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Tom Scott takes a road trip to every county of England, travelling by car, train, boat, plane, tram, monorail and hovercraft, visiting hidden infrastructure, ancient traditions, and more bells than you might expect.

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Season 1

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I Helped Break a 142-Year-Old Bell, and That’s Okay
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/23/2026
In Leicestershire, at the John Taylor Bell Foundry, there's fire, sledgehammer swinging, and metal hotter than a volcano. Also, several questions about cheese.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/106 votes
They Can Fly 200 Miles With No Fuel. Here’s How.
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/30/2026
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 noise. Let's learn about paragliding.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/106 votes
I Missed the Evidence. Can You Spot It?
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/6/2026
At the University of Lincoln's Crime Scene House, where they teach forensic science students in simulated crime scenes, I have a challenge for you.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/106 votes
These People Walk Towards Mining Disasters
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/13/2026
In Nottinghamshire, I join the team at MRS Training and Rescue -- the former Mines Rescue Service -- for an exercise that could have been so much worse.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/106 votes
These Mannequins Can Bleed
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/20/2026
At Sheffield Hallam University in Yorkshire, I meet the Clinical Simulation team and deal with some animated patients. (Note: includes simulated blood and gore.)
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
I Finally Got to Drive Yorkshire’s Tiny Boats
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/27/2026
At Peasholm Park in Scarborough, in the North Riding of Yorkshire, I visit the Naval Warfare, ride with the world's smallest crewed navy, and scare at least two seagulls.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
If You Found Candy With My Name in It, Here’s Why
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/4/2026
At the John Bull Rock Factory outside Bridlington, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, I watch as boiling sugar becomes an enormous amount of rock. Also, there's 1990s Dutch happy hardcore.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Oh No, I Sympathized With a Victorian Arms Dealer
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/11/2026
In Northumberland, at the National Trust's Cragside mansion, I visit the former home of the Magician of the North.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
The Mist That Keeps the Tyne Tunnels Safe
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/18/2026
At the Tyne Road Tunnels, just over the border into Durham, I get very wet and cold underneath a river... but not in the way you might expect.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
This Man Stops People Drowning in Quicksand
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/25/2026
In Westmorland, at Morecambe Bay, I meet the King's Guide to the Sands, walk across a very dangerous stretch of sand, and learn about a centuries-old tradition that's been brought into the 21st century.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Pulling the Lever Is the Easy Part
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/1/2026
In Lancashire, at National Rail's Manchester signalling classroom, I learn why it's very, very rare for trains to collide... and then go to an actual, live signal box to see it for real.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Can a 70-Year-Old Telescope Still Be Useful?
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/8/2026
At Jodrell Bank in Cheshire, I get to fulfill a childhood dream: but more importantly, I ask whether a telescope built in the 1950s can still do useful science.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
We Can’t Invent a Robot Better Than These Ferrets
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/15/2026
In Derbyshire, at the National Ferret School, I say "hello" to some smelly thieves, and go on a surprisingly Biblical tangent.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
I Got Hit in the Teeth With 900-Year-Old Antlers
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 6/22/2026
In the village of Abbots Bromley in Staffordshire, I join the oldest village tradition in Britain: the Horn Dance. It ends up being slightly more painful than I expected.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
I Launched the Mighty Trebuchet
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 6/29/2026
At Warwick Castle, there's a 22-tonne medieval siege engine. I got to see how it works, meet the person in charge, and -- technically -- help fire it. Technically.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
If I Get this Wrong, 50,000 People Will Hear It.
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 7/6/2026
At Worcester Cathedral, I finally take on a challenge that hundreds of people have suggested: bell ringing. It's difficult, a little dangerous, and also lets me talk about a lot of weird English words.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
I Have a Weird Conspiracy Theory About This Bridge
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 7/13/2026
In Shropshire, I visit the Iron Bridge in the village of Ironbridge. And then I have a corkboard, pins, string, and a frankly-unhinged conspiracy theory about what an architect was actually planning.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
I Get Excited About an Ampersand
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 7/20/2026
At Hereford Cathedral, I visit a library where the books are chained to the shelves -- and see two of those books, to help understand just how quickly one technology can change the world.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
I’m So Glad This Hidden Monorail Broke Down
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 7/27/2026
At the English end of the Prince of Wales Bridge, in Gloucestershire, I get to visit the Rapid Access Train, the RAT, a hidden suspended monorail. Except... that's only half the story.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Episode 20
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 8/3/2026
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