All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 The Imperial Steam Engine

    • November 16, 1997

    Robbie travels to Africa to see steam engines still in everyday use, while tracking their history on land and water.

  • S01E02 The Workhorse Diesel

    • November 30, 1997

    Robbie celebrates the power, simplicity and reliability of the diesel engine.

  • S01E03 The Exhilarating Supercharger

    • December 7, 1997

    Robbie looks at the birth of the supercharger, from racing cars to World War II fighters.

  • S01E04 The Laid Back V8

    • December 14, 1997

    Robbie enthuses about the V-8, from early Cadillac luxury cars, through the glory days of the Ford Flathead, it's role in NASCAR, to it's decline due to high oil prices and enviornmental concerns.

  • S01E05 The Noisy, Smelly Two-Stroke

    • November 23, 1997

    Robbie investigates the history and many applications of the 2 Stroke engine.

  • S01E06 The Jet, The Engine That Went on To Shrink The World

    • November 9, 1997

    Robbie investigates the under appreciated genius of Frank Whittle's Jet Engine.