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 | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 8 (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 – 22 February 2010 |
| External links | |
| About Britain's Greatest Machines with Chris Barrie Show | http://www.thegammaproject.com%20https://web.archive.org/web/20130630011644/http://natgeotv.com/uk/britains-greatest-machines/about |
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.
Series 1
| Episode | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| DeLorean DMC-12, ZX Spectrum & Sinclair C5, Westland Lynx, Scimitar Tank, Lotus Esprit Essex Turbo and Ford Sierra RS Cosworth. | ||
Series 2
| Episode | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 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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