Pushing the Boundaries

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Episode 5 of 12

Duration: 30 minutes

The endeavour, innovation and technological breakthroughs of the first half of the 20th century are illustrated through newsreel footage and the 1950s narration of the original Time to Remember documentary series.

Includes footage of tanks on the battlefields of the Great War; Scott's expedition to Antarctica; Mallory and Irving on Everest; Roosevelt at the Boulder Dam; and a car testing its very necessary roll-bar.

Credits

Narrator
Lesley Sharp
Director
Kathryn Williams
Executive Producer
Toby Stevens

Broadcasts

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