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.
Series 1
Episode | Title | Original air date | |
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1 | "1930s: The Road to War" | 4 June 2009 | |
2 | "1950s: A New World Order" | 11 June 2009 | |
3 | "1960s: Revolution by Design" | 18 June 2009 | |
4 | "1980s: The Future Has Landed" | 25 June 2009 | |
Series 2
Episode | Title | Original air date | |
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1 | "1910s: Triumph and Tragedy" | 1 February 2010 | |
2 | "1920s: The Engine-Roaring Twenties" | 8 February 2010 | |
3 | "1940s: War - Mother of Invention" | 15 February 2010 | |
4 | "Trains: The Steam Pioneers" | 22 February 2010 | |