Extreme Machines
For the BBC documentary series, see Jeremy Clarkson's Extreme Machines.
| Extreme Machines | |
|---|---|
| Narrated by | William Hootkins |
| Theme music composer |
Monc (Studio) Greg Molesworth Roy Farnan |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Louise Salkow Mark Molesworth |
| Producer(s) |
Alice Harper Brian Leckey |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Discovery Channel |
| Original release | 1997 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Extreme Machines is a television series aired on Discovery Channel.
Premise
The program feature some of the largest created man-made machines on earth. Like a container ship,[1] Excavators,[2] and Cranes.[3]
As taken from the official Canadian webpage for Discovery Channel:[4]
- Submarines
- See how today's nuclear submarines play an integral role in U.S. national defense.
- Oil Rigs
- See the final stages of the construction of a 50,000-ton oil rig in Nova Scotia.
- Military Planes
- See profiles of jet fighters including the F-15 Eagle and the X35-B, both technologically advanced aircraft.
- Flight Power
- Experience the exciting and flamboyant world of aviation; unusual aircraft and man's most extreme methods of flying; a home-built plane powered with a lawnmower engine; NASAs solar powered planes; the Harrier Jump Jet.
- Carriers
- Hop aboard the U.S. Navy's huge floating fortress the John C. Stennis; profiling a variety of other carriers from the U.S. Marines to the British Navy; see carriers in a variety of temperatures from the equator to the Arctic.
- Mega Trucks
- Explore the serious business of transportation to the thrills and spills of truck racing; a look at the New York fire brigade in action whose trucks are so long they need an extra driver at the back; a truck which doubles up as a TV studio.
- Earth Breakers
- Journey towards the centre of the earth inside the deepest mine in the U.S.; the fire that broke out in the Channel Tunnel between the U.K. and France; what happens in a mine explosion.
- Tanks
- Gripping archive footage documents tanks in action from the First World War to Desert Storm; the most advanced tanks in the world today; a glimpse of the claustrophobic world of the tank crew; US Future Combat System.
- The Landspeed Record
- Jump Jet
- Daring Aviators
- Roller Coasters
Seasons
| Extreme Machines I | Extreme Machines II | Extreme Machines III | Extreme Machines IV | Extreme Machines V |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diving Deep | Tanks | Emergency Vehicles | Pedal Power | Bridges |
| Helicopters | Motorcycle Mania | Submarines | Rocketeers | World's Greatest Ships: Power & Glory |
| Hovercrafts | Earth Breakers | Speed Freaks II | Car Crash | World's Greatest Ships: Dangerous Seas |
| Image Impossible | Car Crazy | Ultimate Space Machines | Aviators | Incredible Motorcycle Jumpers |
| Landspeed | Smart Weapons | Ice Master | Raiders of the Deep | Ultimate Underwater Machines I |
| Racing Cars | Flight Power | Ultimate Speed Machines | Super Trains Ultimate | Underwater Machines II |
| Rockets | Landspeed II | Balloons | Adrenaline Junkies | Fear of Flying I |
| Roller Coasters | Power Boats | Super Cars | Extreme Rides | Fear of Flying II |
| Spaceplanes | Mega Trucks | Land Speed III | Disasters at Sea | Worlds Tallest Buildings: Fear of Heights |
| Speed Freaks | Four Wheel Force | Robots | Airships | Worlds Tallest Buildings: Reach for the Sky |
| Wheels of Steel | Supersight | Metal Monsters | Mega Machines | * |
| * | Carriers | Flight of the Future | Jump Jets | * |
See also
References
- ↑ General Information related container ships discoverychannel.co.uk Machine And Engineering
- ↑ General information related excavators on discoverychannels.co.uk Discovery Channel.co.uk Machine And Engineering
- ↑ General information related to cranes on discoverychannel.co.uk Discovery Channel.co.uk Machine And Engineering
- ↑ Extreme Machines About Discovery Channel CA
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20080214183503/http://www.pioneertv.com/productions_8.php
External links
- Official Webpage At Discovery Channel
(Feature also Extreme Engineering) - Official Webpage At Discovery Channel CA
- Extreme Machines At Internet Movie Database
- Extreme Machines At Discovery On Demand
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