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Horizon: Henry Royce, mechanic

on BBC Two England

with the voices of those who remember him and the cars and aeroplanes he left behind him.
Born the youngest son of an impoverished miller, he died in 1933, leaving a fortune and the blueprints for the engine that helped save this country in the Battle of Britain. He also left a philosophy of engineering excellence that is the foundation of Rolls-Royce; a philosophy imitated by few and bettered by none. As much as possible of this film was made in the places where Sir Henry worked and with the cars, engines, and aeroplanes he made. It's a memorial to a very ordinary, and yet very great man.
with Anthony Brown as Sir Henry

Contributors

Narrator:
Christopher Chataway
Editor:
Peter Goodchild
Producer:
Dick Gilling
Sir Henry:
Anthony Brown

BBC Two England

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