James May's Big Ideas

Infobox Television
show_name = James May's Big Ideas


caption =
format = Documentary
camera =
picture_format =
audio_format =
runtime = 60 mins
creator =
developer =
producer = Nigel Paterson
executive_producer =
starring = James May
narrated = James May
theme_music_composer =
opentheme =
endtheme =
country = UK
location =
language = English
network = BBC 2
first_aired = start date|2008|9|28
last_aired = present
num_series =
num_episodes = 3 (2 aired)
list_episodes =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
related = "James May's 20th Century"
website = http://open2.net/jamesmay/index.html
imdb_id = 1301844
tv_com_id =

"James May's Big Ideas" is a three-part British television miniseries in which James May, a journalist and self-acknowledged geek travels the globe in search of implementations for concepts widely considered science fiction, or his "big ideas". The series is produced by the BBC and the Open University and began airing at 8pm on Sundays on 28 September 2008.

The first episode documents his search for the ultimate form of personal transport, ranging from jetpacks to flying cars. In the second episode, May looks at bionics and robotics and if robots can exceed the boundaries of their programming. The third episode focuses on energy.

Episode list

See also

* "James May's 20th Century" - series broadcast on the BBC with a similar format involving inventions.

External links

*
* [http://open2.net/jamesmay/index.html "James May's Big Ideas"] at Open2.net
*