Brits Who Made The Modern World(2008)
Documentary
First Air Date: 2008-06-20
Average Runtime: 22m
Rating: 0.0
Votes: 0
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
The three-part series tells the story of British architects Richard Rogers, Norman Foster, Nicholas Grimshaw, Michael Hopkins and Terry Farrell.
Keywords
great britaininventionengineering
Seasons & Episodes
Miniseries
Episodes: 6E01
Formula One
Air Date: 2008-06-20
Peter Snow finds out how Britain's successful Formula One industry has its origins in a remarkable amateur racing clu...
E02
Tilting Trains
Air Date: 2008-06-27
Peter Snow introduces the story of the ill-fated Advanced Passenger Train which, despite being deemed a failure, was ...
E03
Rockets
Air Date: 2008-07-04
Peter Snow explores the role played by two British engineers in the team behind Black Arrow, and the rocket programme...
E04
Mobile Phones
Air Date: 2008-07-25
In the early 1980s, a team of engineers developed software that laid out a system of phone masts around the country. ...
E05
The Harrier
Air Date: 2008-07-15
The documentary series looking at the untold stories of British scientific innovations focuses on the creation of the...
E06
Video Games
Air Date: 2008-08-22
The documentary series looking at the untold stories of British scientific innovations focuses on the development of ...
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