The Cars That Made the World

2020 - 2020

Fueling Invention

28th November 2020

Episode 1

Frustrated by the limitations of transport, rival engineers Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler set out to liberate humanity from their dependence on the horse.

Create a Market, Build an Empire

5th December 2020

Episode 2

As early car-makers gained traction with their inventions, the outbreak of the First World War One catapulted the industry into a new era of competition.

Motorise the Masses

12th December 2020

Episode 3

As the roaring twenties brought cars to the masses in America, Europe lagged far behind, and Japan struggled to modernise. Changes came with the Second World War.

Winning the World Over

19th December 2020

Episode 4

In the 1950s America entered a golden age of car design, while German and Japanese car makers struggled to recover from the Second World War.

Top Cast

Ian Karr•Kieran O'Brien•H.W. Brands

Telling the story of a group of rival engineers who created the most transformative invention of the 20th century, this docuseries explores over a century of innovation from Honda, Toyota, Mercedes, Ford, Porsche, Rolls Royce and more.

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Ian Karr

Self - Announcer

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Kieran O'Brien

Self - Narrator

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H.W. Brands

Self - Professor of History, University of Texas

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