Britain's Greatest Machines With Chris Barrie

tv show

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8 total episodes

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2 seasons

First Aired June 04, 2009

Overview

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.

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1950s: A New World Order

Season 1 - Episode 2 - 0h 0m

Air Date

June 11, 2009

Overview

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.