Inventions That Changed the World

Season 1 Episode 3: Jet

Jan 29, 2004NR1h8.1

Jeremy Clarkson flies around the world in around 72 hours to demonstrate just how small the jet engine has made the world - or has it.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Gun

1. Gun

Aired: Jan 15, 2004

There would be no guns without gunpowder, the volatile mixture of saltpetre (...

Episode 2 Computer

2. Computer

Aired: Jan 22, 2004

In Victorian times 'computers' were people who added up rows of figures. Now ...

Episode 3 Jet

3. Jet

Aired: Jan 29, 2004

Jeremy Clarkson flies around the world in around 72 hours to demonstrate just...

Episode 4 Telephone

4. Telephone

Aired: Feb 6, 2004

Jeremy Clarkson takes a look at our global telecommunications networks and sh...

Episode 5 Television

5. Television

Aired: Feb 12, 2004

Television would never have developed without the cathode ray tube (CRT). It ...


Info about Inventions That Changed the World

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC Two

Genres:Documentary