All Things Bakelite: The Age of Plastic

This short documentary follows the fortunes of iconic car manufacturer 'Lotus'. In the past 'Lotus' has been famous for producing championship...

The invention and use of a jeep are described, from the viewpoint of one of the vehicles.

100 billion throwaway plastic bottles are sold by Coca-Cola each year. Panorama looks into the company's pledge to reduce plastic waste.

An engineering feat: Second city civil engineers complete a new bridge to carry traffic over New Street's tangled railway intersections.

It's 1948 and hydro-electric power is transforming Scotland's Grampians.

We examine the unique manufacturing ecosystem that has emerged, gaining access to the world’s leading hardware-prototyping culture whilst...

A film about fireworks, the people who make them and the cultures behind them across the globe.

Introduction to the oil industry of India in the post-colonial period.

MANUFACTURED LANDSCAPES is the striking new documentary on the world and work of renowned artist Edward Burtynsky. Internationally acclaimed for his...

Find out how the cars were crafted and discover the secret family stories behind the most famous marques including Riley, Standard, Triumph and...

This French-Canadian co-production goes behind the scenes of the huge tobacco industry, whose economic power has been expanding for five decades at...

This short documentary features Newfoundland fisherman Billy Crane, who speaks frankly on the state of the inshore fishery and how the lack of...

Jettingen Germany is home to Ludo Fact, one of the world's largest manufacturers of board and card games. This documentary shows how a board game...

Documentary about shipbuilding on the Clyde. In 1960, Glasgow and other towns and ports on the River Clyde, on the west coast of Scotland, were still...

A look at the makers of American made goods for men and the resurgence of clothing manufacturing in the United States.

This short film presented by the Reynolds Metals Company details how aluminum is manufactured and illustrates the seemingly endless uses of this...

At any given moment hundreds of people are soaring above us in a 747. From the moment the very first jumbo jet took off in 1969, it has been the...

Promotes television sets and the broadcast of New York's first regularly scheduled programs by providing a clinical look at the inner workings of...