Mark Evans tells the surprising story of the hidden powerhouse behind the globalised world, the diesel engine, a 19th-century invention that has become indispensable to the 21st.
The surprising story of the hidden powerhouse behind the globalised world, the diesel engine, a 19th-century invention that has become indispensable to the 21st century. It's a tortoise-versus-hare tale in which the diesel engine races the petrol engine in a competition to replace ageing steam technology, a race eventually won hands down by diesel.
Splendidly, car enthusiast presenter Mark Evans gets excitedly hands-on with some of the many applications of Mr Diesel's - yes, there was one - original creation, from vintage submarines and tractors to locomotive trains and container ships. You'll never feel the same about that humble old diesel family car again.
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Clips
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The Diesel shunter
Duration: 02:47
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The world's most important engine
Duration: 01:56
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The 75 thousand horsepower engine
Duration: 03:05
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:06
Battles
Atlas
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00:22
Boards of Canada
Dayvan Cowboy
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00:29
AC/DC
Back In Black
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00:43
Brian Eno
1/1 (Excerpt)
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Mark Evans |
Producer | Steve O'Hagan |
Director | Steve O'Hagan |
Executive Producer | Michael Poole |
Broadcasts
- Wed 23 Sep 2015 21:00
- Thu 24 Sep 2015 02:20
- Sat 26 Sep 2015 20:00
- Tue 19 Apr 2016 20:00
- Wed 20 Apr 2016 23:30
- Mon 23 Jan 2017 20:00
- Tue 24 Jan 2017 02:00
- Thu 23 Mar 2017 22:00
- Sun 14 May 2017 20:00
- Tue 16 May 2017 01:35
- Thu 10 May 2018 22:15
- Fri 12 Jul 2019 02:00
- Tue 4 Jul 2023 22:30
- Thu 6 Jul 2023 01:50
- Wed 11 Dec 2024 00:55
- Sun 15 Dec 2024 02:20