Speed Machines: Great Ocean Liners

Record ID: 103260
  • Title: Speed Machines: Great Ocean Liners
  • Date: 22nd September 2003
  • Summary: The 1930s was a highpoint for ocean-going liners. Crossing the Atlantic by boat was the only way to reach the US, and competition between the French and British shipyards was never less than fierce, a focus for patriotic pride. The British Queen Mary and French Normandie epitomised the golden age of the ocean liners. They were among the floating Art Deco palaces that competed intensely to win the Blue Riband - a prize for the fastest Atlantic crossing. A Holy Grail for the two countries, this prize was also a great bit of marketing.
  • Description:The series focuses on the history of speed and the intense rivalry between different ships, planes, cars and trains in their bid to be the fastest. Combining stories of technological advance with tales of individual heroism, Speed Machines captures the spirit of an age when speed was all-important.
  • Broadcaster:Channel 4
  • Collection: Channel 4
  • Producer:Flashback Television Ltd.
  • Programme Episode:Episode 1
  • Transmission Date:22/09/2003
  • Rights:Worldwide
  • Decade: 2000s
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