David Jason
Self - Presenter
TV SERIES
David Jason's Great British Inventions
Documentary
Sir David Jason explores his favourite great British inventions and discovers how and why they were first thought up
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Episodes
4 Episodes
011. Episode 1
Sir David looks at the British inventors who played a vital part in the wheel's evolution, from the Penny Farthing to the Stephenson Rocket. And he drives down memory lane in a Reliant Regal Supervan.
022. Episode 2
Sir David hears about Sir George Cayley and Percy Pilcher as he looks at the British inventors who played a part in the evolution of flight.
033. Episode 3
Sir David gets behind the controls of a tank as he finds out about the British inventors who gave us some of the most extreme machines on the planet.
044. Episode 4
Sir David finds out about the invention of the incandescent light bulb as he learns about the British innovations that have transformed our homes.