James May’s Toy Stories BBC America (Check local listings)
This is a wonderful show with James May (of Top Gear fame) on BBC America. Since I don’t have cable at my house, I saw this series via ITunes. James May is frequently referred to as “Captain Slow” on Top Gear. He tends to be a little old fashioned, and to him, newer is not always better. In this series he embarks on some ludicrously ambitious adventures and feats of engineering using classic toys.
Over the course of six episodes James and thousands of volunteers, (adults and all ages of children), will undertake challenges like;
• laying ten miles of model railroad tracks
• creating a life-size bridge out of Meccano (Erector set in America)
• building a full-scale Lego house – and living in it for 24 hours
• creating a plasticine (modeling clay) garden for the Chelsea Flower Show
• having a 3 mile Scalextric (slot car) race on no-longer existing race course
• making a life size Airfix (model kit) Spitfire
He'll get both adults and children out of the house and working side-by-side on these fun, spectacular challenges; reminding everyone of the joys of doing things together while playing with toys that have captured our imagination. Watch a snippet here.
Diane, Administration
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