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4 Episodes 2020 - 2021
Episode 1
47 mins
In the 1st of a 4-part special series, 'Covid-19' is causing disruption to peoples lives including Guy Martin's, who now has some extra time on his hands. With that in mind, Guy takes a well-earned rest in his shed with a cuppa, a good selection of his DVD's and looks back at some of his proudest high-speed achievements. The 5 challenges Guy watches are: fastest toboggan, furthest in 24 hours in an aerodynamic tandem-cycle, fastest downhill racer, fastest tractor and the fastest 'Wall-of-Death'. Whilst watching these previous programmes, Guy tells us his thoughts about them, some revelations of how far he was prepared to push the limits and what he learned.
Episode 2
47 mins
In the 2nd of a 4-part special series, 'Covid-19' is causing disruption to peoples lives including Guy Martin's, who now has some extra time on his hands. With that in mind, Guy takes a well-earned rest in his shed with a cuppa, a good selection of his DVD's and looks back at some of his proudest high-speed achievements. The 4 tributes to the War Machines are: restoration of WW2 'Spitfire' fighter plane, reconstruction of a WW1 tank, servicing a cold-war era 'Vulcan Bomber' for its final ever flight. For his final challenge, Guy recreated WW2 paratrooper training for the 'D-Day' invasion, which ended with a parachute jump over Normandy in France, from a period 'Dakota' aircraft. Whilst watching these previous programmes, Guy tells us his thoughts about them, his appreciation of the engineering behind these iconic machines and the ordinary people who became extraordinary in their roles to keep us safe today.
Episode 3
47 mins
In the 3rd of a 4-part special series, 'Covid-19' is causing disruption to peoples lives including Guy Martin's, who now has some extra time on his hands. With that in mind, Guy takes a well-earned rest in his shed with a cuppa, a good selection of his DVD's and looks back at some of his proudest high-speed achievements. Guy watches his adventures down the years with his beloved 'Ford Transit' van - from the 'Nevada Open Road Challenge', the world speed record for a van at the 'Bonneville Salt Flats' to the fastest racing lap in a van at the legendary and fearsome 'Nürburgring' in Germany. Guy tells us his thoughts about them, his appreciation of the race preparation behind his iconic 'Transit' and the dedicated people who made a write-off van into an extraordinary racing machine.
Episode 4
47 mins
In the last of a 4-part special series, 'Covid-19' is causing disruption to peoples lives including Guy Martin's, who now has some extra time on his hands. With that in mind, Guy takes a well-earned rest in his shed with a cuppa, a good selection of his travel DVD's and looks back at some of his proudest engineering achievements. Guy rewinds, remembering the times he went off the beaten track in non-stop India, a visit to his family roots in Latvia and taking in the ever growing Industrial China. Next up is a visit to the frozen Russian lands of Siberia, then soon after, a visit to the feared Chernobyl power plant and the nearby forest rangers. To conclude Guy visits some of Japanese engineering grand masters in tool and sword making. Guy shares his experiences and his appreciation of the hard grafters and their engineering skills to become experts in their respective professions.