2: Roads | World’s Most Extreme

1: The Gun | Inventions That Changed the World

Jeremy Clarkson looks at key inventions that have made a global impact. This week traces the development of firearms and how t...

2: The Computer | Inventions That Changed the World

In Victorian times, computing involved crunching numbers with a pencil and paper. A century later, we rely on computers f...

3: Bridges | World's Most Extreme

The 10 most extreme bridges on Earth: from Nepal and Japan to Bolivia and Russia, bridges that demonstrate extreme engineering and stand in...

3: The Jet | Inventions That Changed the World

Jeremy Clarkson tells the story of how Frank Whittle pioneered the jet engine and goes around the globe to explore the impact ...

4: The Phone | Inventions That Changed the World

Elisha Gray made the initial breakthrough in the invention of the telephone. Alexander Graham Bell 'borrowed' his idea and i...

5: Railways | World's Most Extreme

From awesome engineering to extreme environments and thrill-seeking train-surfers and from the high-tech to the home-made, these are the 1...

5: Television | Inventions That Changed the World

Jeremy Clarkson looks at the television. He looks at television inventors John Logie Baird and Philo T Farnsworth and it's ...

6: Runways | World's Most Extreme

Exploring the world's most dangerous and inspirational runways.

Architect: Steven Holl | Facing up to Mackintosh

Architect Steven Holl discusses his inspiration, influences, style and process, in relation to the design for the new Glasgo...

Concorde: A Supersonic Story

The life of the most glamorous plane ever built, as told by the people whose lives she touched. Narrated by Sophie Okonedo.

Cutting, packing and distributing | Inside the Factory

The final stages of toilet paper production.

Early stages of toilet roll production | Inside the Factory

Gregg Wallace visits a sustainable forest in Sweden and then a pulp mill where the offcuts from the trees are tur...

Electrolysis of aluminium | Inside the Factory

Cherry travels to Scotland to visit the UK's last remaining factory that produces aluminium via smelting and electrolysis.

Electromagnets in a factory | Inside the Factory

Gregg Wallace investigates how large quantities of iron and steel are transported around the factory using electromagnets.

Enamel | Inside the Factory

Gregg Wallace investigates the enamelling process for the cast iron pots.

Engineering | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Two hour programme to support the three units of this double award vocational GCSE.

Entrances of the Palace of Westminster | Britain's Greatest Buildings

Dan Cruickshank explains how the Palace of Westminster was designed around its four main entrances.

Episode 1 | Building Cars: Secrets Of The Assembly Line

As the Mini turns 60, buckle up for an incredible journey into the secret world of the car factory. Every 68 seconds ...

Episode 1 | The Five Billion Pound Super Sewer

Following workers across London as they race to build an enormous supersewer. The first episode follows the creation of the fi...

Episode 2 | The Five Billion Pound Super Sewer

Following workers across London as they race to build an enormous supersewer. The first episode follows the creation of the fi...