The Secret Genius of Modern Life - Series 3
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- Episode
- Motorway
- Broadcast Info
- 2025 (58 mins)
- Description
- Britain’s 2,300 miles of motorway are the backbone of the country, and without them, it’d probably all grind to a halt. Hannah takes a drive to the National Highways control centre for the UK’s busiest motorway to meet the team that keep these super-roads running 24/7. And she discovers how a mathematician with a passion for wild swimming, a Formula 1 legend and a 1960s road-sign revolution created the modern motorway.
- Genre
- Technology; Transport
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The Open University, "The Secret Genius of Modern Life - Series 3". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ou/search/index.php/prog/252783 (Accessed 01 Mar 2026)