Lifeboat Engineer | Further Education

Episode 1 | Astronauts: Do You Have What It Takes?

Chris Hadfield, Dr Kevin Fong and Dr Iya Whiteley put 12 candidates through a series of physical and psychological tests t...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

Episode 2 | Building Cars: Secrets of the Assembly Line

James May, Kate Humble and Ant Anstead are back at one of the biggest and busiest car factories in Britain. Think you...

Episode 3 | Astronauts: Do You Have What It Takes?

Old fears surface when the remaining candidates face some space agency swim tests. Their teamwork and mental agility are s...

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...

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 ...

Episode 6 | Astronauts: Do You Have What It Takes?

The finalists head to the Shuttle Landing Facility on Florida's Space Coast for a tough test in weightlessness, and back i...

S01E01: Bread | Inside the Factory

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

Episode 2 | Astronauts: Do You Have What It Takes?

The remaining astronaut candidates are put through more demanding tests. They have to escape from an underwater capsule an...

Episode 4 | Astronauts: Do You Have What It Takes?

The competition becomes more intense as the remaining candidates are deprived of oxygen to see if they can recognise the s...

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...

01: Military Marvels | Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies

In the 50s and 60s, Britain led the world into the jet age with a new generation of fighters and bombers.

Aerogel | How It Works

Mark Miodownik discusses the properties and uses of aerogel, which is one of the lightest solids on the planet.

Creating moulds | James May's Man Lab

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

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.