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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 4 : 1980s: The Future Has Landed
June. 25,2009
The ‘Back to the Future’ DeLorean DMC is the starting point for Chris in the 1980s, followed by a closer look at the unsung hero of the Falklands War, the Scimitar tank. Chris also looks into machines that were ahead of their time including the unforgettable Sinclair C-5.
Episode 3 : 1960s: Revolution by Design
June. 18,2009
Monte Carlo is Chris’ next destination where he relives the celebrated Monte Carlo Rally at the wheel of a Mini Cooper. Chris also gets his hands on some revolutionary trucks, charts the birth of the white van man and investigates the secrets of the iconic Post Office Tower.
Episode 2 : 1950s: A New World Order
June. 11,2009
Chris takes a ride on the iconic Routemaster bus at his local skidpan and fires up a Vulcan bomber. Then, taking the controls of a Deltic Diesel locomotive, he finds out how wartime technology and material were used to build groundbreaking new machines in an attempt to remain a world leader in engineering.
Episode 1 : 1930s: The Road to War
June. 04,2009
Witness Chris driving the world’s fastest steam locomotive, the A4 Gresley, before he takes a flight in a Dragon Rapide, one of Britain’s most successful early commercial airliners. This decade also introduced us to the Morris, the mass-produced car which went on to influence the production of one of the fastest tanks of WWII – the Crusader.
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