The Re-Inventors (UK)

Season 1

In this brand new show exclusive to UKTV Documentary, Dick Strawbridge (Scrapheap Challenge) and his son James are on a mission: to “re-invent” some great inventions from the past and to discover what they reveal about how we used to live.

Where to Watch The Re-Inventors (UK) • Season 1

5 Episodes

  • The Life-Saving Apparatus
    E1
    The Life-Saving ApparatusHenry Trengrouse's life saving device rescued thousands of stranded sailors from certain death. The boys come up with their own and take on Her Majesties Coastguard in a rescue across Porthleven Harbour.
  • Stephenson’s Rocket
    E2
    Stephenson’s RocketPerhaps the most famous invention of all! The Re-Inventors head to York to face their greatest challenge - creating a powered locomotive that will take on George Stephenson's iconic 'rocket' in a race.
  • The Parish Fire Pump
    E3
    The Parish Fire PumpThe 1725 Parish Fire Pump is widely considered to be the birth of the fire engine and is the brainchild of inventor Richard Newsham. Can the boys' version beat the original invention in a head to head fire fight?
  • The Power Loom
    E4
    The Power LoomA machine that changed the face of the nation, Edmund Cartwright's Steam Powered Loom, is the challenge facing Dick and co.
  • The Threshing Machine
    E5
    The Threshing MachineThe Re-Inventors have just two days to rebuild Andrew Meikle's Threshing Machine from scratch - and then take on an original in a head to head contest.

 

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