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Episode 4: Nature Fights Back

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Jeremy Clarkson explores the science and the appeal of rapid transit. The faster you go, the harder nature fights back, and the greatest enemy is the air itself.Speed skiers can reach a staggering 150mph so, to find out what that feels like, Clarkson lashes himself into a wind tunnel and actually flies!He discovers how David Ginola uses the air to score spectacular goals, and learns that it was a British idea that allowed the Americans to break the sound barrier. Show less

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