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Supercharged: The Grand Prix Car (1924-1939)

Synopsis
The history of Grand Prix motor racing from 1924, when a British Sunbeam raced with a supercharged engine, to 1939. Uses archive film and restored historic cars driven by Grand Prix driver John Watson.
Series
Horizon, Series
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.
Year of production
1984
Availability
Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Subjects
Technology
Keywords
cars; engineering design; motor vehicles

Credits

Producer
Brian Johnson
Writer
Brian Johnson
Contributor
Carol Owens; Graham Massey

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact
Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
Email
BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
Web
https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
Phone
+44 (0) 20 8433 1009
Address
BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK
Notes
The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’

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