Britain's Greatest Machines With Chris Barrie

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1910s: Triumph and Tragedy
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Host Chris Barrie kicks off proceedings with the 1910s - the decade that industrialised the First World War. Chris looks at pre-war inventions, from a three-wheeled Morgan runabout to .. show full overview
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1920s: The Engine-Roaring Twenties
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After the horrors of World War I, the 1920s boom-and-bust years were about speed, glamour, and power. But the modern world didn't just exist, it had to be invented. Chris explores the .. show full overview
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1940s: War - Mother of Invention
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Roaring into the 1940s Chris finds out there's nothing like a war to create technological change. He mans a fire pump to tackle a Blitz-style blaze and steps into an RAF control centre .. show full overview
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Trains: The Steam Pioneers
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Grab your anoraks and climb onboard the 1820s, one of the most revolutionary decades in history. In just ten years transportation evolved from foot and horse to the first passenger .. show full overview