Secrets of the Transport Museum - Season 1 - Eps 10: Barnes Wallis
A Barnes Wallis catapult is fixed by volunteers, but will they be able to bounce bombs on water like the dambusters? A Triumph car is put through its paces in a road test. And a classic motorbike requires more than just a push start.
About Secrets of the Transport Museum
Title: Secrets of the Transport Museum
First Air Date: 2021-03-30
Last Air Date: 2022-04-05
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 0/10 (from 0 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 20
Network: U&Yesterday
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Middlechild Productions, UKTV
Synopsis
Brooklands Museum is home to the world's most important pieces of motorsport and aviation history. From the first purpose-built racing circuit and the cars that broke land-speed records on it, to an extraordinary collection of aircrafts highlighting aeronautical innovation - this place has it all. But it’s a constant battle to keep the engines humming and the rotors turning on these priceless pieces of engineering. Every day, a team of volunteer mechanics and restorers are on hand to save these precious vehicles from the ravages of time. Follow the Brooklands volunteers and staff as they mend, maintain and restore the most extraordinary historic motors and aeroplanes in the world.
Cast
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Narrator (Voice)
