
How Things Work
Ticket barrier, refrigerator, electric guitar, grass trimmer, garden sprinkler and movie camera lens... Using ultra realistic CGI animation, we explode everyday objects into their component parts, to reveal their secret workings.

Ticket barrier, refrigerator, electric guitar, grass trimmer, garden sprinkler and movie camera lens... Using ultra realistic CGI animation, we explode everyday objects into their component parts, to reveal their secret workings.

Lawn mower, pinball machine, padlock, watch, toilet, yo-yo... Using ultra realistic CGI animation, we explode everyday objects into their component parts, to reveal their secret workings.

Escalator, leaf blower, tape measure, security safe, tennis ball launcher, music box... Using ultra realistic CGI animation, we explode everyday objects into their component parts, to reveal their secret workings.

Bruce has managed to flog an Aussie museum half milion quid's worth of WW2 tank destroyer, but as the shipping deadline approaches, the destroyer still needs a barrel.

Bruce and Hus head to freezing Finland following a hot tip. Up near the Arctic Circle there's a kind of Winder Wonderland of World War Two vehicles and equipment.

Bruce Crompton is back! Follow the fortunes of bruce and his specialist team as they buy, restore and sell WW2 military vehicles and memorabilia.

A Hollywood movie is being shot and they need genuine military vehicles. Bruce could make a lot of money, but are his props good enough to seal the deal?

Explosive demolition of the O. K. Allen Bridge.

A bridge in Manchester gets demolished.

In a world where nothing is what it seems, let's take a look at the depth perception of 3D visuals and discover the Van de Graaff generator. Have you heard of overtone singing, we'll explain this and more in Rethink.

In a world where nothing is what it seems, we'll introduce you to Tilt Shift Photography, Night Hag syndrome and tightrope walking. Plus explore this weeks featured rethinker and tightrope walker Maria Spelterini.

Thom meets a man with an extreme resistance to the cold and meets someone who developed a form of martial art, to make him indestructible.

On this leg of the search, Thom meets a man capable of squirting liquid from his tearducts and a man who claims to have heatproof hands.

Never in the history of humanity have so many of us been mobile. New innovations propel us into the world of self-driving cars and high-speed trains.

Throughout history, human society has run on trade. The innovations that allowed faster and more accurate oceanic travel revolutionized the world. New inventions now help people and goods move on the water faster for recreation and commerce.

Meet a family of Chungungos, the world's mysterious, smallest otter. Living along the untamed coast of the southern Pacific Ocean, these furry, intelligent, and adorable creatures make their home in the wild of Chile.

Just over 100 years ago, a pair of brothers looked at the sky and changed the world. They designed, built and flew the most ridiculous of inventions. How did two bicycle mechanics manage to succeed where the others had failed?

What does it take to become a professional tennis player? Both on and off the court preparations help build the streght of character and focused mind to take on the challenges of a sport that demands precision and superior athleticism.

The I-400 was one of the Imperial Japanese Navy's Sen Toku-class submarines, which were the largest submarines ever built before the age of nuclear-powered subs.

Damon Wood is an American fromknown for inventing the fastest electric skateboard in the world! It was clocked at 62 km per hour on flat surface!