Tom Scott

S2026 · E1 · 2026年3月23日

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

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 · 2026年3月30日

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

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

S2026 · E3 · 2026年4月6日

I missed the evidence. Can you spot it? 第3話

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 · 2026年4月13日

These people walk towards mining disasters 第4話

S2026 · E5 · 2026年4月20日

These Mannequins Can Bleed 第5話

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

S2026 · E6 · 2026年4月27日

I finally got to drive Yorkshire’s tiny boats 第6話

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 · 2026年5月4日

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

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 · 2026年5月11日

Oh No, I Sympathized With a Victorian Arms Dealer 第8話

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

S2026 · E9 · 2026年5月18日

The mist that keeps the Tyne Tunnels safe 第9話

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

S2026 · E10 · 2026年5月25日

This Man Stops People Drowning in Quicksand 第10話

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 · 2026年6月1日

Pulling the Lever Is the Easy Part 第11話

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 · 2026年6月8日

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

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 · 2026年6月15日

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

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

S2026 · E14 · 2026年6月22日

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

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 · 2026年6月29日

I Launched the Mighty Trebuchet 第15話

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 · 2026年7月6日

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

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 · 2026年7月13日

I Have a Weird Conspiracy Theory About This Bridge 第17話

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 · 2026年7月20日

I Get Excited About an Ampersand. 第18話

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 · 2026年7月27日

I'm So Glad This Hidden Monorail Broke Down 第19話

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 · 2026年8月3日

Two Nerds Try to Build a Wall 第20話

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 · 2026年8月10日

This 100-Year-Old Ride Must Never Change Again 第21話

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 · 2026年8月17日

How do you keep 8,995 codebreakers secret? 第22話

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 · 2026年8月24日

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

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 · 2026年8月31日

Flying a plane badly, on purpose 第24話

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 · 2026年9月7日

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

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 · 2026年9月14日

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

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 · 2026年9月21日

When I Blow This Whistle, a Swimming Pool Appears 第27話

S2026 · E28 · 2026年9月28日

This Arcade Game Makes You Climb a Ladder 第28話

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

S2026 · E29 · 2026年10月5日

Why robots can't pick strawberries yet 第29話

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 · 2026年10月12日

Tom gets excited about a pendulum. 第30話

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 · 2026年10月19日

TBA 第31話

S2026 · E32 · 2026年10月26日

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

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