James May's 20th Century (2007)
James May takes a look at some of the greatest developments of the 20th century.
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1. Honey, I Shrunk The World2007-07-10 · 30mAt the beginning of the 20th Century, long distance travel was for the military-minded, the uprooted and the plain rich, but the pioneers of flight were to change all that. To find
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2. Blast Off2007-07-10 · 30mLike many small boys James May dreamt of becoming an astronaut. Even though he may not have realised his dream he sets off to find out what space exploration has done for him, and
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3. Body Fantastic2007-07-17 · 30mJames sets out to discover how far he can push his body and finds out about some of the most remarkable medical advances over the last hundred years.
He begins by testing himself
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4. Take Cover2007-07-17 · 30mIn Take Cover, James looks at how warfare drives ingenuity and gets to fly in the RAF’s latest supersonic jet. It’s an experience that he describes as "the most amazing thing I hav
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5. Inventing The Teenager2007-07-24 · 30mIn the 20th Century the teenager emerged as a separate species. But how? Was it the promise of sex? The power of pop? Or the pull of a 50cc Japanese two-stroke? James May is on a j
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6. Big City, Bright Lights2007-07-24 · 30mEach day, 180,000 people move into a city somewhere on the planet. In Big City, Bright Lights, James sets out to discover how we’ve created this high-rise, 24/7 experiment in urban
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