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Britain's Greatest Machines with Chris Barrie

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Britain's Greatest Machines with Chris Barrie
Title card
GenreDocumentary
Directed byJeremy Cadle, Tom Gorham, Martin Gorst,Tom Adams
Presented byChris Barrie
Narrated byChris Barrie
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes8 (list of episodes)
Production
ProducerThe Gamma Project
Production locationGreat Britain
Camera setupSteve Lidgerwood et al.
Running time47 minutes
Original release
Release4 June 2009 (2009-06-04) –
22 February 2010 (2010-02-22)

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

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Episode Title Original air date
1"1930s: The Road to War"4 June 2009 (2009-06-04)
2"1950s: A New World Order"11 June 2009 (2009-06-11)
3"1960s: Revolution by Design"18 June 2009 (2009-06-18)
4"1980s: The Future Has Landed"25 June 2009 (2009-06-25)

Series 2

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Episode Title Original air date
1"1910s: Triumph and Tragedy"1 February 2010 (2010-02-01)
2"1920s: The Engine-Roaring Twenties"8 February 2010 (2010-02-08)
3"1940s: War - Mother of Invention"15 February 2010 (2010-02-15)
4"Trains: The Steam Pioneers"22 February 2010 (2010-02-22)

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