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From the mass produced to the hand crafted, Made in Britain is a behind the scenes look at how Britain's most iconic brands are made.
2018
A look behind the scenes at British brands, including creating the soles of Dr Marten's, making Wagon Wheels, creating cricket bats and building - and testing - luxury watches.
Discover how Maldon Sea Salt is made according to traditional methods, on the shores of the Blackwater in Essex. Go behind the scenes at the Brompton bike factory in London, the UKs biggest bicycle manufacturer. Their commute-busting folding bike is exported to countries all over the world. Learn how Tyrell's hand cooked crisps are produced. The factory can turn out 110 million bags every year and the crisps go from field to packet in a matter of hours. Plus, see what goes into making a spun iron frying pan. The Netherton Foundry take the low tech approach to create the perfect pan that will last a lifetime.
Jimmy Nail narrates this look at how seaside rock, a new breed of fire extinguishers, iconic Barbour waxed jackets and Stilton cheese are made.
Jimmy Nail narrates a look inside a firework factory, before a lesson in pork pies in Melton Mowbray. Plus, how respective experts create fishing rods and single malt whisky.
Jimmy Nail narrates a look inside a gin factory, then he looks into how bagpipes are made. Plus, how a wheelie bin is manufactured.
Jimmy Nail narrates a look inside the Yorkshire Tea factory, before taking a look at Lava Lamps. Plus, how a traditional Bobby's helmet is made.
A look at how Henry vacuum cleaners are made, a family firm creating dairy ice cream, porcelain toilets and Scottish bakers' traditional shortbread.
Discover how the Burton's biscuit mega-factory puts the jam into our Jammie Dodgers. See how a former furniture designer is hand crafting bespoke surfboards on the Cornish coast. Get your caffeine fix as we follow coffee from bean to cup at one the UK's leading makers cafetière coffee. See how a team of dedicated craftsmen are keeping traditional kilt making alive and well on Edinburgh's Royal Mile.
Discover how a family farm in Somerset turns 150 tonnes of apples a day into cider. Learn how traditional black pudding is made… although it's not for the squeamish - this fried breakfast staple is made of dehydrated pig's blood and cow's intestine. Discover how the ingenious design of the Ghillie Kettle lets owners efficiently boil water whilst exploring the great outdoors. See the hard graft that goes into creating a traditional Chesterfield sofa from scratch – including the 300 handmade buttons!
Featuring a look at how crystal glasses are blown and how billions of bacteria help create malt vinegar. Plus, a behind-the-scenes visit to Aga and a tennis ball manufacturer.
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Tim Healy
Narrator
2021
Featuring a look at the creation of Cornish pasties, umbrellas, vintage style jukeboxes and carpets.
2019
A look at how Yorkshire puddings are made on a massive scale, how lead makes its way into pencils, fencing swords fit for Olympians and handmade globes sold around the world.
A look behind the scenes at how Soreen is made, a look at a Birmingham whistle maker, meeting drum makers and visiting a company that makes sheds.
Going inside a soup factory, learning about the UK's finest pool tables, visiting the last remaining UK television factory and learning the secrets of making silk ties.
Learning the secrets of Kendal Mint Cake, discovering the ancient art of stained glass making in York, hearing about bow and arrow production and seeing how hot tubs are made.
A look at double glazing at a UPVC recycling plant, the ancient art of milling for a Welsh Bara Brith, Sheffield steel for Olympic ice skates and a craftsman making banjos.
Visiting the Pimm's factory, meeting craftspeople making uniforms for the Household Cavalry, learning how jungle vines become polo mallets, and seeing how street lights are made.
A look at unskippable vinyl turntables, the community spirit behind elderflower cordial, some of the planet's best telescopes and the art of making model trains.
A look at Britain's first commercially produced rum, making a George Cross, handmade wooden canoes and creating furniture-making tools.
Featuring a married couple running a booming Scotch egg business, a cotton mill-turned-soap factory, craftsmen making accurate compasses and a family firm making teddy bears.
From the mass produced to the hand crafted, a behind the scenes look at how Britain's most iconic brands are made. Go behind the scenes at the Scottish firm making cashmere for the world's finest fashion houses. See how a jigsaw puzzle is made, piece by piece. Meet the family of fishermen producing Welsh delicacies of cockles and laver bread. And discover how a quintessentially British teapot is made, from fine bone china. These are just some of the products that are all, proudly, Made in Britain.
A look at how the how the hovercraft inspired the invention of one of Britain's best-selling lawnmowers, an insight into the making of a suitcase beloved by royalty, Arctic explorers and Hollywood celebrities. Plus, what it takes to craft a spoon fit for the Downing Street dinner table, and the bangers that turned the sausage status-quo on its head.
The master baker who turns out a traditional regional delicacy with a Greek twist and the craftsmen who turn raw hides into handcrafted saddles.
Meet the company flying the flag for British manufacturing with their hand-sewn Union Jacks, seen flying over Buckingham Palace. Things heat up in a Devon forge that produces wood burning stoves, that are exported around the world. Learn about the labour of love that goes into creating beautiful handmade marbles. And discover the secret recipe of a British kitchen cupboard staple, dating back almost 200 years.
Learn the secret of making a classic ‘Drumstick Lolly' as we go behind the scenes at Britain's biggest family owned sweet factory. Meet the craftsmen harking back to the golden age of guitar making, their acoustics are in demand by music royalty – from Dolly Parton to Ed Sheeran – thanks to their vintage sound and classic style. Discover how a roll of steel is turned into a finished radiator in a matter of minutes, thanks to some ingenious engineering. And see how one company is combining high tech robotics and traditional artistry, to make beautifully crafted shotguns that'll blow your socks off.
Meet the team of chemists pumping out paint and luxury wallpaper for the most discerning of DIYers. Learn how a homemade guitar amp changed the course of music history, overnight. See how frozen peas get from field to freezer, in a matter of hours. And discover how a team of expert pen makers are giving a WW2 fighter a new lease of life.
Featuring a family farm which makes jam for the Queen, a Sheffield man who creates safety razors, a bed maker who makes mattresses out of recycled bottles and a British clockmaker.
Meet the family firm making traditional haggis. Learn what goes into making a set of bowls. Discover how wheelbarrows are made. Plus, meet a team who make classic brogue shoes.
Discover how fields of yellow rapeseed flowers are turned into a kitchen cupboard staple. Meet the man that turned his passion for snowboarding into a company creating custom boards. Visit the Bolton trainer factory with a racing pedigree that their competitors can only dream of. And see how a Liverpudlian leather dynasty is producing traditional satchels that are sent around the world.
Discover what goes into one of Britain's favourite fruity drinks – orange squash. Get swept away by the family firm making the brooms keeping Britain spic and span. Learn about the labour of love that goes into making a Saville row suit. And hear how a handcrafted trumpet is able to carry just the right note.