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David Jason's Great British Inventions

  • 2020
  • Ended
  • Documentary
  • ~45m / ep
  • 1 season

Sir David Jason explores his favourite great British inventions and discovers how and why they were first thought up

Latest: Season 1 · 2020

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  1. E1. Episode 1

    Jan 21, 2020 · 45m

    Sir David looks at the British inventors who played a vital part in the evolution of the wheel, from the Penny Farthing to the Stephenson Rocket and the Reliant Regal Supervan

  2. E2. Episode 2

    Jan 28, 2020 · 45m

    Sir David hears about Sir George Cayley and Percy Pilcher as he looks at the British inventors who played a part in the evolution of flight.

  3. E3. Episode 3

    Feb 4, 2020 · 45m

    Sir David gets behind the controls of a tank as he finds out about the British inventors who gave us some of the most extreme machines on the planet

  4. E4. Episode 4

    Feb 11, 2020 · 45m

    Sir David finds out about the invention of the incandescent light bulb as he learns about the British innovations that have transformed our homes