Britain's Greatest Machines with Chris Barrie
| Britain's Greatest Machines with Chris Barrie | |
|---|---|
 Britain's Greatest Machines with Chris Barrie title card | |
| 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(s) | British English |
| No. of series | Two |
| No. of episodes | Four (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | The Gamma Project |
| Location(s) | Great Britain |
| Camera setup | Steve Lidgerwood et al. |
| Running time | 47 minutes |
| Distributor | National Geographic Channel |
| Release | |
| Original release | 4 June 2009 |
| External links | |
| http://natgeotv.com/uk/britains-greatest-machines/about About Britain's Greatest Machines with Chris Barrie Show | |
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.
Episodes
| Episode | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "1910s: Triumph and Tragedy" | 4 June 2009 |
| Leyland Torpedo charabanc, Morgan cyclecar, Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge, Aveling and Porter steamroller, Titanic, wireless telegraphy, Vickers machine gun, Mark V tank and Vickers Vimy bomber. | ||
| 2 | "1920s: The Engine-Roaring Twenties" | |
| Brooklands Race Track, Bentley racing cars, ATCO Standard lawn mower, Scammell Pioneer lorry, Gilbert & Barker T8 petrol pump, Brough Superior motorcycle, de Havilland Gipsy Moth light airplane and R101 airship. | ||
| 3 | "1930s: The Road to War" | |
| De Havilland Dragon Rapide airliner, Sentinel steam-powered lorry, Morris Eight small car, Percy Shaw's cat's eye, Gresley A4 world's fastest steam engine, Cruiser Mk III tank, Crusader tank, Supermarine S.6B racing seaplane and Supermarine Spitfire fighter. | ||
| 4 | "1940s: War - Mother of Invention" | |
| British Power Boat rescue launch, Jowett fire pump, Austin K2 fire engine, David Brown VAK 1 tractor, radar, Daimler Scout Car armoured car, Gloster Meteor jet fighter, Martin-Baker ejection seat and Aston Martin DB2 sports car. | ||
| 5 | "1950s: A New World Order" | |
| Routemaster double-decker bus, British Rail Class 55 diesel locomotive, Jodrell Bank radio telescope, Avro Vulcan jet bomber, de Havilland Comet jet airliner and Land Rover four-wheel-drive vehicle. | ||
| 6 | "1960s: Revolution by Design" | |
| Mini Cooper economy car, Post Office Tower communications tower, Leyland Super Comet lorry, Ford Transit van, hovercraft and Jaguar E-Type sports car. | ||
| 7 | "1980s: The Future Has Landed" | |
| DeLorean sports car, ZX Spectrum computer, Sinclair C5 electric vehicle, Westland Lynx helicopter, Scimitar light tank, Lotus Esprit sports car and Ford Sierra family car. | ||
| 8 | "Trains: The Steam Pioneers" | |
| Trevithick's steam locomotive (1802), London Steam Carriage steam-powered road vehicle (1802), Locomotion No 1 (1825), Timothy Hackworth's Sans Pareil, John Ericsson and John Braithwaite's Novelty and Stephenson's Rocket locomotives (all three 1829), Liverpool & Manchester Railway (1830) and Planet locomotive (1830). | ||
References
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