| SPEED MACHINES
8 x 1 hours for Channel 4
Channel
Four Commissioning Editor Hamish Mykura commissioned Flashback Television
to produce a series of 8 x 1 hour programmes on the history of speed.
Each episode tells the story of a race to be the fastest and to break
speed records at different points of time across the 19th and 20th centuries.
The programmes focus on:
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The
race between the Normandie and Queen Mary for the Blue Riband across
the Atlantic
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The
competition for the land speed record between Malcolm Campbell and
Henry Segrave
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The
rivalry between LMS Coronation Scot and LNER Mallard to be the fastest
rail service between London and Scotland
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The
Great Clipper Races between Cutty Sark and Thermopylae at the turn
of the 19/20th century
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The
rivalry between the great flying boats: would Pan Am or Imperial
Airways be the first to fly passengers across the Atlantic?
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The
race between the Britain and America to break the sound barrier.
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The
Fast Boats rivalry between the UK and the USA for The Harmsworth
Cup in the inter-war years
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Bentley
vs Mercedes and the world of sports cars in the 1920's and 1930's
The series is produced by Taylor Downing. Four directors directed 2
x 1 hour episodes each; Andrew Johnston, Ian Bremner, Chris Warren and
Colin Barratt.
Producer Taylor Downing says "This series is a story of endeavour
and dedication, featuring the men and women who helped to define the
world we live in today. The great surprise to us is that even after
many decades we are still finding wonderfully fresh archive material
to bring to the screen."
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