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Honey I Shrunk the World

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Documentary series about 20th century innovations. James May discovers how planes, cars, televisions and computers made our world seem a whole lot smaller.

Documentary series about 20th century innovations. James May discovers how, thanks to planes, cars, televisions and computers, our world suddenly got a whole lot smaller. He takes a flight in the pioneering airplane that created the European mini-break and looks at the Ford Cortina - the classic family car that opened up a new world when he was a young lad. James also takes a Model T Ford for a test drive and finds it so difficult he wonders how motoring ever caught on.

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Sun 1 Mar 200901:15
BBC Two Wales (Analogue) & Wales only

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PresenterJames May

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  • Tue 10 Jul 200719:30
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Tue 10 Jul 200720:00
    BBC Two England, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Northern Ireland & Wales (Analogue) only
  • Sun 2 Sep 200719:30
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Mon 3 Sep 200719:00
    BBC Two Northern Ireland, Wales (Analogue), England & Northern Ireland (Analogue) only
  • Tue 11 Sep 200703:05
    BBC One
  • Thu 30 Oct 200819:00
    BBC Two England
  • Sun 1 Mar 200901:15
    BBC Two Wales (Analogue) & Wales only