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 British inventions and engineering created much of our modern lives. From the first trains to cars, jet engines to battlefield innovations, even the lawnmower and petrol pumps called "fat ladies" - it's all investigated by enthusiast and TV icon Chris Barrie in Britain's Greatest Machines with Chris Barrie.






Britain's Greatest Machines: 1940s 
Roaring into the 1940s Chris finds out there's nothing like a war to create technological change. He mans a fire pump to tackle a Blitz-style blaze and steps into an RAF control centre to discover how radar helped win the Battle of Britain. From spy planes to powerboats, jet engines to shrapnel-proof fire engines, Chris shows how new innovations helped defeat Hitler. But then we needed brand new tractor and car designs to help build the peace that followed...


????  TiTLE     : Britain's Greatest Machines: 1940s                       ????
????  DATE      : 2011-08-17                                               ????
????  RESOLUTiON: 1280x720                                                 ????
????  LENGTH    : 47m 24s                                                  ????
????  ViDEO     : crf 21 | preset slow | 3814 kbps                         ????
????  AUDiO     : AC3 6ch @ 448kbps                                        ????
????  FRAMERATE : 25 FPS                                                   ????
????  SOURCE    : 1080i                                                    ????
????  SiZE      : 1475 MB