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The Need for Speed

Episode 11 of 12

1950s newsreel tells the story of the men and women who, on land and sea and in the air, went furthest and fastest in the first half of the 20th century.

The story of the groundbreaking men, women and machines who, on land and sea and in the air, went furthest and fastest in the first half of the 20th century, told through newsreel footage and voiceover from the original 1950s series Time to Remember.

Includes footage of Malcolm Campbell in Bluebird; the first Monaco Grand Prix; the Spitfire; Amelia Earhart; and Jean Batten, the first person to simultaneously hold the solo flight records between the UK and Australia in both directions.

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 6 Dec 2010 04:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Narrator Lesley Sharp
Executive Producer Toby Stevens
Director Jenny MacLeod

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