The Car | Secret Life Of Machines

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...

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 ...

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...

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 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...

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...

02: 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 ...

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 5 | Astronauts: Do You Have What It Takes?

The astronaut candidates fight for their place in the final. Their leadership skills are assessed in a survival test and t...

Sourcing and processing timber | Inside the Factory

Cherry investigates the source of wood used for making Windsor chairs, and the process it undergoes to make it ready for ...

02: CS Mackay-Bennett | Clydebuilt: The Ships That Made the Commonwealth

David tells the story of CS Mackay-Bennett, a cable repair ship launched on the Clyde in 1884. She k...

03: Robert E Lee | Clydebuilt: The Ships That Made the Commonwealth

During the American Civil War, Glasgow shipbuilders and captains made a fortune running the supplies of w...

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...

Fatal Experiments: The Downfall of a Supersurgeon: Part 1 | Storyville

Series looking at pioneering synthetic organ surgeon Paolo Macchiarini, who has been accused of using ...

Quality control | Inside the Factory

Gregg Wallace visits the quality control area of the factory.

Recycling a car | Inside the Factory

Cherry Healey investigates the process of recycling a car.

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...

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...

02: Roads | World's Most Extreme

Exploring the world's most dangerous and inspirational roads.

03: 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...