After watching this series on DAVE (UK free-view channel), I brought the DVD, usually educational programs are very boring, but not this series, James May does his best to explain where certain modern day and previous day inventions come from, how they came about, and why! James May is a likable character, one of three presenters from BBC's Top gear, deep down he is a bit of a boffin, which isn't a bad thing, just like many of us, we likes to understand how things work, how they came about, and presents it in a viewer friendly format! Unusualy, despite this series being made by the BBC, the DVD was released by ITV, weird eh!!
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James May's 20th Century
jboothmillard23 January 2008
Warning: Spoilers
From one of the presenters of Top Gear, considered the most laughable, but still lovable of the bunch, this is actually quite a good show. James May basically showed us some of the machines and inventions from the 20th Century that have made our modern world what it is. Throughout he showed us military, aircrafts, brain scanners, medical, diving equipment, and much more. The show obviously did to him what it does on Top Gear, made him a look a tit at times, but he still has enough energy and explanation to be as good a presenter as Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond. A highlight for me in one of the episodes is the brain scanners that proves his interest for certain things, including the apple and a really cool car. Good!
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