Combat Machines

Spy Game: Exploring the machines that hide in the shadows, capturing, transmitting and analysing vital combat information. (S1, ep 5)

Nuclear Near Miss: Machines that would have been used had a stand-off resulted in all-out nuclear war, from the smallest tactical nuke to an experimental flying jeep. (S1, ep 6)

Nuclear Near Miss: Machines that would have been used had a stand-off resulted in all-out nuclear war, from the smallest tactical nuke to an experimental flying jeep. (S1, ep 6)

Vietnam War: The Vietnam War pitted technology against sheer determination, as the American forces used superior firepower, but were scuppered by North Vietnamese ingenuity. (S1, ep 7)

Vietnam War: The Vietnam War pitted technology against sheer determination, as the American forces used superior firepower, but were scuppered by North Vietnamese ingenuity. (S1, ep 7)

The Arms Race: A look at the origins of the arms race, from the first use of nuclear weapons that ended WW2 through the duration of the Cold War. (S1, ep 8)

The Arms Race: A look at the origins of the arms race, from the first use of nuclear weapons that ended WW2 through the duration of the Cold War. (S1, ep 8)

Bombs, Bridges and Tunnels: We examine the robot that defused bombs both on foreign battlefields and British streets, and an astonishing Gulf War minelayer. (S1, ep 4)

Nuclear Near Miss: Machines that would have been used had a stand-off resulted in all-out nuclear war, from the smallest tactical nuke to an experimental flying jeep. (S1, ep 6)