Tom Scott: England

I Helped Break a 142-Year-Old Bell, and That’s Okay

In Leicestershire, at the John Taylor Bell Foundry, there's fire, sledgehammer swinging, and metal hotter than a volcano

They Can Fly 200 Miles With No Fuel. Here’s How.

In Rutland, I try to fit an entire county in one camera shot, learn to spot chimneys in the sky, and make a very strange

I Missed the Evidence. Can You Spot It?

At the University of Lincoln's Crime Scene House, where they teach forensic science students in simulated crime scenes,

These People Walk Towards Mining Disasters

In Nottinghamshire, I join the team at MRS Training and Rescue -- the former Mines Rescue Service -- for an exercise tha

These Mannequins Can Bleed

At Sheffield Hallam University in Yorkshire, I meet the Clinical Simulation team and deal with some animated patients.

I Finally Got to Drive Yorkshire’s Tiny Boats

At Peasholm Park in Scarborough, in the North Riding of Yorkshire, I visit the Naval Warfare, ride with the world's smal

If You Found Candy With My Name in It, Here’s Why

At the John Bull Rock Factory outside Bridlington, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, I watch as boiling sugar becomes an

Oh No, I Sympathized With a Victorian Arms Dealer

In Northumberland, at the National Trust's Cragside mansion, I visit the former home of the Magician of the North.

The Mist That Keeps the Tyne Tunnels Safe

At the Tyne Road Tunnels, just over the border into Durham, I get very wet and cold underneath a river... but not in the

This Man Stops People Drowning in Quicksand

In Westmorland, at Morecambe Bay, I meet the King's Guide to the Sands, walk across a very dangerous stretch of sand, an

Pulling the Lever Is the Easy Part

In Lancashire, at National Rail's Manchester signalling classroom, I learn why it's very, very rare for trains to collid

Can a 70-Year-Old Telescope Still Be Useful?

At Jodrell Bank in Cheshire, I get to fulfill a childhood dream: but more importantly, I ask whether a telescope built i

We Can’t Invent a Robot Better Than These Ferrets

In Derbyshire, at the National Ferret School, I say "hello" to some smelly thieves, and go on a surprisingly Biblical ta

I Got Hit in the Teeth With 900-Year-Old Antlers

In the village of Abbots Bromley in Staffordshire, I join the oldest village tradition in Britain: the Horn Dance. It en

I Launched the Mighty Trebuchet

At Warwick Castle, there's a 22-tonne medieval siege engine. I got to see how it works, meet the person in charge, and -

If I Get this Wrong, 50,000 People Will Hear It.

At Worcester Cathedral, I finally take on a challenge that hundreds of people have suggested: bell ringing. It's difficu

I Have a Weird Conspiracy Theory About This Bridge

In Shropshire, I visit the Iron Bridge in the village of Ironbridge. And then I have a corkboard, pins, string, and a fr

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