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OU on the BBC: James May's 20th Century

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The science of the century that shaped the world we live in today.

04 Jul

2007

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First broadcast: Tuesday 10 Jul 2007 on BBC TWO

James May's 20th Century in more depth:

OU on the BBC: James May's 20th Century - About the series Production team

Top Gear presenter James May takes a tour of the 20th century- trying out for himself some of the most surprising and influential technological advances... Read more : OU on the BBC: James May's 20th Century - About the series

OU on the BBC: James May's 20th Century - Big City, Bright Lights Production team

Each day, 180,000 people move into a city somewhere on the planet. In Big City, Bright Lights, James sets out to discover how we’ve created... Read more : OU on the BBC: James May's 20th Century - Big City, Bright Lights

OU on the BBC: James May's 20th Century - Blast Off Production team

Like many small boys James May dreamt of becoming an astronaut. Even though he may not have realised his dream he sets off to find... Read more : OU on the BBC: James May's 20th Century - Blast Off

OU on the BBC: James May's 20th Century - Body Fantastic Production team

James sets out to discover how far he can push his body and finds out about some of the most remarkable medical advances over the... Read more : OU on the BBC: James May's 20th Century - Body Fantastic

OU on the BBC: James May's 20th Century - Honey, I Shrunk The World Production team

At the beginning of the 20th Century, long distance travel was for the military-minded, the uprooted and the plain rich, but the pioneers of flight... Read more : OU on the BBC: James May's 20th Century - Honey, I Shrunk The World

OU on the BBC: James May's 20th Century - Inventing The Teenager Production team

In the 20th Century the teenager emerged as a separate species. But how? Was it the promise of sex? The power of pop? Or the... Read more : OU on the BBC: James May's 20th Century - Inventing The Teenager

OU on the BBC: James May's 20th Century - Take Cover Production team

In 'Take Cover', James looks at how warfare drives ingenuity and gets to fly in the RAF’s latest supersonic jet. It’s an experience that he... Read more : OU on the BBC: James May's 20th Century - Take Cover

OU on the BBC: James May's 20th Century - John Naughton on The Social Life of Networks OU

John Naughton delivered his inaugural lecture on The Social Life of Networks. Listen to the lecture. Read more : OU on the BBC: James May's 20th Century - John Naughton on The Social Life of Networks

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