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James May's Cars of the People

20141h 0m / epDocumentary

First aired

August 10, 2014

7.8

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Season 1 · Aug 10, 2014 · 1h 0m

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Aug 24, 2014 · 1h 0m

In his quest to discover how we, the people, got our wheels, James travels to Germany, Italy and Russia to reveal the extraordinary story of how dictators kick-started the mobilisation of the masses. It is a tale of design brilliance, abject failure, war, fraud and double dealing, featuring some of the best (and worst) cars and characters of the 20th century. James discovers how the British motor industry blew a gift-wrapped chance to rule the world and he gets his own back with a stunt that means bad news for one of the planet's most hated cars.

About the Series

Documentary

Synopsis

James May takes a look at the 'peoples car'. Covering every form of cars for the masses - from the Beetle to the Kei Car, May looks at the many forms of people's car, their origins and their effect on history. Each episode covers a particular theme; these being cars from dictatorships, microcars and the dream cars we aspire to.

First aired: August 10, 2014
Last aired: February 7, 2016
Seasons: 2 seasons · 6 episodes
Status: Ended
Original language: English
Network: BBC Two