Speed
Speed is a BBC television series about the history of fast vehicles, including aeroplanes, boats and cars. The show is presented by Jeremy Clarkson and consists of six episodes. Each focuses on a different aspect of speed. The series was first shown in the UK on BBC One in 2001, and was subsequently shown to an international audience on BBC World and in Australia on the HOW TO Channel. Jeremy Clarkson's Speed, a video containing an hour of highlights from the series was also released in 2001. The video was released on DVD, as part of The Jeremy Clarkson Collection in 2007.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.The Thrill of Speed
10-06-2001Why do some people love speed when some others don't? To find out Jeremy Clarkson takes his mother on a rollercoaster, rides with the British Army bobsleigh team and visits Califor...
- Ep 2
2.Superstars of Speed
17-06-2001What makes some people better at coping with high speed than the rest of us? Clarkson interviews Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher, World Rally Champion Colin McRae and...
- Ep 3
3.Surviving Speed
24-06-2001How do our fragile bodies cope with high speed?
- Ep 4
4.Nature Fights Back
01-07-2001Air resistance and how the human race tries to overcome this invisible enemy.
- Ep 5
5.Superhuman Speed
08-07-2001Machines which achieve the greatest speed in the world.
- Ep 6
6.The Century of Speed
15-07-2001What speed has done for humanity and what is the best machine speed has given us?
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