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Episode 3

James discovers what happened to the cars of the future that we were promised and how the petrol engine came to dominate the 20th century.

James explores the wilder shores of motoring to discover what happened to the cars of the future that we were promised. From improbable steam cars and ludicrous jet turbines, he reveals how the petrol engine and the power it gave us came to dominate the 20th century. He takes to the waves in an amphibious car, risks his life at the wheel of a notorious electric scooter and takes a hair-raising trip in the fastest driverless car on earth.

59 minutes

Last on

Wed 21 Jul 2021 23:40

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Music Played

  • Geoff Love & His Orchestra

    Reach For The Sky

  • Cozy Powell

    Dance With The Devil

  • The Shadows

    Apache

  • Neu!

    Hallogallo

  • Jimmy 鈥淪oul鈥 Clarke

    C'mon On And Be My Sweet Darlin'

  • The Spencer Davis Group

    I'm A Man

  • The John Barry Orchestra

    The Challenge

  • Irish Guards Band

    Heart of Oak

  • RJD2

    Ghostwriter

  • Lemon Jelly

    Nice Weather For Ducks

  • China Crisis

    King In A Catholic Style

  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

    Enola Gay

  • Ry Cooder

    Paris, Texas

  • Led Zeppelin

    When The Levee Breaks

  • Yazoo

    Situation

  • Goldfrapp

    Strict Machine

  • The Sabres of Paradise

    Smokebelch II

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter James May
Director Tom Whitter
Series Producer Tom Whitter

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