Tom Scott

S2026 · E1 · 2026년 3월 23일

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

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 · 2026년 3월 30일

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

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

S2026 · E3 · 2026년 4월 6일

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

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 · 2026년 4월 13일

These people walk towards mining disasters 4화

S2026 · E5 · 2026년 4월 20일

These Mannequins Can Bleed 5화

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

S2026 · E6 · 2026년 4월 27일

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

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 · 2026년 5월 4일

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

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 · 2026년 5월 11일

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

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

S2026 · E9 · 2026년 5월 18일

The mist that keeps the Tyne Tunnels safe 9화

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

S2026 · E10 · 2026년 5월 25일

This Man Stops People Drowning in Quicksand 10화

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 · 2026년 6월 1일

Pulling the Lever Is the Easy Part 11화

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 · 2026년 6월 8일

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

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 · 2026년 6월 15일

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

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

S2026 · E14 · 2026년 6월 22일

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

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 · 2026년 6월 29일

I Launched the Mighty Trebuchet 15화

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 · 2026년 7월 6일

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

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 · 2026년 7월 13일

I Have a Weird Conspiracy Theory About This Bridge 17화

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 · 2026년 7월 20일

I Get Excited About an Ampersand. 18화

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 · 2026년 7월 27일

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

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 · 2026년 8월 3일

Two Nerds Try to Build a Wall 20화

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 · 2026년 8월 10일

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

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 · 2026년 8월 17일

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

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 · 2026년 8월 24일

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

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 · 2026년 8월 31일

Flying a plane badly, on purpose 24화

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 · 2026년 9월 7일

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

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 · 2026년 9월 14일

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

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 · 2026년 9월 21일

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

S2026 · E28 · 2026년 9월 28일

This Arcade Game Makes You Climb a Ladder 28화

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

S2026 · E29 · 2026년 10월 5일

Why robots can't pick strawberries yet 29화

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 · 2026년 10월 12일

Tom gets excited about a pendulum. 30화

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 · 2026년 10월 19일

TBA 31화

S2026 · E32 · 2026년 10월 26일

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

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