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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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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Tom Scott: England Season 1 Episode 6 - I Finally Got to Drive Yorkshire’s Tiny Boats
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    #1 - I Finally Got to Drive Yorkshire’s Tiny Boats

    S1:E6

    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.

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  2. Tom Scott: England Season 1 Episode 7 - If You Found Candy With My Name in It, Here’s Why
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    #2 - If You Found Candy With My Name in It, Here’s Why

    S1:E7

    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.

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  3. Tom Scott: England Season 1 Episode 8 - Oh No, I Sympathized With a Victorian Arms Dealer
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    #3 - Oh No, I Sympathized With a Victorian Arms Dealer

    S1:E8

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

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  4. Tom Scott: England Season 1 Episode 9 - The Mist That Keeps the Tyne Tunnels Safe
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    #4 - The Mist That Keeps the Tyne Tunnels Safe

    S1:E9

    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.

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  5. Tom Scott: England Season 1 Episode 10 - This Man Stops People Drowning in Quicksand
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    #5 - This Man Stops People Drowning in Quicksand

    S1:E10

    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.

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  6. Tom Scott: England Season 1 Episode 11 - Pulling the Lever Is the Easy Part
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    #6 - Pulling the Lever Is the Easy Part

    S1:E11

    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.

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  7. Tom Scott: England Season 1 Episode 12 - Can a 70-Year-Old Telescope Still Be Useful?
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    #7 - Can a 70-Year-Old Telescope Still Be Useful?

    S1:E12

    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.

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  8. Tom Scott: England Season 1 Episode 13 - We Can’t Invent a Robot Better Than These Ferrets
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    #8 - We Can’t Invent a Robot Better Than These Ferrets

    S1:E13

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

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  9. Tom Scott: England Season 1 Episode 14 - I Got Hit in the Teeth With 900-Year-Old Antlers
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    #9 - I Got Hit in the Teeth With 900-Year-Old Antlers

    S1:E14

    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.

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  10. Tom Scott: England Season 1 Episode 15 - I Launched the Mighty Trebuchet
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    #10 - I Launched the Mighty Trebuchet

    S1:E15

    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.

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  11. Tom Scott: England Season 1 Episode 16 - If I Get this Wrong, 50,000 People Will Hear It.
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    #11 - If I Get this Wrong, 50,000 People Will Hear It.

    S1:E16

    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.

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  12. Tom Scott: England Season 1 Episode 17 - I Have a Weird Conspiracy Theory About This Bridge
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    #12 - I Have a Weird Conspiracy Theory About This Bridge

    S1:E17

    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.

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  13. Tom Scott: England Season 1 Episode 18 - I Get Excited About an Ampersand
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    #13 - I Get Excited About an Ampersand

    S1:E18

    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.

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  14. Tom Scott: England Season 1 Episode 19 - I’m So Glad This Hidden Monorail Broke Down
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    #14 - I’m So Glad This Hidden Monorail Broke Down

    S1:E19

    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.

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  15. Tom Scott: England Season 1 Episode 20 - Two Nerds Try to Build a Wall
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    #15 - Two Nerds Try to Build a Wall

    S1:E20

    In Oxfordshire, at the Dry Stone Academy, I'm joined by Dr Becky. We have until our camera batteries run out to try one of the oldest surviving crafts in Britain: dry stone walling.

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  16. Tom Scott: England Season 1 Episode 21 - This 100-Year-Old Ride Must Never Change Again
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    #16 - This 100-Year-Old Ride Must Never Change Again

    S1:E21

    At Wicksteed Park in Northamptonshire, there's a 100-year-old water chute, and I took a ride. Also, I find the first ever playground swing, and make a fool of myself on a slide.

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  17. Tom Scott: England Season 1 Episode 22 - How Do You Keep 8,995 Codebreakers Secret?
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    #17 - How Do You Keep 8,995 Codebreakers Secret?

    S1:E22

    At Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire, I don't want to know how a few boffins broke the Enigma code, because it wasn't a few boffins. I want to know: how on earth did they keep the "intelligence factory" secret when there were thousands and thousands of people involved?

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  18. Tom Scott: England Season 1 Episode 23 - I Didn’t Need to Drive This Mars Rover, but I Did
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    #18 - I Didn’t Need to Drive This Mars Rover, but I Did

    S1:E23

    In Stevenage, Hertfordshire, there's a simulation of Mars: at Airbus' facilities, I got to meet some Mars rovers, take a test drive, and discover the most incredible wheel I've ever seen.

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  19. Tom Scott: England Season 1 Episode 24 - Flying a Plane Badly, On Purpose
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    #19 - Flying a Plane Badly, On Purpose

    S1:E24

    At Cranfield University in Bedfordshire, I'm going aboard the National Flying Laboratory, and trying to keep my sense of direction, and my stomach, as the plane goes through some very non-standard manoeuvres.

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  20. Tom Scott: England Season 1 Episode 25 - Thomas, a Tank Engine, is not Thomas the Tank Engine.
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    #20 - Thomas, a Tank Engine, is not Thomas the Tank Engine.

    S1:E25

    At the Nene Valley Railway in Huntingdonshire, I meet a tank engine called Thomas that is, for legal reasons, not Thomas the Tank Engine... and, to my surprise, I find out why, in the early days of steam, Victorians might have found trains terrifying.

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  21. Tom Scott: England Season 1 Episode 26 - I’m the 97th Best Tiddlywinks Player in the World
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    #21 - I’m the 97th Best Tiddlywinks Player in the World

    S1:E26

    At the University of Cambridge, I try to recover some childhood muscle memory, and see if I can get good enough at a Victorian parlour game to break the world top 100 in just one day.

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  22. Tom Scott: England Season 1 Episode 27 - When I Blow This Whistle, a Swimming Pool Appears
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    #22 - When I Blow This Whistle, a Swimming Pool Appears

    S1:E27

    At the Hippodrome Circus in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, I climb a ladder, blow a whistle, witness the Globe of Death, and see the Water Spectacular. Not all at the same time.

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  23. Tom Scott: England Season 1 Episode 28 - This Arcade Game Makes You Climb a Ladder
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    #23 - This Arcade Game Makes You Climb a Ladder

    S1:E28

    At Southwold Pier in Suffolk, I visit Tim Hunkin's End of the Pier Show, a collection of weird automata and arcade games that offer something a bit more interesting than tickets and prizes.

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  24. Tom Scott: England Season 1 Episode 29 - Why Robots Can’t Pick Strawberries Yet
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    #24 - Why Robots Can’t Pick Strawberries Yet

    S1:E29

    In Tiptree in Essex, at the headquarters of famous jam and preserve manufacturer Wilkin & Sons, this city boy gets impressed by agricultural infrastructure, and meets some robots that work better than others.

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  25. Tom Scott: England Season 1 Episode 3 - I Missed the Evidence. Can You Spot It?
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #25 - I Missed the Evidence. Can You Spot It?

    S1:E3

    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.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"I Finally Got to Drive Yorkshire’s Tiny Boats" is the worst rated episode of "Tom Scott: England". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/27/2026. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "If You Found Candy With My Name in It, Here’s Why".