James May's Cars of the People

PG2014•1h 0m•7.8/10

Documentary

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7.8/10(26)

James May takes a look at the 'peoples car'. Covering every form of cars for the masses - from the Beetle to the Kei Car, May looks at the many forms of people's car, their origins and their effect on history. Each episode covers a particular theme; these being cars from dictatorships, microcars and the dream cars we aspire to.

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Production

BBC

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Status

Ended

First Aired

August 10, 2014

Last Aired

February 7, 2016

Networks

BBC Two

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

Episode 1

Air date: 2014-08-10

A look at European cars: the VW Beetle, the Trabant, the Wartburg 353, the Fiat 500, the Fiat 124 and the Lada which was based on the Fiat 124.

Episode 2

Air date: 2014-08-17

A look at two extremes: the massive American gas-guzzling "automotive palaces" with their excess of chrome and fins, and the low-powered three-wheeler microcars which could be driven without a driving licence or on a motorbike licence.

Episode 3

Air date: 2014-08-24

James continues to take a look at the examination of the social significance of cars by taking a look at how aspiration and new wealth were behind the development of some of the greatest cars ever built.