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Tom Scott: England

2026 - 1 season 41 eps

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Season 1

30 min

S1 · E1 · Mar 23, 2026

I helped break a 142-year-old bell, and that's okay Episode 1

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

7.3 · You

25 min

S1 · E2 · Mar 30, 2026

They Can Fly 200 Miles With No Fuel. Here’s How. Episode 2

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.

7.4 · You

27 min

S1 · E3 · Apr 6, 2026

I Missed the Evidence. Can You Spot It? Episode 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.

7.2 · You

19 min

S1 · E4 · Apr 13, 2026

These People Walk Towards Mining Disasters Episode 4

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.

7.2 · You

27 min

S1 · E5 · Apr 20, 2026

These Mannequins Can Bleed Episode 5

At Sheffield Hallam University in Yorkshire, I meet the Clinical Simulation team and deal with some animated patients. (Note: includes simulated blood and gore.)

7.4 · You

22 min

S1 · E6 · Apr 27, 2026

I Finally Got to Drive Yorkshire’s Tiny Boats Episode 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.

16 min

S1 · E7 · May 4, 2026

If You Found Candy With My Name in It, Here’s Why Episode 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.

23 min

S1 · E8 · May 11, 2026

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

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

20 min

S1 · E9 · May 18, 2026

The Mist That Keeps the Tyne Tunnels Safe Episode 9

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.

25 min

S1 · E10 · May 25, 2026

This Man Stops People Drowning in Quicksand Episode 10

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.

25 min

S1 · E11 · Jun 1, 2026

Pulling the Lever Is the Easy Part Episode 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.

21 min

S1 · E12 · Jun 8, 2026

Can a 70-Year-Old Telescope Still Be Useful? Episode 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.

21 min

S1 · E13 · Jun 15, 2026

We Can’t Invent a Robot Better Than These Ferrets Episode 13

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

14 min

S1 · E14 · Jun 22, 2026

I Got Hit in the Teeth With 900-Year-Old Antlers Episode 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.

21 min

S1 · E15 · Jun 29, 2026

I Launched the Mighty Trebuchet Episode 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.

21 min

S1 · E16 · Jul 6, 2026

If I Get this Wrong, 50,000 People Will Hear It. Episode 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.

12 min

S1 · E17 · Jul 13, 2026

I Have a Weird Conspiracy Theory About This Bridge Episode 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.

21 min

S1 · E18 · Jul 20, 2026

I Get Excited About an Ampersand Episode 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.

26 min

S1 · E19 · Jul 27, 2026

I’m So Glad This Hidden Monorail Broke Down Episode 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.

24 min

S1 · E20 · Aug 3, 2026

Two Nerds Try to Build a Wall Episode 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.

15 min

S1 · E21 · Aug 10, 2026

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

At Wicksteed Park in Northamptonshire, there's a 100-year-old water chute, and I took a ride. Also, I find the first ever playground swing, and make a fool of myself on a slide.

25 min

S1 · E22 · Aug 17, 2026

How Do You Keep 8,995 Codebreakers Secret? Episode 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?

21 min

S1 · E23 · Aug 24, 2026

I Didn’t Need to Drive This Mars Rover, but I Did Episode 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.

16 min

S1 · E24 · Aug 31, 2026

Flying a Plane Badly, On Purpose Episode 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.

16 min

S1 · E25 · Sep 7, 2026

Thomas, a Tank Engine, is not Thomas the Tank Engine. Episode 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.

24 min

S1 · E26 · Sep 14, 2026

I’m the 97th Best Tiddlywinks Player in the World Episode 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.

24 min

S1 · E27 · Sep 21, 2026

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

At the Hippodrome Circus in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, I climb a ladder, blow a whistle, witness the Globe of Death, and see the Water Spectacular. Not all at the same time.

10 min

S1 · E28 · Sep 28, 2026

This Arcade Game Makes You Climb a Ladder Episode 28

At Southwold Pier in Suffolk, I visit Tim Hunkin's End of the Pier Show, a collection of weird automata and arcade games that offer something a bit more interesting than tickets and prizes.

29 min

S1 · E29 · Oct 5, 2026

Why Robots Can’t Pick Strawberries Yet Episode 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.

21 min

S1 · E30 · Oct 12, 2026

Tom Gets Excited About a Pendulum Episode 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.

22 min

S1 · E31 · Oct 19, 2026

This Machine Breaks Things Episode 31

At Kirkaldy's Testing Works, in the historic county of Surrey, there's a sign above the door that says "Facts Not Opinions". And inside, there's a gigantic machine that breaks things.

15 min

S1 · E32 · Oct 26, 2026

This Room Keeps Great Britain’s Lights On Episode 32

In Berkshire sits the control room for Britain's National Energy System Operator, NESO. The team in there keep the lights on across the country -- which is a job that's quite different to just a few years ago.

25 min

S1 · E33 · Nov 2, 2026

Why You Can’t Touch Stonehenge Episode 33

The short answer is: letting 1.4 million visitors a year touch the stones would destroy them. But the long answer is still fascinating. With Stonehenge's curator, I get to go inside the circle.

S1 · E34

Episode 34 Episode 34

Nov 9, 2026

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Episode 35 Episode 35

Nov 16, 2026

S1 · E36

Episode 36 Episode 36

Nov 23, 2026

S1 · E37

Episode 37 Episode 37

Nov 30, 2026

S1 · E38

Episode 38 Episode 38

Dec 7, 2026

S1 · E39

Episode 39 Episode 39

Dec 14, 2026

S1 · E40

Episode 40 Episode 40

Dec 21, 2026

S1 · E41

Episode 41 Episode 41

Dec 28, 2026

41 episodes in Season 1

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