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. two nerds try to build a wall

2026-08-03 · 24m

In Oxfordshire, at the Dry Stone Academy, I'm joined by Dr Becky. We have until our camera batteries run out to try one of the oldest surviving crafts in Britain: dry stone walling.

21. Episode 21

2026-08-10