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James May's 20th Century

Season 1 Episode 6: Big City, Bright Lights

The next episode delves into the incredible feats of engineering that have allowed skyscrapers to seemingly defy gravity, the lesser-known contributions of an electrician from Newcastle to our modern 24-hour society, and the motivations behind a dramatic stunt involving a Mini Cooper and a plate-...

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 2 Blast Off

2. Blast Off

Aired: Jul 10, 2007

Next episode, May explores the 20th century's space races, tracing the develo...

Episode 3 Body Fantastic

3. Body Fantastic

Aired: Jul 17, 2007

Correcting and compensating for medical problems, such as missing limbs or de...

Episode 4 Take Cover!

4. Take Cover!

Aired: Jul 17, 2007

In the next episode, May delves into the most innovative military concepts of...

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Info about James May's 20th Century

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC Two

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Documentary