1. Brits Who Made The Modern World
The three-part series tells the story of British architects Richard Rogers, Norman Foster, Nicholas Grimshaw, Michael Hopkins and Terry Farrell.
2. Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention
In the series, "Wallace will take a light hearted and humorous look at the real-life inventors, contraptions, gadgets and inventions, with the silent help of Gromit. The series aims to inspire a whole new generation of innovative minds by showing them real, but mind-boggling, machines and inventions from around the world that have influenced his illustrious inventing career" .</p><p></p><p>Peter Sallis reprised his role as the voice of Wallace. The filmed inserts are mostly narrated by Ashley Jensen, with one in each episode presented in-vision by Jem Stansfield. John Sparkes also voices a portion in the unseen character of archivist Goronwy.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
3. Modern Marvels
HISTORY’s longest-running series moves to H2. Modern Marvels celebrates the ingenuity, invention and imagination found in the world around us. From commonplace items like ink and coffee to architectural masterpieces and engineering disasters, the hit series goes beyond the basics to provide insight and history into things we wonder about and that impact our lives. This series tells fascinating stories of the doers, the dreamers and sometime-schemers that create everyday items, technological breakthroughs and manmade wonders. The hit series goes deep to explore the leading edge of human inspiration and ambition.
It has an average vote of 7.9 on TMDB.
4. Heated
Climate change is real. It’s happening now. Big policy, implemented properly and urgently, is needed to change our world … but some people are quietly doing amazing things to make our island a better place. Heated tells their stories. Heated is a new 6-part series on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player dealing with climate change.
5. The Secret Life of Machines
The Secret Life of Machines is an educational television series presented by Tim Hunkin and Rex Garrod, in which the two explain the inner workings and history of common household and office machinery. According to Hunkin, the show's creator, the programme was developed from his comic strip The Rudiments of Wisdom, which he researched and drew for the Observer newspaper over a period of 14 years. Three separate groupings of the broadcast were produced and originally shown between 1988 and 1993 on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom, with the production subsequently airing on The Learning Channel and the Discovery Channel.
It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
6. James May's 20th Century
James May takes a look at some of the greatest developments of the 20th century.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
7. Dragons' Den: How to Win in the Den
A look back over the highs and lows experienced by the hundreds of entrepreneurs who have entered the Den over the last nine series, examining the key ingredients required for a successful pitch.
8. Dragons' Den: On Tour
The Dragons tour the UK to find out what happened next to their investments
9. Dragons' Den Online
Dom Byrne presents the underground version of the hit BBC Two show that has been operating exclusively online
10. Dragons' Den: The Dragons' Stories
Series revealing the lives of the Dragons' Den Dragons
11. Made in Britain
Evan Davis looks at the British economy and asks what our country is good at and how it can pay its way in the world,
12. Japan's Top Inventions
Japanese inventions are used and loved around the world. Through interviews and reenactments, go behind the scenes and discover how Japanese craftsmanship brought these top inventions into being.
13. Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World
Take a mind-blowing journey through human history, told through six iconic objects that modern people take for granted, and see how science, invention and technology built on one another to change everything.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
14. The Genius of Invention
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.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
15. Histoire des Inventions (Histoire des Inventions)
(Histoire des Inventions)
16. David Jason's Great British Inventions
Sir David Jason explores his favourite great British inventions and discovers how and why they were first thought up
17. Ancient Inventions
Ancient Inventions was a BBC historical documentary series released in 1998. It was presented by ex-Monty Python member Terry Jones and looked at great inventions of the ancient world. The series is split into 3 episodes, namely City Life, Sex and Love, and War and Conflicts, all around 50 min long.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
18. The Big Life Fix
The UK's leading inventors create ingenious new solutions to every-day problems and build life-changing solutions for people in desperate need.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
19. How Clumsy you are, Miss Ueno. (上野さんは不器用)
Ueno may be the president of the science club at her junior high and a genius inventor, but she still can’t figure out how to confess to her crush, Tanaka! Can she find a way to give her heart what it truly yearns for?
It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.
20. Britain's Next Big Thing
A series in which the buying teams of three high street giants ask members of the public to supply them with the next bestselling product.