James May's 20th Century

Where to Watch James May's 20th Century Season 1 Episode 5 Online Free - Inventing The Teenager

James May's 20th Century Season 1 Episode 5, titled "Inventing The Teenager", is ready to stream on MyFlixer. Watch the full episode in HD without signing up, and use the Season and Episode buttons beside the servers to jump anywhere in the documentary series.

James May's 20th Century is a documentary series that first aired on July 10, 2007 on BBC Two. The series stars James May. So far it spans 1 season and 6 episodes and its current status is "Ended". Season 1 has 6 episodes, and episode 5 originally aired on July 24, 2007 with a runtime of about 30m. The show holds a 7.9/10 rating on TMDB.

In this episode: In the 20th Century the teenager emerged as a separate species. But how? Was it the promise of sex? The power of pop? Or the pull of a 50cc Japanese two-stroke? James May is on a journey to find out. First up is fashion. The 20th century introduced fantastic new fabrics in fantastic new colours thanks to synthetic materials like Nylon. James tries his hand at making some for himself with some success. Close to James’s heart, of course was teenage transport, offering liberation from parents and the home. When he was a teenager he always dreamed of owning a very special motorbike, the Yamaha FS1E. The Fizzy. "The problem was of course, was that my mother would rather I played with something like a used hypodermic needle. The FS1E – a motorcycle you could ride at 16 - was just a symbol of death. It was like your son’s tombstone placed before you. It was ‘Not Allowed’." Finally he checks out the origins of the electric guitar – that potent symbol of teenage rock music. Who better to explain its power than the oldest teenagers in town Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt of Status Quo. As Rick explains: "It’s just the magic of plugging into an amplifier. You put on a vibrato and you could sound good even if you weren’t. Volume is like speed – you buy a fast car because you want to be faster, you buy a big amp because you want to be louder…."

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How many episodes are in Season 1 of James May's 20th Century?

Season 1 of James May's 20th Century has 6 episodes, and all of them are listed on this page with direct watch links.

When did James May's 20th Century Season 1 Episode 5 air?

Episode 5 of Season 1 ("Inventing The Teenager") first aired on July 24, 2007.

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