Synopsis
Hannah Fry visits eBay's authentication centre, where they are waging war against fake high-value trainers. She discovers how American breakfast waffles transformed our trainer soles and how an 18th-century tea set led to the use of celebrity endorsement.
- Programme: The Secret Genius of Modern Life
- Series: 1
- Episode: 06: Trainer
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2022
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