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Episode 2

James May's Cars of the People Series 1
Episode 2 of 3

James May discovers how the car became an everyday part of ordinary people's lives. He explores the weird world of the microcar and revisits some infamous examples.

James May downsizes to explore the weird world of the microcar.

He discovers how austerity and fears of congestion led to European tragicomic disasters in the shape of Britain's infamous three-wheelers, French deathtraps and German absurdities. James takes to the battlefield to settle one of the greatest rivalries in car history and travels to Japan for an urban race between a state-of-the-art micro sports car and the best-selling vehicle in history.

59 minutes

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Wed 16 Mar 2022 00:00
主播大秀 Four

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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:00

    Chuck Berry

    Johnny B. Goode

  • 00:02

    The Smiths

    Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now

  • 00:03

    The Dream Academy

    Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want

  • 00:10

    Hans Zimmer, Michael Hobe

    Aggressive Expansion

  • 00:15

    Django Reinhardt

    Minor Swing

    Ensemble: Aquarelle Guitar Quartet.
  • 00:17

    Brussels Jazz Orchestra

    Peppy and George

  • 00:18

    Beck

    Gamma Ray

  • 00:20

    Dodgy

    Staying Out For The Summer

  • 00:25

    Sparks

    This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us

  • 00:27

    脡dith Piaf

    Non Je Ne Regrette Rien

  • 00:28

    脡dith Piaf

    Non Je Ne Regrette Rien

  • 00:28

    Robert Chauvigny & 脡dith Piaf

    Non, je ne regrette rien

  • 00:37

    Air

    Alone in Kyoto

  • 00:38

    Air

    Alone in Kyoto

  • 00:48

    Tomoyasu Hotei

    Battle Without Honor Or Humanity

Credits

Presenter James May
Director Tom Whitter
Series Producer Tom Whitter

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