Season 1

1. I Helped Break a 142-Year-Old Bell, and That’s Okay

2026-03-23 · 31m

In Leicestershire, at the John Taylor Bell Foundry, there's fire, sledgehammer swinging, and metal hotter than a volcano. Also, several questions about cheese.

2. They Can Fly 200 Miles With No Fuel. Here’s How.

2026-03-30 · 26m

In Rutland, I try to fit an entire county in one camera shot, learn to spot chimneys in the sky, and make a very strange noise. Let's learn about paragliding.

3. I Missed the Evidence. Can You Spot It?

2026-04-06 · 28m

At the University of Lincoln's Crime Scene House, where they teach forensic science students in simulated crime scenes, I have a challenge for you.

4. These People Walk Towards Mining Disasters

2026-04-13 · 20m

In Nottinghamshire, I join the team at MRS Training and Rescue -- the former Mines Rescue Service -- for an exercise that could have been so much worse.

5. These Mannequins Can Bleed

2026-04-20 · 28m

At Sheffield Hallam University in Yorkshire, I meet the Clinical Simulation team and deal with some animated patients. (Note: includes simulated blood and gore.)

6. I Finally Got to Drive Yorkshire’s Tiny Boats

2026-04-27 · 23m

At Peasholm Park in Scarborough, in the North Riding of Yorkshire, I visit the Naval Warfare, ride with the world's smallest crewed navy, and scare at least two seagulls.

7. If You Found Candy With My Name in It, Here’s Why

2026-05-04 · 16m

At the John Bull Rock Factory outside Bridlington, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, I watch as boiling sugar becomes an enormous amount of rock. Also, there's 1990s Dutch happy hardcore.

8. Oh No, I Sympathized With a Victorian Arms Dealer

2026-05-11 · 24m

In Northumberland, at the National Trust's Cragside mansion, I visit the former home of the Magician of the North.

9. The Mist That Keeps the Tyne Tunnels Safe

2026-05-18 · 21m

At the Tyne Road Tunnels, just over the border into Durham, I get very wet and cold underneath a river... but not in the way you might expect.

10. This Man Stops People Drowning in Quicksand

2026-05-25 · 26m

In Westmorland, at Morecambe Bay, I meet the King's Guide to the Sands, walk across a very dangerous stretch of sand, and learn about a centuries-old tradition that's been brought into the 21st century.

11. Pulling the Lever Is the Easy Part

2026-06-01 · 26m

In Lancashire, at National Rail's Manchester signalling classroom, I learn why it's very, very rare for trains to collide... and then go to an actual, live signal box to see it for real.

12. Can a 70-Year-Old Telescope Still Be Useful?

2026-06-08 · 22m

At Jodrell Bank in Cheshire, I get to fulfill a childhood dream: but more importantly, I ask whether a telescope built in the 1950s can still do useful science.

13. We Can’t Invent a Robot Better Than These Ferrets

2026-06-15 · 22m

In Derbyshire, at the National Ferret School, I say "hello" to some smelly thieves, and go on a surprisingly Biblical tangent.

14. I Got Hit in the Teeth With 900-Year-Old Antlers

2026-06-22 · 14m

In the village of Abbots Bromley in Staffordshire, I join the oldest village tradition in Britain: the Horn Dance. It ends up being slightly more painful than I expected.

15. I Launched the Mighty Trebuchet

2026-06-29 · 22m

At Warwick Castle, there's a 22-tonne medieval siege engine. I got to see how it works, meet the person in charge, and -- technically -- help fire it. Technically.

16. If I Get this Wrong, 50,000 People Will Hear It.

2026-07-06 · 22m

At Worcester Cathedral, I finally take on a challenge that hundreds of people have suggested: bell ringing. It's difficult, a little dangerous, and also lets me talk about a lot of weird English words.

17. I Have a Weird Conspiracy Theory About This Bridge

2026-07-13 · 12m

In Shropshire, I visit the Iron Bridge in the village of Ironbridge. And then I have a corkboard, pins, string, and a frankly-unhinged conspiracy theory about what an architect was actually planning.

18. I Get Excited About an Ampersand

2026-07-20 · 21m

At Hereford Cathedral, I visit a library where the books are chained to the shelves -- and see two of those books, to help understand just how quickly one technology can change the world.

19. I’m So Glad This Hidden Monorail Broke Down

2026-07-27 · 26m

At the English end of the Prince of Wales Bridge, in Gloucestershire, I get to visit the Rapid Access Train, the RAT, a hidden suspended monorail. Except... that's only half the story.

20. Episode 20

2026-08-03

21. Episode 21

2026-08-10