S01E01 | James May’s Cars of the People

Duration: 59'26''

Synopsis

James May discovers how cars became an everyday part of people's lives. His journey begins in Europe, where he reveals a tale of war, fraud, double dealing and dictators.

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Channel 4 | 2004 | 48'54''

Tony tries his hand at some of the most difficult and disgusting jobs from Victorian England's history.

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BBC Two | 2015 | 59'04''

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BBC Two | 2019 | 58'40''

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BBC Two | 2016 | 58'59''

A family gives up their 21st-century technology and travels back in time. As they enter the 50s, it's goodbye to the flat-screen T...

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BBC Two | 1997 | 53'34''

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BBC Two | 2016 | 58'58''

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BBC Two | 2019 | 58'58''

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BBC Two | 2016 | 58'44''

A family gives up their 21st-century technology and travels back in time. As they enter the 60s, there's more fun to be had - a tr...

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BBC Two | 2016 | 58'46''

A family gives up its 21st-century technology and travels back in time. In the final episode, they discover what the future mig...

Episode 3 | Back in Time for School

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BBC Two | 2019 | 58'36''

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Episode 7 | Back in Time for School

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BBC Two | 2019 | 59'04''

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BBC Four | 2009 | 59'22''

Documentary looking at the manipulation of football by Mussolini, Hitler and Franco, as they seized upon the sport as a way to win the hearts and minds ...

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BBC Two | 2008 | 58'56''

Giles Coren and Sue Perkins experience the food of the Elizabethan era to see just how healthy the diet was.

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BBC Two | 2020 | 58'55''

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BBC Two | 1995 | 23'58''

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BBC Two | 2018 | 59'25''

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BBC HD | 2012 | 59'20''

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BBC Two | 2007 | 28'35''

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BBC Two | 2013 | 28'53''

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