• 39
    watchers
  • 221
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  • 198
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  • 2001-06-09T23:00:00Z
  • 25m
  • 2h 30m (6 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Comedy, Documentary, Action, Adventure
Speed was a BBC television series about the history of fast vehicles, including aeroplanes, boats and cars. The show was presented by Jeremy Clarkson and consisted of six episodes. Each focused on a different aspect of speed. The series was first shown in the UK on BBC One in 2001, and was subsequently shown to an international audience on BBC World and in Australia on the HOW TO Channel. Jeremy Clarkson's Speed, a video containing an hour of highlights from the series was also released in 2001. The video was released on DVD, as part of The Jeremy Clarkson Collection in 2007.

6 episodes

Series Premiere

2001-06-09T23:00:00Z

1x01 The Thrill of Speed

Series Premiere

1x01 The Thrill of Speed

  • 2001-06-09T23:00:00Z25m

Jeremy takes his mother on a rollercoaster, rides with the British Army bobsleigh team and visits California to investigate dragboat racing to understand why some people love speed when some others don't. Jeremy then interviews Formula One World Champion Damon Hill in an attempt to find out.

2001-06-16T23:00:00Z

1x02 Superstars of Speed

1x02 Superstars of Speed

  • 2001-06-16T23:00:00Z25m

Jeremy interviews Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher, World Rally Champion Colin McRae and tennis player Greg Rusedski in an attempt to find out what makes some people better at coping with high speed than the rest of us.

2001-06-23T23:00:00Z

1x03 Surviving Speed

1x03 Surviving Speed

  • 2001-06-23T23:00:00Z25m

Jeremy attempts to discover how a fragile human body can cope with the power of Speed. He also explores the risks of rapid transit, meets Cresta Run riders in St Moritz and talks to the chief test pilot of the Eurofighter.

2001-06-30T23:00:00Z

1x04 Nature Fights Back

1x04 Nature Fights Back

  • 2001-06-30T23:00:00Z25m

Jeremy meets desert racers, speed skiers, test pilots, skydivers and astronauts, in an attempt to find out how nature fights back. He then attempts the Anglo-American race to break the sound barrier and experiences oxygen deprivation in pressurisation unit.

2001-07-07T23:00:00Z

1x05 Superhuman Speed

1x05 Superhuman Speed

  • 2001-07-07T23:00:00Z25m

Jeremy meets desert racers, speed skiers, test pilots, skydivers and astronauts, in an attempt to find out how nature fights back. He then attempts the Anglo-American race to break the sound barrier and experiences oxygen deprivation in pressurisation unit.

2001-07-14T23:00:00Z

1x06 The Century of Speed

1x06 The Century of Speed

  • 2001-07-14T23:00:00Z25m

Looking to the future, Jeremy comes to the surprising conclusion that speed was a 20th century phenomenon and everything is slowing down. He also discovers that 20th century speed machines are becoming toys, which he promptly proves by getting behind the controls of a fighter plane in a dogfight with a German. Plus Jeremy reveals his ultimate favourite speed machine.

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