James May’s Cars of the People

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James May discovers how the car became an everyday part of normal people's lives.

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James May's Cars of the People: Series 1: Episode 1

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James discovers how dictators helped kick-start the mobilisation of the masses.

James May discovers how cars became an everyday part of people's lives. His journey begins in Europe, where he reveals a tale of war, fraud, double dealing and dictators.

In his quest to discover how we, the people, got our wheels, James travels to Germany, Italy and Russia to reveal the extraordinary story of how dictators kick-started the mobilisation of the masses.

It is a tale of design brilliance, abject failure, war, fraud and double dealing, featuring some of the best (and worst) cars and characters of the 20th century. James discovers how the British motor industry blew a gift-wrapped chance to rule the world and he gets his own back with a stunt that means bad news for one of the planet's most hated cars.

James May's Cars of the People: Series 1

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