Tom Scott

S2026 · E1 · 23. Mär 2026

I Helped Break a 142-year-old Bell, and That's Okay Folge 1

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

S2026 · E2 · 30. Mär 2026

They can fly 200 miles with no fuel. Here's how. Folge 2

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

S2026 · E3 · 6. Apr 2026

I missed the evidence. Can you spot it? Folge 3

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.

S2026 · E4 · 13. Apr 2026

These people walk towards mining disasters Folge 4

S2026 · E5 · 20. Apr 2026

These Mannequins Can Bleed Folge 5

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

S2026 · E6 · 27. Apr 2026

I finally got to drive Yorkshire’s tiny boats Folge 6

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.

S2026 · E7 · 4. Mai 2026

If you found candy with my name in it, here's why Folge 7

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.

S2026 · E8 · 11. Mai 2026

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

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

S2026 · E9 · 18. Mai 2026

The mist that keeps the Tyne Tunnels safe Folge 9

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

S2026 · E10 · 25. Mai 2026

This Man Stops People Drowning in Quicksand Folge 10

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

S2026 · E11 · 1. Jun 2026

Pulling the Lever Is the Easy Part Folge 11

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.

S2026 · E12 · 8. Jun 2026

Can a 70-year-old Telescope Still Be Useful? Folge 12

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.

S2026 · E13 · 15. Jun 2026

We Can't Invent a Robot Better Than These Ferrets Folge 13

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

S2026 · E14 · 22. Jun 2026

I Got Hit In the Teeth with 900-year-old Antlers Folge 14

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.

S2026 · E15 · 29. Jun 2026

I Launched the Mighty Trebuchet Folge 15

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.

S2026 · E16 · 6. Jul 2026

If I Get This Wrong, 50,000 People Will Hear It Folge 16

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.

S2026 · E17 · 13. Jul 2026

I Have a Weird Conspiracy Theory About This Bridge Folge 17

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.

S2026 · E18 · 20. Jul 2026

I Get Excited About an Ampersand. Folge 18

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.

S2026 · E19 · 27. Jul 2026

I'm So Glad This Hidden Monorail Broke Down Folge 19

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.

S2026 · E20 · 3. Aug 2026

Two Nerds Try to Build a Wall Folge 20

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.

S2026 · E21 · 10. Aug 2026

This 100-Year-Old Ride Must Never Change Again Folge 21

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.

S2026 · E22 · 17. Aug 2026

How do you keep 8,995 codebreakers secret? Folge 22

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?

S2026 · E23 · 24. Aug 2026

I didn't need to drive this Mars rover, but I did. Folge 23

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.

S2026 · E24 · 31. Aug 2026

Flying a plane badly, on purpose Folge 24

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.

S2026 · E25 · 7. Sep 2026

Thomas, a tank engine, is not Thomas the Tank Engine. Folge 25

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.

S2026 · E26 · 14. Sep 2026

Can I get into the Top 100 of tiddlywinks in one day? Folge 26

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.

S2026 · E27 · 21. Sep 2026

When I Blow This Whistle, a Swimming Pool Appears Folge 27

S2026 · E28 · 28. Sep 2026

This Arcade Game Makes You Climb a Ladder Folge 28

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

S2026 · E29 · 5. Okt 2026

Why robots can't pick strawberries yet Folge 29

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.

S2026 · E30 · 12. Okt 2026

Tom gets excited about a pendulum. Folge 30

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.

S2026 · E31 · 19. Okt 2026

TBA Folge 31

S2026 · E32 · 26. Okt 2026

It's getting harder to balance the power grid. Here's why. Folge 32

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