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BRITAIN'S GREATEST MACHINES WITH CHRIS BARRIE

Wednesday 24 March at 8:00PM

National Geographic Channel

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NEW Trains

Join Chris on a nostalgic journey from the 1820s charting the birth and growth of Britain's trains and railway...

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NEW Trains part 2

Join Chris on a nostalgic journey from the 1820s charting the birth and growth of Britain's trains and railway...

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1910s - series 2

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1920s - series 2

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British inventions and engineering created much of our modern lives. From the first trains to cars, jet engines to battlefield innovations, even the lawnmower and petrol pumps called "fat ladies" - it's all investigated by enthusiast and TV icon Chris Barrie in the brand new and exclusive series of Britain's Greatest Machines starting Monday 1st February at 9pm.

Britain's Greatest Machines: 1910s
Host Chris Barrie kicks off proceedings with the 1910s - the decade that industrialised the First World War. Chris looks at pre-war inventions, from a three-wheeled Morgan runabout to massive moving bridges, before charting the new weapons, trucks, planes and ships of World War I. Find out how...