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Chris Barrie's Massive Engines S01 | Loggd

Chris Barrie's Massive Engines

Season 1

2004 • 10 Episodes

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Diggers

S01 E01 • Monday, Apr 5, 2004 • Apr 5

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

Racing Cars

S01 E02 • Tuesday, Apr 6, 2004 • Apr 6

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

Rockets

S01 E03 • Wednesday, Apr 7, 2004 • Apr 7

The evolution of rocket power, from the fireworks of the ancient Chinese to the monsters of the space race

Bikes

S01 E04 • Thursday, Apr 8, 2004 • Apr 8

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

Airliners

S01 E05 • Friday, Apr 9, 2004 • Apr 9

Chris Barrie tells the story of how passenger aircraft were developed from First World War bombers through to modern jumbos with huge jet engines

Pumps

S01 E06 • Monday, Apr 12, 2004 • Apr 12

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.

Ships

S01 E07 • Tuesday, Apr 13, 2004 • Apr 13

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

Trucks

S01 E08 • Wednesday, Apr 14, 2004 • Apr 14

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

Airships

S01 E09 • Thursday, Apr 15, 2004 • Apr 15

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.

Locomotives

S01 E10 • Friday, Apr 16, 2004 • Apr 16

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.

Chris Barrie's Massive Engines

Season 1

2004 • 10 Episodes