WorldsFlix

At any given moment there are about 18,000,000 elevators operating around the world. They’re the backbone of the modern city and have quite...

Since the beginning of time, humanity has been on a quest to go further and get there faster. Over time, roads have evolved from the footpath to the...

Over a lifetime, many of us spend hours, days, weeks, and even months in their covered, climate-controlled, everything-under-one roofs. Shopping...

The invention of the sealable plastic container in 1946 changed the way we shop for food, the way we cook, and the way we eat. They allow us to eat...

Discovered by accident in 1946, the microwave oven revolutionized kitchens and today is one of the most ubiquitous household appliances in the world....

Originally invented to save lives, the disposable cup would become an international symbol of busyness, a must-have multitasking accessory. But is it...

The barcode shortened check-out times, advanced the global supply chain, accelerated next-day delivery, and made same-day delivery possible....

It’s responsible for nightly fights around the world; to pre-rinse or not? Whose turn to load? Knives up or down? But the dishwasher also saves...

A series covering the 20th Century's notable inventions. Each episode covers a decade with great period video footage.

Sir David Jason explores his favourite great British inventions and discovers how and why they were first thought up

The UK's leading inventors create ingenious new solutions to every-day problems and build life-changing solutions for people in desperate need.

The innovations, failures and incredible achievements of some of the most successful businesses in history, from megastores like Costco and Walmart...

Asking how you tell what's real and what isn't sounds like an obvious question. But in this series of six programmes, James Burke shows that the more...

In the series, "Wallace will take a light hearted and humorous look at the real-life inventors, contraptions, gadgets and inventions, with the silent...