Britain's Greatest Machines With Chris Barrie Season 2 Episodes

Episode 1

1910s: Triumph and Tragedy

Sat, Feb 6, 2010 60 mins

Chris Barrie explores the pivotal moments in Britain's recent engineering past, revealing the key decades and discoveries that forged our nation.

Episode 2

1920s: The Engine Roaring Twenties

Mon, Feb 8, 2010 60 mins

Chris takes a look at the petrol revolution of the 1920s, which saw Britain became a major player in the international oil trade.

Episode 3

1940s: War: The Mother of Invention

Mon, Feb 15, 2010 60 mins

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 to discover how radar helped win the Battle of Britain. From spy planes to powerboats, jet engines to shrapnel-proof fire engines, Chris shows how new innovations helped defeat Hitler. But then we needed brand new tractor and car designs to help build the peace that followed...

Episode 4

Trains: The Steam Pioneers

Mon, Feb 22, 2010 60 mins

Chris explores the world of trains and steam pioneers. Of all the great British machines, this one in particular transformed civilizations around the world.

Episode 5

1980s

Thu, Aug 17, 2023 60 mins