Every time we switch on a light or boil a kettle we rely on power - but most people don't stop to think about the inventions and discoveries that allow us to live the way we do. In an exciting new four-part series for BBC Two, The Genius of Invention reveals the fascinating chain of events behind inventions that make everyday life possible.
Take a mind-blowing journey through human history, told through six iconic objects that modern peopl...
Evan Davis looks at the British economy and asks what our country is good at and how it can pay its ...
In the series, "Wallace will take a light hearted and humorous look at the real-life inventors, cont...
The three-part series tells the story of British architects Richard Rogers, Norman Foster, Nicholas ...
Behind every great genius was a great rival - an unstoppable adversary whose incredible vision, dete...
The Secret Life of Machines is an educational television series presented by Tim Hunkin and Rex Garr...
Take a trip inside the mind of Bill Gates as the billionaire opens up about those who influenced him...
HISTORY’s longest-running series moves to H2. Modern Marvels celebrates the ingenuity, invention and...
Smartest Guy in the Room pits geniuses with 140+ IQs against one another as they compete in challeng...
A 3-chapter documentary about the stories we tell ourselves around creativity. Using a plethora of s...
Sir David Jason explores his favourite great British inventions and discovers how and why they were ...
David Biello, energy and environment editor at Scientific American magazine, walks viewers through a...
Climate change is real. It’s happening now. Big policy, implemented properly and urgently, is needed...
Explores the scientific, social, economic and environmental consequences of supposedly time-saving i...
Anchored by a rare interview, this docuseries details Ted Kaczynski's path from a young intellectual...
James May takes a look at some of the greatest developments of the 20th century.
A series covering the 20th Century's notable inventions. Each episode covers a decade with great per...
Frank Lloyd Wright tells the story of the greatest of all American architects. Wright was an authent...