Aero L 29

'Extreme Rides' looks at what happens when cars and trucks are pushed to the limits of design. Whether it is the world's fastest production car or a jet powered super truck, these rides break the boundaries of speed, power, design and opulence. Marvels of engineering featured on 'Extreme Rides' include; the Shelby Aero TT that holds the 'Guinness World Record' for fastest land speed, a truck with two navy jet engines that can reach 600 kilometres per hour and the $2 million US dollar Bugatti Veyron that delivers the latest in luxury and performance. This programme will challenge your idea of what a car can be and give you the opportunity to get up close to some of the world's most incredible vehicles

The inside story of the engineering company, looking at how the firm founded by Charles Rolls and Henry Royce created the ultimate in luxury car brands and designed the Merlin engine, which was key to the Allied air victory in 1945. But it was also the aero engine division that brought Rolls-Royce down, when the ill-fated RB211 jet caused the company to go bankrupt in 1971.