Synopsis
James re-forms some impractical kitchen items into the perfect lemon squeezer in his very own foundry.
- Programme: James May's Man Lab
- Series: 2
- Episode: 3
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2011
- Art & Design
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S06E06: Chairs | Inside the Factory
S06E06: Chairs | Inside the Factory
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S02E04: Bicycles | Inside the Factory
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Making a chair (Part 1) | Inside the Factory
Making a chair (Part 1) | Inside the Factory
Gregg visits different parts of the factory to find out how the parts for his Windsor chair get made. First up cutting the diffe...
Making a chair (Part 2) | Inside the Factory
Making a chair (Part 2) | Inside the Factory
Gregg visits different parts of the factory to find out how the parts for his Windsor chair get made. Next up, bending the bow o...
Making a chair (Part 3) | Inside the Factory
Making a chair (Part 3) | Inside the Factory
Gregg visits different parts of the factory to find out how the parts for his Windsor chair get made. Next up, sanding the separ...
Making a chair (Part 4) | Inside the Factory
Making a chair (Part 4) | Inside the Factory
Gregg visits different parts of the factory to find out how the parts for his Windsor chair get made. Next up, assembling the co...
Making a chair (Part 5) | Inside the Factory
Making a chair (Part 5) | Inside the Factory
Gregg visits different parts of the factory to find out how the parts for his Windsor chair get made. Last up, polishing the cha...
Making tweed | Tweed
Making tweed | Tweed
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Photographing moving targets | Great British Photography Challenge
Photographing moving targets | Great British Photography Challenge
The contestants need to find the correct settings and techniques to take good action photos.
Photos with symbolism | Great British Photography Challenge
Photos with symbolism | Great British Photography Challenge
The contestants are using flowers to create different symbolism within their photos.
S04E02: Toilet Roll | Inside the Factory
S04E02: Toilet Roll | Inside the Factory
Gregg Wallace explores the factory that makes 700,000 toilet rolls a day and Cherry Healey gets the bum deal of following a flush th...
S05E02: Wax Jackets | Inside the Factory
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Gregg Wallace is in South Shields at a clothing factory where they produce 650 waxed jackets a day.
S06E07: Leather Boots | Inside the Factory
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S07E04: Diggers | Inside the Factory
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