Extreme Machines was a documentary series created by Pioneer Productions for The Learning Channel and Discovery Channel. The series focused mainly on machines although in some episodes of Season 4 and Season 5, it also looked at disasters involving them.[1] The series was largely narrated by William Hootkins. The show made also made use of scale miniatures in many episodes, managed by David Barlow.[2][3]
| Extreme Machines | |
|---|---|
| Narrated by | William Hootkins |
| Music by | Roger Bolton (Season 1)
Justin Nicholls (Season 1-3) Guy Dagul (Season 4-5) |
| Country of origin | United States of America |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| Production | |
| Production company | Pioneer Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | The Learning Channel Discovery Channel |
| Release | 1997 – 2002 |
Episodes
edit| Seasons | Episodes |
|---|---|
| 1 | 11 |
| 2 | 12 |
| 3 | 12 |
| 4 | 12 |
| 5 | 10 |
| Specials | 7 |
Season 1 (1997)
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Season |
Episode Title | Technology shown | Episode Directed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diving Deep | Submersibles | |
| 2 | Choppers | AH-64 Apache | Hugh Whiteworth |
| 3 | Hovercrafts | Hovercraft | |
| 4 | Image Impossible | ||
| 5 | Fastest Man on Earth | ||
| 6 | Race Cars | Honda HRH V8t (Tasman Motorsports - 1996)
McLaren F1 GTR (Gulf McLaren - 1996) |
Hugh Whiteworth[4] |
| 7 | Rockets | Space Shuttle | Rod Parker[5] |
| 8 | Roller Coasters | ||
| 9 | Spaceplanes | Space Shuttle
DC-XA Energia/Buran |
Rod Parker[6] |
| 10 | Speed Freaks | ||
| 11 | Wheels of Steel | TGV | Yavar Abbas[7] |
Season 2 (1998)
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Season |
Episode Title | Technology Shown | Episode Directed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanks | M1 Abrams | |
| 2 | Motorcycle Mania | ||
| 3 | Earth Breakers | ||
| 4 | Car Crazy | Lotus Elise
Jim Router's F-117 Car |
|
| 5 | Smart Weapons | BGM-109 Tomahawk
Fat Man and Little Boy |
|
| 6 | Flight Power | BAE Harrier II | Hugh Whiteworth[8] |
| 7 | Supersonic Landspeed | ||
| 8 | Power Boats | ||
| 9 | Mega Trucks | Komatsu 930E
Volvo ECT |
|
| 10 | Four Wheel Force | ||
| 11 | Supersight | ||
| 12 | Carriers | USS John C. Stennis CVN-74 (Nimitz Class Carrier)
USS Forrestal CV-59 (Forrestal Class Carrier) USS Peleliu LHA-5 (Tawara Class Amphibious Carrier) AV-8B Harrier II |
Hugh Whiteworth[9] |
Season 3 (1999)
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Season |
Episode Title | Technology shown | Episode Directed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emergency Vehicles | ||
| 2 | Submarines | USS Nebraska SSBN-739 (Ohio Class Submarine)
USS Miami SSN-755 (Improved Los Angless Class Submarine) |
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| 3 | Speed Freaks II | X-15 | |
| 4 | Ultimate Space Machines | ||
| 5 | Ice Master | ||
| 6 | The Ultimate Speed machines | ||
| 7 | Balloons | ||
| 8 | Super Cars | ||
| 9 | The Landspeed Record | ||
| 10 | Incredible Robots | MIT Leg Laboratory | |
| 11 | Metal Monsters | ||
| 12 | Flight of the Future | YF-22/F-22 Raptor | David Holryod[10] |
Season 4 (2000)
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Season |
Episode Title | Technology shown | Episode Directed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pedal Power | ||
| 2 | Rocketeers | ||
| 3 | Car Crash | ||
| 4 | Aviators | ||
| 5 | Raiders of the Deep | ||
| 6 | Super Trains/Super Trains Ultimate | P-40DC Genesis (Amtrak Sunset Limited)
Superliner Railcar (Amtrak Sunset Limited) Acela Express Shinkansen TGV |
Yavar Abbas[3] |
| 7 | Adrenaline Junkies | ||
| 8 | Extreme Rides | ||
| 9 | Disasters at Sea | ||
| 10 | Airships | ||
| 11 | Mega Machines | ||
| 12 | Jump Jets | AV-8B Harrier II
GR.1 Harrier FRS.1 Sea Harrier BAE Harrier II |
Season 5 (2001)
editReferences
edit- ^ "All Seasons". www.thetvdb.com. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
- ^ "About". dbarlow.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
- ^ a b Extreme Machines, Super Trains - Pioneer Productions
- ^ Extreme Racing - IndyCar and Gran Turismo, retrieved 2023-05-13
- ^ "Discovery Channel Documentaries - Extreme Machines: Rockets - TheTVDB.com". www.thetvdb.com. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
- ^ Spaceplanes - The Ultimate Journey, retrieved 2021-10-16
- ^ Extreme Machines, Wheels of Steel (1997) - The Learning Channel
- ^ Flight Power - Aircraft History, retrieved 2021-10-20
- ^ Extreme Machines, Carriers (1998) - Discovery Channel
- ^ Flight of the Future - Science Fiction or Reality, retrieved 2021-10-20