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James May's Big Ideas

Format Documentary

Starring James May

Narrated by James May

Country of origin United Kingdom

Original

language(s)

English

No. of episodes 3

Production

Producer(s) Nigel Paterson

Running time 60 mins

Broadcast

Original channel BBC Two

Original run 28 September2008

12 October 2008

Chronology

Related shows James May's 20th Century

External link s

Website (http://open2.net/jamesmay/index.html)

James May's Big IdeasFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

James May's Big Ideas is a three-part British television

miniseries in which James May, a journalist and self-

acknowledged geek travels the globe in search of

implementations for concepts widely considered science

fiction, or his big ideas. The series is produced by the

BBC and the Open University and began airing at 8pm

on Sundays on 28 September 2008.

The first episode documents his search for the ultimate

form of personal transport, ranging from jetpacks to

flying cars. In the second episode, May looks at bionics

and robotics and if robots can exceed the boundaries of

their programming. The third episode focuses on energy.

Episode list

# Title Airdate

1 "Come Fly with Me" 28 September 2008

James May travels the globe in search of his ultimate

flying machine. Vehicles tested include an ekranoplan, a

Jetpack, a car that can be transformed into a plane and

many others.

2 "Man-Machine" 5 October 2008

James May discovers if his childhood dream of a world

of robots will ever become true. Episode featured

ASIMO.

3 "Power to the People" 12 October 2008

In the last of his Big Ideas journeys, James May sets off

to find smarter, brighter and bolder ways of powering

theplanet for future generations. Episode featuredsections on solar cars, solarpower tower, ENV, Wind

Turbine, Pelamis Wave Energy Converter (referred to

as the snake), energy from wave power (see Stephen

Salter), electricity generated from the tides and the

latest development on Nuclear Fusion.

See also

James May's 20th Century - series broadcast on the BBC with a similar format involving inventions.

External links

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