Tom Scott

S٢٠٢٦ E١ · ٢٣ مارس ٢٠٢٦

I Helped Break a 142-year-old Bell, and That's Okay الحلقة ١

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

S٢٠٢٦ E٢ · ٣٠ مارس ٢٠٢٦

They can fly 200 miles with no fuel. Here's how. الحلقة ٢

I try to fit all of Rutland in one camera shot, spot chimneys in the sky, and make a very strange noise.

S٢٠٢٦ E٣ · ٦ أبريل ٢٠٢٦

I missed the evidence. Can you spot it? الحلقة ٣

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.

S٢٠٢٦ E٤ · ١٣ أبريل ٢٠٢٦

These people walk towards mining disasters الحلقة ٤

S٢٠٢٦ E٥ · ٢٠ أبريل ٢٠٢٦

These Mannequins Can Bleed الحلقة ٥

At Sheffield Hallam University in Yorkshire, I meet the Clinical Simulation team and deal with some animated patients.

S٢٠٢٦ E٦ · ٢٧ أبريل ٢٠٢٦

I finally got to drive Yorkshire’s tiny boats الحلقة ٦

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.

S٢٠٢٦ E٧ · ٤ مايو ٢٠٢٦

If you found candy with my name in it, here's why الحلقة ٧

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.

S٢٠٢٦ E٨ · ١١ مايو ٢٠٢٦

Oh No, I Sympathized With a Victorian Arms Dealer الحلقة ٨

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

S٢٠٢٦ E٩ · ١٨ مايو ٢٠٢٦

The mist that keeps the Tyne Tunnels safe الحلقة ٩

At the Tyne Tunnels, I get very wet and cold underneath a river... but not how you might expect.

S٢٠٢٦ E١٠ · ٢٥ مايو ٢٠٢٦

This Man Stops People Drowning in Quicksand الحلقة ١٠

In Westmorland, at Morecambe Bay, I meet the King's Guide to the Sands and walk across a very dangerous stretch of sand.

S٢٠٢٦ E١١ · ١ يونيو ٢٠٢٦

Pulling the Lever Is the Easy Part الحلقة ١١

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.

S٢٠٢٦ E١٢ · ٨ يونيو ٢٠٢٦

Can a 70-year-old Telescope Still Be Useful? الحلقة ١٢

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.

S٢٠٢٦ E١٣ · ١٥ يونيو ٢٠٢٦

We Can't Invent a Robot Better Than These Ferrets الحلقة ١٣

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

S٢٠٢٦ E١٤ · ٢٢ يونيو ٢٠٢٦

I Got Hit In the Teeth with 900-year-old Antlers الحلقة ١٤

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.

S٢٠٢٦ E١٥ · ٢٩ يونيو ٢٠٢٦

I Launched the Mighty Trebuchet الحلقة ١٥

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.

S٢٠٢٦ E١٦ · ٦ يوليو ٢٠٢٦

If I Get This Wrong, 50,000 People Will Hear It الحلقة ١٦

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.

S٢٠٢٦ E١٧ · ١٣ يوليو ٢٠٢٦

I Have a Weird Conspiracy Theory About This Bridge الحلقة ١٧

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.

S٢٠٢٦ E١٨ · ٢٠ يوليو ٢٠٢٦

I Get Excited About an Ampersand. الحلقة ١٨

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.

S٢٠٢٦ E١٩ · ٢٧ يوليو ٢٠٢٦

I'm So Glad This Hidden Monorail Broke Down الحلقة ١٩

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.

S٢٠٢٦ E٢٠ · ٣ أغسطس ٢٠٢٦

Two Nerds Try to Build a Wall الحلقة ٢٠

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.

S٢٠٢٦ E٢١ · ١٠ أغسطس ٢٠٢٦

This 100-Year-Old Ride Must Never Change Again الحلقة ٢١

At Wicksteed Park, there's a 100-year-old water chute, and I took a ride. Also, I make a fool of myself on a slide.

S٢٠٢٦ E٢٢ · ١٧ أغسطس ٢٠٢٦

How do you keep 8,995 codebreakers secret? الحلقة ٢٢

At Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire, I don't want to know how a few boffins broke the Enigma code, because it wasn't a few boffins. I want to know: how on earth did they keep the "intelligence factory" secret when there were thousands and thousands of people involved?

S٢٠٢٦ E٢٣ · ٢٤ أغسطس ٢٠٢٦

I didn't need to drive this Mars rover, but I did. الحلقة ٢٣

In Stevenage, Hertfordshire, there's a simulation of Mars: at Airbus' facilities, I got to meet some Mars rovers, take a test drive, and discover the most incredible wheel I've ever seen.

S٢٠٢٦ E٢٤ · ٣١ أغسطس ٢٠٢٦

Flying a plane badly, on purpose الحلقة ٢٤

At Cranfield University in Bedfordshire, I'm going aboard the National Flying Laboratory, and trying to keep my sense of direction, and my stomach, as the plane goes through some very non-standard manoeuvres.

S٢٠٢٦ E٢٥ · ٧ سبتمبر ٢٠٢٦

Thomas, a tank engine, is not Thomas the Tank Engine. الحلقة ٢٥

At the Nene Valley Railway in Huntingdonshire, I meet a tank engine called Thomas that is, for legal reasons, not Thomas the Tank Engine... and, to my surprise, I find out why, in the early days of steam, Victorians might have found trains terrifying.

S٢٠٢٦ E٢٦ · ١٤ سبتمبر ٢٠٢٦

Can I get into the Top 100 of tiddlywinks in one day? الحلقة ٢٦

At the University of Cambridge, I try to recover some childhood muscle memory, and see if I can get good enough at a Victorian parlour game to break the world top 100 in just one day.

S٢٠٢٦ E٢٧ · ٢١ سبتمبر ٢٠٢٦

When I Blow This Whistle, a Swimming Pool Appears الحلقة ٢٧

S٢٠٢٦ E٢٨ · ٢٨ سبتمبر ٢٠٢٦

This Arcade Game Makes You Climb a Ladder الحلقة ٢٨

At Southwold Pier, I visit a collection of automata and arcade games that offer something a bit more interesting than prizes.

S٢٠٢٦ E٢٩ · ٥ أكتوبر ٢٠٢٦

Why robots can't pick strawberries yet الحلقة ٢٩

In Tiptree in Essex, at the headquarters of famous jam and preserve manufacturer Wilkin & Sons, this city boy gets impressed by agricultural infrastructure, and meets some robots that work better than others.

S٢٠٢٦ E٣٠ · ١٢ أكتوبر ٢٠٢٦

Tom gets excited about a pendulum. الحلقة ٣٠

At the Cumbria Clock Company, I close up a hole in my map, meet the team that manage and restore more than a thousand public clocks across the UK and wider afield, and discover that I knew far less about pendulum clocks than I thought.

S٢٠٢٦ E٣١ · ١٩ أكتوبر ٢٠٢٦

TBA الحلقة ٣١

S٢٠٢٦ E٣٢ · ٢٦ أكتوبر ٢٠٢٦

It's getting harder to balance the power grid. Here's why. الحلقة ٣٢

The team at Britain's National Energy System Operator have a job that's quite different to just a few years ago.