S09E03: Road Worker | Rhod Gilbert’s Work Experience

S07E02: Builder | Rhod Gilbert's Work Experience

Rhod learns the trade of bricklaying, carpentry and plumbing in his quest to become a builder.

S06E06: Chairs | Inside the Factory

Gregg Wallace visits the Ercol factory in Buckinghamshire to follow the production of a Windsor chair. Meanwhile, Cherry Healey investiga...

S08E02: Jelly Beans | Inside the Factory

Gregg Wallace visits a jelly beans factory in Dublin to reveal the astonishing processes used to make ten million of these colourful...

S03E03: Rollercoaster | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

Hannah uncovers the wild origins of the modern-day rollercoaster and gets the inside story on the UK's newest, talle...

S02E04: Bicycles | Inside the Factory

Gregg Wallace visits Britain's largest bicycle factory, which produces 150 folding bikes every day, and joins a production line to make...

S06E07: Leather Boots | Inside the Factory

Gregg Wallace visits a boot factory in Wollaston, Northamptonshire to follow the production of a pair of Dr. Martens, while Cherry...

S09E02: Sliced Bread | Inside the Factory

Paddy McGuinness makes a nostalgic visit to the Warburtons bread factory in his hometown of Bolton, where he had a Saturday job mor...

The Secrets of the Mary Rose | Timewatch

Over 20 years after the Tudor warship Mary Rose was lifted from Portsmouth harbour, maritime archaeologists return to the wreck site.

S01E06: Trainer | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

Hannah Fry visits eBay's authentication centre, where they are waging war against fake high-value trainers. She discovers ...

The Science of D-Day

Engineer Rob Bell explores the new inventions - from giant troop-carrying gliders to tanks that could operate on water - that made the Normandy invasion...

S01E01: Bread | Inside the Factory

Gregg Wallace, Cherry Healey and Ruth Goodman look at the production, science and history of bread in Britain.

S02E03: Smartphone | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

With rare access to electronics giant Samsung, Hannah uncovers the technological game changers that have made the smart...

S02E05:...about Engineering | James May's Things You Need to Know

James May uncovers the fascinating science of engineering, giving a 'nuts and bolts' account of how things ...

S07E02: Buses | Inside the Factory

Gregg Wallace gets exclusive access to a factory that builds red London buses, while Cherry Healey visits a bus windscreen factory and Rut...

Creating moulds | James May's Man Lab

James re-forms some impractical kitchen items into the perfect lemon squeezer in his very own foundry.

Engineering | GCSE Bitesize Revision

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

Finances for construction work | Britain's Got the Builders In

Builders negotiate with their client over the finances of the renovation work.

Packet switching | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

Hannah Fry explains packet switching, the breaking down of files over the internet rather than sending as one big file.

S01E01: Bank Card | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

Hannah Fry takes a look at the bank card, the digital key to accessing cash, and finds out how its extraordinary innovat...

S02E04: Microwave | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

Hannah Fry discovers the hidden WWII radar technology that heats up baked beans, learns the legend of the melted candy b...