James May's BIG IDEAS Featuring mind-boggling ideas that could shape our future, join Top Gear's James May on a hugely fascinating & action-packed journey as he attempts to turn some of the worlds most extraordinary ideas into reality- well, sort of! Episode 1: Come Fly with Me Upon realisation that we are all still reliant on ideas developed in the 19th & early 20th century, James in on a mission to find a better, bolder way of getting from A to B. Along the way he travels to Russia, to take the controls of a once top secret mode of transport. He heads to the US, where he gets to fly an original & last surviving flying car, & ponders the air traffic nightmare that would ensue if they ï ½took offï ½. Episode 2: Man vs Machine James confronts the impending convergence between man & machine, & explores the world of cyborgs, robots & artificial intelligence. In Japan James meets a man who has made an android double of himself. He gets to play baseball with a robot & attempts to move using only the power of his mind. Episode 3: Power to the People Wondering why, in the shiny bright 21st century, virtually everything is powered by burning dead plants & animals, James looking for brighter, more powerful & technologically forward-thinking sources of energy. He travels to New Mexico to see how he might run his car on thin air, & on to The Netherlands where scientists are looking to harness a Japanese discovery 20km above the earth!