The Cars That Made the World - Season 1

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Fueling Invention

1 - Fueling Invention

Air Date: November 28, 2020

Frustrated by the limitations of transport, rival engineers Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler set out to liberate humanity from their dependence on the horse.

Create a Market, Build an Empire

2 - Create a Market, Build an Empire

Air Date: December 5, 2020

As early car-makers gained traction with their inventions, the outbreak of the First World War One catapulted the industry into a new era of competition.

Motorise the Masses

3 - Motorise the Masses

Air Date: December 12, 2020

As the roaring twenties brought cars to the masses in America, Europe lagged far behind, and Japan struggled to modernise. Changes came with the Second World War.

Winning the World Over

4 - Winning the World Over

Air Date: December 19, 2020

In the 1950s America entered a golden age of car design, while German and Japanese car makers struggled to recover from the Second World War.