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BBC Two 2014 - 2016 2 seasons 6 eps TV-G Ended

James May's Cars of the People

2014 - 2016 2 seasons 6 eps TV-G

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Season 2

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Season 1

Season 2

60 min

S2 · E1 · Jan 24, 2016

Episode 1 Episode 1

James reveals the cars that turned post-war Germany and Japan into motoring powerhouses at the expense of Britain and the US. On his travels he encounters classic E-Types, Mustangs and the German and Japanese upstarts that were to conquer the world. He also has an unfortunate encounter with an Austin Allegro - the car that helped destroy the British car industry.

8.2 · You

60 min

S2 · E2 · Jan 31, 2016

Episode 2 Episode 2

James May goes off-road to tell the story of how the 4x4 conquered the world. From the wartime jeep to the global struggle between Land Rover and Land Cruiser, the white-knuckle world of rallying and boy racers, plus James conquers Mount Fuji and races through the sun-scorched Mojave Desert to decide which is the ultimate people's 4x4.

8.0 · You

60 min

S2 · E3 · Feb 7, 2016

Episode 3 Episode 3

James explores the wilder shores of motoring to discover what happened to the cars of the future that we were promised. From improbable steam cars and ludicrous jet turbines, he reveals how the petrol engine and the power it gave us came to dominate the 20th century. He takes to the waves in an amphibious car, risks his life at the wheel of a notorious electric scooter and takes a hair-raising trip in the fastest driver-less car on earth.

8.1 · You

3 episodes in Season 2

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James May takes a look at the 'peoples car'. Covering every form of cars for the masses - from the Beetle to the Kei Car, May looks at the many forms of people's car, their origins and their effect on history. Each episode covers a particular theme; these being cars from dictatorships, microcars and the dream cars we aspire to.

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Cast

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James May

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Tom Whitter Director

Director

Tom Whitter

Total runtime 6h 0m · Episode length 60 min · Type Documentary

Show info

Premiered

August 10, 2014

Final episode

February 7, 2016

Status

Ended

Network

BBC Two

Country

United Kingdom

Type

Documentary

Episode length

60 min

Total runtime

6h 0m

Original language

English

Production

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BBC

Production

United Kingdom

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Spoken on screen

English

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