James May's 20th Century ep01 Honey I Shrunk the W

At the beginning of the 20th Century, long distance travel was for the <br /> military-minded, the uprooted and the plain rich, but the pioneers of flight were <br /> to change all that. To find out how, James May gets his hands on a Vickers Vimy <br /> aircraft that in 1919 carried two intrepid Brits, Alcock and Brown, across the <br /> Atlantic for the first time. But it wasnít just flying that changed our perception <br /> of the world. The motor car offered us a new sense of freedom, but when James <br /> tries out a 1908 Model T Ford, he discovers driving was once a very tricky <br /> business indeed.<br /> <br /> As he observes: "The right pedal was the brake and the middle pedal was reverse <br /> gear. There was no clutch as such: the left pedal was both clutch and forward <br /> gears - depending on how far pressed. Iím amazed this driving thing ever took off. <br /> "<br /> <br /> Shrinking the world wasnít just about travel becoming easier and more affordable. <br /> For the first time in history we could bring the world to us via the cinema. James <br /> shoots his own black

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