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Britain's Greatest Machines with Chris Barrie

Britain's Greatest Machines with Chris Barrie

Description: Presenter Chris Barrie explores pivotal moments in Britain's recent engineering past. Beginning with the 1910s, he examines the inventions that industrialised the nation and paved the way for World War I, then moves to the technology of the 1920s and decades beyond. From a nostalgic look at trains to the invention of lawn mowers and petrol pumps, Barrie reveals the discoveries that helped develop the nation.
Genre: Documentary
Year Released: 2009
Number of seasons: 2
Number of episodes: 8
First episode air date: June 4, 2009
Presented By: Chris Barrie
Network: National Geographic
Director: Tom Gorham
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