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The ERA Video Streaming Platform | Design and Technology

Materials and Manufacturing

Creating moulds | James May’s Man Lab

Creating moulds | James May’s Man Lab

Design and Technology | BBC Two | 2011 | 10'50''

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

S07E04: Diggers | Inside the Factory

S07E04: Diggers | Inside the Factory

Design and Technology | BBC Two | 2021 | 59'03''

Gregg Wallace and Cherry Healey get special access to a factory that makes as many as a hundred iconic yellow diggers every single day.

S05E02: Wax Jackets | Inside the Factory

S05E02: Wax Jackets | Inside the Factory

Design and Technology | BBC Two | 2019 | 58'58''

Gregg Wallace is in South Shields at a clothing factory where they produce 650 waxed jackets a day.

S04E02: Toilet Roll | Inside the Factory

S04E02: Toilet Roll | Inside the Factory

Design and Technology | BBC Two | 2018 | 58'28''

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...

S02E04: Bicycles | Inside the Factory

S02E04: Bicycles | Inside the Factory

Design and Technology | BBC Two | 2016 | 58'59''

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

S06E07: Leather Boots | Inside the Factory

Design and Technology | BBC Two | 2022 | 58'51''

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

S07E02: Buses | Inside the Factory

Design and Technology | BBC Two | 2022 | 58'54''

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

S06E06: Chairs | Inside the Factory

S06E06: Chairs | Inside the Factory

Design and Technology | BBC Two | 2022 | 59'09''

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

Making a chair (Part 4) | Inside the Factory

Making a chair (Part 4) | Inside the Factory

Design and Technology | BBC Two | 2022 | 6'17''

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

Design and Technology | BBC Two | 2022 | 4'34''

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 a chair (Part 1) | Inside the Factory

Making a chair (Part 1) | Inside the Factory

Design and Technology | BBC Two | 2022 | 6'37''

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 3) | Inside the Factory

Making a chair (Part 3) | Inside the Factory

Design and Technology | BBC Two | 2022 | 4'01''

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 2) | Inside the Factory

Making a chair (Part 2) | Inside the Factory

Design and Technology | BBC Two | 2022 | 4'15''

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...

Wartime furniture | Inside the Factory

Wartime furniture | Inside the Factory

Design and Technology | BBC Two | 2022 | 5'10''

Ruth visits a museum where she finds out the government-approved furniture that certain people could buy with tokens, designed with th...

Sourcing and processing timber | Inside the Factory

Sourcing and processing timber | Inside the Factory

Design and Technology | BBC Two | 2022 | 5'09''

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

Photographing moving targets | Great British Photography Challenge

Photographing moving targets | Great British Photography Challenge

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2021 | 4'35''

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

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2021 | 1'08''

The contestants are using flowers to create different symbolism within their photos.

Brass metal work | Money for Nothing

Brass metal work | Money for Nothing

Design and Technology | BBC One | 2018 | 6'22''

An old brass fireplace front is turned into beautiful brass bottle openers.

Making tweed | Tweed

Making tweed | Tweed

Design and Technology | BBC Four | 2009 | 2'14''

The process of making tweed and its decline.

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