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Hannah hits the production line with appliance giants Bosch to find the lifeblood at the heart of every fridge and gets a lesson in carrot droop.

Fridges have been quietly 鈥榢eeping things cool鈥� in the kitchen for over 100 years, and yet most of us barely give them a second thought.

Hannah hits the production line with appliance giants Bosch to find the lifeblood at the heart of every fridge and gets a lesson in carrot droop. And she takes a long, cool look at the fridge鈥檚 history to reveal how a French monk with a flair for chemistry, a 17th century chicken incubator and an explosive invention in Australia created the ultimate chill.

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Presenter Hannah Fry
Executive Producer Eileen Inkson
Executive Producer Paul Overton
Director Catherine Gale
Production Manager Sam Breslin

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