Brits Who Made The Modern World
The three-part series tells the story of British architects Richard Rogers, Norman Foster, Nicholas Grimshaw, Michael Hopkins and Terry Farrell.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Formula One
20-06-200822mPeter Snow finds out how Britain's successful Formula One industry has its origins in a remarkable amateur racing club and a visionary group of motor enthusiasts. He meets the surv...
- Ep 2
2.Tilting Trains
27-06-200822mPeter Snow introduces the story of the ill-fated Advanced Passenger Train which, despite being deemed a failure, was one of the greatest technological advances on the railways in 1...
- Ep 3
3.Rockets
04-07-200822mPeter Snow explores the role played by two British engineers in the team behind Black Arrow, and the rocket programme that launched the country's first satellite almost 40 years ag...
- Ep 4
4.Mobile Phones
25-07-200822mIn the early 1980s, a team of engineers developed software that laid out a system of phone masts around the country. Their work helped launch Vodafone - now one of the largest tele...
- Ep 5
5.The Harrier
15-07-200822mThe documentary series looking at the untold stories of British scientific innovations focuses on the creation of the Harrier jump jet. Peter Snow discovers how the vision and pers...
- Ep 6
6.Video Games
22-08-200822mThe documentary series looking at the untold stories of British scientific innovations focuses on the development of Britain's 1.4 billion pound computer game industry. In the earl...
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