Jeremy Clarkson
Presenter
Speed (2001)
Season 1
Speed is a BBC television series about the history of fast vehicles, including aeroplanes, boats and cars. The show is presented by Jeremy Clarkson and consists of six episodes. Each focuses on a different aspect of speed. The series was first shown in the UK on BBC One in 2001, and was subsequently shown to an international audience on BBC World and in Australia on the HOW TO Channel. Jeremy Clarkson's Speed, a video containing an hour of highlights from the series was also released in 2001. The video was released on DVD, as part of The Jeremy Clarkson Collection in 2007.
Released June 10, 2001
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Genres: Comedy, Documentary
Watch Providers: Tubi TV, fuboTV, CuriosityStream Apple TV Channel, Philo
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - The Thrill of Speed
Why do some people love speed when some others don't? To find out Jeremy Clarkson takes his mother on a rollercoaster, rides with the British Army bobsleigh team and visits California to investigate dragboat racing. Formula One World Champion Damon Hill explains how he thrives on thrill-seeking, artificially creating pressure in situations. Clarkson learns that enjoying thrill-seeking is a result of dopamine, a hormone released by the brain to provide enjoyment and serotonin a chemical that causes a person to feel frightened. The amount of these chemicals released during an activity vary from person to person.
June 10, 2001, midnight
S1E2 - Superstars of Speed
What makes some people better at coping with high speed than the rest of us? Clarkson interviews Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher, World Rally Champion Colin McRae and tennis player Greg Rusedski.
June 17, 2001, midnight
S1E3 - Surviving Speed
How do our fragile bodies cope with high speed?
June 24, 2001, midnight
S1E4 - Nature Fights Back
Air resistance and how the human race tries to overcome this invisible enemy.
July 1, 2001, midnight
S1E5 - Superhuman Speed
Machines which achieve the greatest speed in the world.
July 8, 2001, midnight
S1E6 - The Century of Speed
What speed has done for humanity and what is the best machine speed has given us?
July 15, 2001, midnight
Network: BBC One
Released: June 10, 2001
Last Air Date: July 15, 2001, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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