Need for Speed
Planes, trains and automobiles! Get on board with these thrilling transport programmes.
Episode 1—Top Gear, Series 1
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and Jason Dawe are joined by Harry Enfield.
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F-16: Flying the Fighter Jet—On the Front Line
The BBC gets special access to one of NATO’s most important fighter jets.
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Osaka to Nagoya—Great Japanese Railway Journeys, Series 1
Michael begins his trip in Osaka, takes a journey on the Shinkansen and heads to Nagoya.
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Let Go All Lines—Britain's Biggest Warship, Goes to Sea
HMS Queen Elizabeth lands F35B Stealth fighters for the first time.
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Episode 1—World's Most Dangerous Roads, Series 4
Will Mellor and Keith Lemon take a high-octane road trip across Albania.
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Episode 1—Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story, Series 1
Keanu Reeves tells one of the greatest underdog stories in F1: The story of Brawn GP.
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Aces and Jokers—Ice Road Truckers, Series 6
The Ice Road Truckers battle across the continent over frozen, lakes, rivers and ocean.
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The Motorcycle Mavericks
Documentary exploring the history of road racing and engineering in Northern Ireland.
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The Day That Changed the World—Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways, Series 1
Railway enthusiast Michael Portillo leads a landmark journey through 200 years of rail.
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The Return of the Flying Scotsman
Following the Flying Scotsman as it returns to the tracks after a ten-year restoration.
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Concorde: A Supersonic Story
The life of the most glamorous plane ever built, told by those whose lives she touched.
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Going with the Flow—The Channel Tunnel - Life on the Inside, Series 1
Meeting the teams above and below ground who keep everything moving through the tunnel.
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Own the Sky: Jet Pack Dreamers
How a lifelong obsession culminated in an attempt to fly the world's first jetpack.
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Episode 1—Planespotting Live, Series 1
Peter Snow leads the nation in a mass planespot live from an aeropark.
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Jumbo Jet Strip-Down—Engineering Giants
A jumbo jet is broken down into parts and then painstakingly reassembled for flight.
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Gas Rig Strip-Down—Engineering Giants
A North Sea gas platform is pulled from the sea and dismantled for recycling.
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Ferry Strip-Down—Engineering Giants
A massive North Sea ferry undergoes the biggest overhaul of its 25-year service.
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On the Move—Britain Beneath Your Feet, Series 1
Dallas Campbell explores how what goes on underground keeps our country on the move.
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Episode 1—The 15 Billion Pound Railway, Under Pressure, Over Budget
Part one of an exclusive documentary following the drama behind Crossrail's construction.
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A Jumbo Jet Engine—How to Build..., Series 1
The story of the thousands of people who design, build and test Rolls-Royce jet engines.
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Weight of Traffic—The Motorway: Life in the Fast Lane
An army of workers carry out overnight repairs to the M6, to the ire of local residents.
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Episode 1—Cold War, Hot Jets
How the jet engine gave hope to Britain as the country recovered from World War II.
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The Jumbo Jet—Tuesday Documentary
The jumbo has been called a 'pilot's dream', but will it be an airport's nightmare? (1969)
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Lawnmower—James May: The Reassembler, Series 1
James tries to put a 1959 Suffolk Colt petrol lawnmower back together again.
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