S2 E1 • The Ford Transit

The Transit transformed the image of the van when it hit the road in October 1965. Driven by everyone from pop stars and the police to bank robbers and shop keepers, the new streamlined vehicle attracted a wide and devoted following.

Première diffusion : 21 octobre 1994

S2 E2 • The Airstream Caravan

Première diffusion : 28 octobre 1994

S2 E3 • Concorde

The iconic plane's roots go back to the 1940s when the idea of supersonic travel was every aerodynamicist's dream. Now the craft faces an uncertain future as it heads into the next century. Stewardesses, pilots and passengers look back over Concorde's chequered history.

Première diffusion : 4 novembre 1994

S2 E4 • The Milk Float

Première diffusion : 11 novembre 1994

S2 E5 • The Ferguson TE 20 Tractor

Première diffusion : 18 novembre 1994

S2 E6 • The DC-3 Dakota

From its origins in passenger travel in the 1930s, through war and a return to civilian use, the Dakota has flown more miles and carried more passengers and cargo than any other aeroplane in the world. The reassuring drone of its two Pratt and Whitney engines has offered comfort to millions of passengers on the Douglas DC3 - "the most glamorous, successful and popular plane in airline history." The aircraft was developed in 1935 and more than 10,000 were built for wartime service alone. Nearly 60 years on, there are still 1,500 of these workhorses operating around the globe. "Like the Concorde," says one flyer, "the DC3 was 20 years ahead of its time." Freddie Laker started his airline business operating a DC3 on flights from Blackpool to the Isle of Man, and his aircraft company based at Southend built a plane, the Accountant, as a DC3 replacement. It flopped. That doesn't surprise the airlines of Colombia in South America, where one pilot says simply: "The only replacement is another DC3."

Première diffusion : 25 novembre 1994