The Power and the Glory

The Power and the Glory

1991 1 Seasons 13 Episodes ⭐ 0.0 Documentary

The Power and the Glory was a 13-part television documentary series shown between 4 October and 27 December 1991 on BBC2. The series covers 100 years of motor racing history.

The Power and the Glory was a 13-part television documentary series shown between 4 October and 27 December 1991 on BBC2. The series covers 100 years of motor racing history.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

The Fastest Men on Earth

The first Grand Prix was won 85 years ago at 73 mph. This year's Indianapolis winner averaged 176 mph.

EP 2

The Road Racers

Millie Miglia, Targa Florio, Carrera Pan Americana - the names of the great road races have disappeared from the racing

EP 3

The Right Stuff

What makes a champion racing driver? Some of the sport's great names, including Nigel Mansell and Stirling Moss offer an

EP 4

The Pioneers

This is the story of the remarkable men whose daring and skill pushed the top speed of racing cars from around 20 mph to

EP 5

The Aristocrats

The 20s and early 30s saw the expansion of grand-prix racing and the introduction of technical advances like superchargi

EP 6

Years of Thunder

From zero to 300 mph in six seconds, nose-to-tail racing at 200 mph, ear-splitting exhausts, gigantic crowds - this is m

EP 7

Racing for the Reich

Hitler knew that victory on the grand prix circuits would demonstrate the Third Reich's technical superiority and bring

EP 8

Forests Deep, Mountains High

Rallying began as a genteel amateur sport for those with a sense of adventure - today it is highly competitive, with spe

EP 9

Those Red Cars

The story of the brilliant red cars of Italy - so elegant to look at, so easy to drive - which dominated grand-prix raci

EP 10

The Revolutionaries

In 1958, a little Cooper Climax, driven by Stirling Moss , won the Argentinian Grand Prix. It was the first time in the

EP 11

Making a Marque

Ferrari, Porsche and Jaguar all made their reputations by winning on the racetrack. In the 1930s, MG were among the firs

EP 12

The Richest Prize

To win the Indianapolis 500 is an American dream. The drivers share over $7 million for just one race. This year's winne

EP 13

State of the Art

How Formula 1 was transformed into a multi-million pound global business. Featuring interviews with racing drivers Nigel

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