James May's Big Ideas(2008)
Documentary
First Air Date: 2008-09-28
Average Runtime: 1h 0m
Rating: 6.0
Votes: 1
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 3
James May's Big Ideas is a three-part British television miniseries in which James May, a journalist and self-acknowledged geek travels the globe in search of implementations for concepts widely considered science fiction, or his big ideas. The series is produced by the BBC and the Open University and began airing at 8pm on Sundays on 28 September 2008. The first episode documents his search for the ultimate form of personal transport, ranging from jetpacks to flying cars. In the second episode, May looks at bionics and robotics and if robots can exceed the boundaries of their programming. The third episode focuses on energy.
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Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 3E01
Come Fly with Me
Air Date: 2008-09-28
In the first of a new series James May travels the globe in search of his ultimate flying machine. He begins by headi...
E02
Man Machine
Air Date: 2008-10-05
As a child, James May dreamed of a world populated by humanoid robots. Robots which would tidy his room and do the wa...
E03
Power to the People
Air Date: 2008-10-12
In the last of his Big Ideas journeys, James May sets off to find smarter, brighter and bolder ways of powering the p...
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