Britain's Greatest Machines with Chris Barrie | |
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Genre | Documentary |
Directed by | Jeremy Cadle, Tom Gorham, Martin Gorst,Tom Adams |
Presented by | Chris Barrie |
Narrated by | Chris Barrie |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 8 (list of episodes) |
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Producer | The Gamma Project |
Production location | Great Britain |
Camera setup | Steve Lidgerwood et al. |
Running time | 47 minutes |
Original release | |
Release | 4 June 2009 – 22 February 2010 |
Britain's Greatest Machines with Chris Barrie is a documentary television series from National Geographic Channel. It is showing the technological progress of the 19th and 20th centuries from a British point of view. Chris Barrie is the host and is testing various means of transportation.
Episode | Title | Original air date | |
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1 | "1930s: The Road to War" | 4 June 2009 | |
De Havilland Dragon Rapide, Sentinel S6 Steam Wagon, Morris Eight & Cat's Eye, LNER Class A4 Locomotive, Cruiser Mk III & Crusader Tanks, Supermarine S.6B and Supermarine Spitfire. | |||
2 | "1950s: A New World Order" | 11 June 2009 | |
AEC Routemaster, British Rail Class 55 Locomotive, Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope, Avro Vulcan, De Havilland Comet and Land Rover Series I. | |||
3 | "1960s: Revolution by Design" | 18 June 2009 | |
Mini Cooper, Post Office Tower, Leyland Super Comet, Ford Transit Mark I, Saunders-Roe SR.N6 Hovercraft and Jaguar E-Type. | |||
4 | "1980s: The Future Has Landed" | 25 June 2009 | |
DMC DeLorean, ZX Spectrum & Sinclair C5, Westland Lynx, Scimitar Tank, Lotus Esprit Essex Turbo and Ford Sierra RS Cosworth. |
Episode | Title | Original air date | |
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1 | "1910s: Triumph and Tragedy" | 1 February 2010 | |
Leyland Torpedo Charabanc, Morgan Runabout, Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge, Wireless Telegraphy, Vickers Machine Gun, Mark IV & Mark V Tanks and Vickers Vimy. | |||
2 | "1920s: The Engine-Roaring Twenties" | 8 February 2010 | |
Bentley 3 Litre & Bentley 4½ Litre, ATCO Standard Lawn Mower, Scammell Pioneer & Gilbert & Barker T8 Petrol Pump, Brough Superior, De Havilland Gipsy Moth and R101 Airship. | |||
3 | "1940s: War - Mother of Invention" | 15 February 2010 | |
Chain Home Radar Network, Type One 100 Class HSL, Austin K2 Fire Engine & Jowett Fire Pump, David Brown VAK 1, Daimler Scout Car, Gloster Meteor & Martin-Baker Ejection Seat and Aston Martin DB2. | |||
4 | "Trains: The Steam Pioneers" | 22 February 2010 | |
Boulton and Watt West Cornish Engine, Coalbrookdale Locomotive, London Steam Carriage, Locomotion No 1, Rocket, Liverpool & Manchester Railway and Planet. |
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