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Britain's Greatest Machines with Chris Barrie: 1930s: The Road to War

Britain's Greatest Machines with Chris Barrie (2009)

Documentary | UK

National Geo | Saturday, 6 October 2018 | 13:00

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Saturday, 6 October 2018 13:00

Sunday, 10 December 2017 02:00

Saturday, 9 December 2017 08:00

SEASON: 1

EPISODE: 1 - 1930s: The Road to War

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Witness Chris driving the world's fastest steam locomotive, the A4 Gresley, before he takes a flight in a Dragon Rapide, one of Britain's most successful early commercial airliners. This decade also introduced us to the Morris, the mass-produced car which went on to influence the production of one of the fastest tanks of WWII - the Crusader.

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