Guy Martin's Great British Power Trip

8:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Tuesday 22 October
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Season 1 Episode 1 of 3

As an energy crisis and cost of living crisis collide, the Lincolnshire lorry mechanic and motorcycle racer investigates the past, present and future of British power stations to work out how the country makes its most valuable commodity of all - electricity. This first episode begins with Guy testing every piece of equipment in his workshop to find out which items use the most electricity. Horrified by what he's now having to pay for power, he tries to work out the reasons behind his big bills, and visits his local power station at Drax - which also happens to be the country's biggest

Guy Martin's Great British Power Trip airs on U&Yesterday +1 at 8:00 PM, Tuesday 22 October. (Subtitles.)
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
General
Guy Martin
Presenter
James Woodroffe
Director
Steve Gowans
Executive Producer
Amy Roff
Producer