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Chris Barrie's Massive Engines

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Comedy actor and car fanatic Chris Barrie explores the development of engines from their humble beginnings in the 18th century to their monstrous progeny today

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Status: Returning Series
First aired: Apr 5, 2004
Network: Discovery

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8 hrs

10 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.

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Chris Barrie's Massive Engines

20041 Season9.0

TMDB9.0

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About

Comedy actor and car fanatic Chris Barrie explores the development of engines from their humble beginnings in the 18th century to their monstrous progeny today

Where to watch

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Not available to stream in United States yet.

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E1 · Airs Apr 5, 2004
Diggers
Comedy actor and car fanatic Chris Barrie explores the development of digger engines from their invention in the 19th century to the monstrous models used today. Featuring the electrically powered bucket wheel excavator, and a tunneling machine at work under the streets of Dublin
E2 · Airs Apr 6, 2004
Racing Cars
Exploring the evolution of the racing car engine with a visit to the museum at Beaulieu to see some of the most powerful early models
E3 · Airs Apr 7, 2004
Rockets
The evolution of rocket power, from the fireworks of the ancient Chinese to the monsters of the space race
E4 · Airs Apr 8, 2004
Bikes
Chris Barrie turns his attention to his favorite type of vehicle - the motorcycle. He takes to the road on a Twenties Brough Superior - the first bike to reach 100mph - and rides through the badlands of Buckinghamshire with his own Harley-Davidson gang
E5 · Airs Apr 9, 2004
Airliners
Chris Barrie tells the story of how passenger aircraft were developed from First World War bombers through to modern jumbos with huge jet engines
E6 · Airs Apr 12, 2004
Pumps
Comedy actor and car fanatic Chris Barrie discovers how steam engines evolved during the 1880s to pump an essential clean water supply to the public.
E7 · Airs Apr 13, 2004
Ships
Chris explores the development of engines on ships, from 18th-century steam power to modern diesel vessels. He takes a trip up the Thames in a paddle steamer, goes inside the 2,100 horsepower engine of the last ocean-going paddle steamer PS Waverley and discovers what propelled HMS Belfast
E8 · Airs Apr 14, 2004
Trucks
Comedy actor and car fanatic Chris Barrie explores the development of truck engines. He examines 19th-century steam-powered machines and the advent of diesel in the 1930s, before turning his attention to Europe's largest modern vehicle - the Caterpillar 789. This monster has a capacity of 69-litre engine and 16 cylinders
E9 · Airs Apr 15, 2004
Airships
The presenter explores the history of airships, from the early hot-air balloons of the Montgolfier Brothers, to the ill-fated transatlantic passenger liners of the 1930s. He also visits the historic hangars at Cardington, where he takes a ride on a sky hopper. Plus, a look at the Zeppelin company, examining its early bombers and new prototype cargo carrier.
E10 · Airs Apr 16, 2004
Locomotives
Comedy actor and car fanatic Chris Barrie explores the development of trains, including the steam locomotive that became a symbol of Thirties luxury and people's never-ending fascination with speed.

Details

Status: Returning Series
First aired: Apr 5, 2004
Network: Discovery

Time to finish

8 hrs

10 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.

View on IMDb ↗

Episodes

0 of 0 watched

E1 · Airs Apr 5, 2004
Diggers
Comedy actor and car fanatic Chris Barrie explores the development of digger engines from their invention in the 19th century to the monstrous models used today. Featuring the electrically powered bucket wheel excavator, and a tunneling machine at work under the streets of Dublin
E2 · Airs Apr 6, 2004
Racing Cars
Exploring the evolution of the racing car engine with a visit to the museum at Beaulieu to see some of the most powerful early models
E3 · Airs Apr 7, 2004
Rockets
The evolution of rocket power, from the fireworks of the ancient Chinese to the monsters of the space race
E4 · Airs Apr 8, 2004
Bikes
Chris Barrie turns his attention to his favorite type of vehicle - the motorcycle. He takes to the road on a Twenties Brough Superior - the first bike to reach 100mph - and rides through the badlands of Buckinghamshire with his own Harley-Davidson gang
E5 · Airs Apr 9, 2004
Airliners
Chris Barrie tells the story of how passenger aircraft were developed from First World War bombers through to modern jumbos with huge jet engines
E6 · Airs Apr 12, 2004
Pumps
Comedy actor and car fanatic Chris Barrie discovers how steam engines evolved during the 1880s to pump an essential clean water supply to the public.
E7 · Airs Apr 13, 2004
Ships
Chris explores the development of engines on ships, from 18th-century steam power to modern diesel vessels. He takes a trip up the Thames in a paddle steamer, goes inside the 2,100 horsepower engine of the last ocean-going paddle steamer PS Waverley and discovers what propelled HMS Belfast
E8 · Airs Apr 14, 2004
Trucks
Comedy actor and car fanatic Chris Barrie explores the development of truck engines. He examines 19th-century steam-powered machines and the advent of diesel in the 1930s, before turning his attention to Europe's largest modern vehicle - the Caterpillar 789. This monster has a capacity of 69-litre engine and 16 cylinders
E9 · Airs Apr 15, 2004
Airships
The presenter explores the history of airships, from the early hot-air balloons of the Montgolfier Brothers, to the ill-fated transatlantic passenger liners of the 1930s. He also visits the historic hangars at Cardington, where he takes a ride on a sky hopper. Plus, a look at the Zeppelin company, examining its early bombers and new prototype cargo carrier.
E10 · Airs Apr 16, 2004
Locomotives
Comedy actor and car fanatic Chris Barrie explores the development of trains, including the steam locomotive that became a symbol of Thirties luxury and people's never-ending fascination with speed.

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