Question: Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections is a documentary series originally broadcast on the National Geographic Channel, and later on BBC2, the show's format is very similar to that of  which 10-episode documentary television series, and 1978 book, created, written, and presented by science historian James Burke?

 The show's format is very similar to that of James Burke's 1978 documentary series, "Connections". Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections is a documentary series originally broadcast on the National Geographic Channel, and later on BBC2.  It is presented by Richard Hammond, and looks at how engineers and designers use historic inventions and clues from the natural world in ingenious ways to develop new buildings and machines.  The first series premièred on 8 September 2008, on National Geographic, and on 1 March 2010, on BBC2.  The first series contained four episodes.  The second series premièred on 7 September 2009, on National Geographic, and on 8 May 2010, on BBC2.  The second series contained six episodes.  The third series premièred on 8 May 2011, on BBC2 and contained six episodes.  The BBC2 broadcasts of the first two series have a slightly shorter running time and contain less information than the original National Geographic broadcasts, with on average one minute of footage cut from every episode.  None of the three series of the programme are available to purchase on DVD in the UK, however, all three can be watched on demand for subscribers of National Geographic on Sky, Virgin Media and BT Vision.  In Australia, all three series are available on DVD, either separately or as a box-set. <SEP> James Burke (born 22 December 1936) is a British broadcaster, science historian, author, and television producer, who is known, among other things, for his documentary television series "Connections" (1978), and for its more philosophically oriented companion series, "The Day the Universe Changed" (1985), which is about the history of science and technology.  "The Washington Post" called him "one of the most intriguing minds in the Western world". <SEP> The Day the Universe Changed: A Personal View by James Burke is a British documentary television series written and presented by science historian James Burke, originally broadcast on BBC1 from 19 March until 21 May 1985 by the BBC.  The series' primary focus is on the effect of advances in science and technology on western society in its philosophical aspects. <SEP>  The series was produced and directed by Mick Jackson of the BBC Science and Features Department and first aired in 1978 (UK) and 1979 (USA).  It took an interdisciplinary approach to the history of science and invention, and demonstrated how various discoveries, scientific achievements, and historical world events were built from one another successively in an interconnected way to bring about particular aspects of modern technology. Connections is a 10-episode documentary television series and 1978 book ("Connections", based on the series) created, written, and presented by science historian James Burke.  The series was noted for Burke's crisp and enthusiastic presentation (and dry humour), historical re-enactments, and intricate working models.