Made in Britain

Discover the secrets of British made goods - from lawnmowers to peas

Documentaries & Lifestyle

Discover how things are made in this informative doc series. From Yorkshire Puddings to lawnmowers and frozen peas to pianos - learn the secrets of these British made goods.

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Go behind the scenes at the Brompton bike factory in London and Tyrrells' crisp factory.

Tyrrells Crisps and Brompton Bikes

Go behind the scenes at the Brompton bike factory in London, then learn how Tyrrells' hand-cooked crisps are produced at their factory.

Featuring Union Jacks, wood-burning stoves, handmade marbles and a British kitchen staple.

Featuring a company that makes hand-sewn Union Jacks for Buckingham Palace, wood-burning stoves sold around the world, beautiful homemade marbles and a staple of British kitchens.

A look at the making of Kendal mint cake, stained glass, bows and arrows, and hot tubs.

Learn the secrets of Kendal mint cake, discover how the ancient art of stained glassmaking is alive and well, and ease away your pains in a hot tub designed for British weather.

A look at the creation of lawnmowers, suitcases, spoons and sausages.

A look at how hovercrafts inspired Britain's best-selling lawnmower, a suitcase loved by celebrities, spoons destined for Downing Street and a family-run sausage company.

A look at Yorkshire puddings, fencing swords, pencils and handmade globes.

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.

Series looking at how things are made, from household items to large machinery.

Lea and Perrins and Ernest Wright Scissors

Made in Britain is our take on How It's Made. A day out from the museum is also what it says on the tin and can really tap into some big machines as well as a plethora of iconic planes, trains, automobiles and military machines.

A look at the making of British rum, George Crosses, handmade wooden canoes and tools.

A look at Britain's first commercially-produced rum, what it takes to make a George Cross, handmade wooden canoes and a Sheffield firm creating tools for furniture makers.

A look at vinyl turntables, elderflower cordial, telescopes and model trains.

A look at the making of unskippable vinyl turntables, the community spirit behind elderflower cordial, some of the planet's best telescopes and the art of making model trains.

Meet a team producing paint and luxury wallpaper and learn about a homemade guitar amp.

Farrow and Ball Paint and Marshall Amps

Meet a team pumping out paint and luxury wallpaper for the most discerning of DIYers, then learn how a homemade guitar amp changed the course of music history overnight.

This episode features Soreen, ear-splitting whistles, drums and sheds.

Go behind the scenes at Soreen to see how the country's favourite squidgy treat is made, and learn how a 150-year-old Birmingham firm makes ear-splitting whistles.

A look at cashmere, jigsaw puzzles, cockles, laver bread and British teapots.

Go behind the scenes at a Scottish firm making cashmere, see how a jigsaw puzzle is made, meet a family producing Welsh delicacies and discover how a British teapot is created.

A look at the making of Scotch eggs, traditional soap, compasses and teddy bears.

Meet a married couple running a booming Scotch egg business and visit a cotton mill-turned-soap factory, craftsmen making accurate compasses, and a family firm making teddy bears.

A look at Pimm's, Household Cavalry uniforms, polo mallets and street lights.

Visit the Pimm's factory, meet a team of craftspeople making uniforms for the Household Cavalry, learn how jungle vines become polo mallets, and see how street lights are made.

A look at double glazing, the art of milling, Sheffield steel for ice skates, and banjos.

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.

A look at the making of soup, pool tables, televisions and luxury silk ties.

Go inside a soup factory, learn about the UK's finest pool tables, visit the last remaining UK television factory and see how a luxury silk tie is created using a modern approach.

A look at the making of Cornish pasties, umbrellas, vintage-style jukeboxes and carpets.

Discover how traditional Cornish pasties are made on a massive scale, go behind the scenes at a family firm making umbrellas, and see how vintage-style jukeboxes are created.

Featuring Eccles cakes, handcrafted saddles, scissors and Britain's only piano factory.

Featuring a master baker creating Eccles cakes with a twist, craftsmen turning hides into handcrafted saddles, Sheffield scissors makers and Britain's only piano factory.

Taking a look at one of Britain's best-selling lawnmowers and a well-known mattress brand.

Flymo Lawnmowers and Silent Night Mattresses

Learn how the hovercraft inspired the invention of one of Britain's best-selling lawnmowers, then see how one bedmaker is giving us a good night's sleep with mattresses made of recycled bottles.

Made in Britain

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