Abrams Tank

Richard Hammond travels to Fort Bliss in El Paso to learn how to be commander, gunner and driver of an Abrams M1A2 tank

EP 2

Tree Harvester

Richard Hammond heads out to try out the dangle head processor, the feller bunchier, and the log loader in a bid to beco

EP 3

Landfill

At the Denver Regional Landfill site, Richard operates a bulldozer, a compactor, and a scraper in a mountain of stinky r

EP 4

Striker

The Striker fire engine is the most powerful in the world. Based at Dallas Fort Worth Airport, Hammond undergoes some gr

EP 5

Demolition

Hammond tries out the track hoe, demolition machine and wrecking ball - and learns it is a far more delicate job than he

EP 6

Salvage Yard

Richard gets to grips with the big cranes that are used in salvage yards in Louisiana, but some of the machinery proves

EP 1

Stuntman

Richard goes to Hollywood to tackle the coolest job in town — stuntman.

EP 2

Cabbie/Comedian

What better job is there for someone who loathes gridlock, than a gig as a New York City cabbie during Manhattan’s rus

EP 3

American Bullfighter/Paddle Boarder

In small-town Texas, Richard finds out if he can handle the heat of the rodeo ring. And in Maui, he tests his paddle-boa

EP 4

IndyCar Pit Crew

Richard – so often found behind the wheel of a car – this time trains to be one of the key people tasked with changi

EP 5

Harlem Barber/Test Pilot

The Hamster is schooled on how to give a proper Harlem style haircut, Plus, he finds out what it takes to build and test

EP 6

Cattle Rancher

Richard travels to the heart of Texas where he attempts to transform into a real-life buckaroo. There's riding and ropin

EP 7

Animal Sanctuary/Snake Wrangler

An animal keeper trains Richard at an animal santuary in Hawaii, and Richard meets a snake wrangler.

EP 8

Rocket Scientist/Bike Messenger

The Hamster journeys to the dry Mojave Desert where he joins the rarefied air of the Rocket Scientist to help build and

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