Britain's Greatest Machines with Chris Barrie
1930s
Season 1 Episode 3 of 8
The actor and engineering enthusiast drives a Class A4 locomotive - renowned for setting the world-speed record for a steam train, and takes a flight in one of Britain's most successful early commercial airliners as he examines the mechanical innovations of the 1930s. He also finds out how a mass-produced car went on to influence the production of a World War Two tank
Britain's Greatest Machines with Chris Barrie airs on National Geographic WILD HD at 5:00 PM, Monday 12 October.
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