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The Works Episodes

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    Clean Water

    Cleaning up Kenya's water supply, modern surgical robot technology and renewable fuels

  2. Turkey Izmit Earthquake

    Turkey Izmit Earthquake - Why did so many buildings fall?

  3. Disability Technology

    Medical technology for people with disabilities: a wheelchair that can climb stairs

  4. Millennium Bug in Brazil

    How is Brazil dealing with the millennium bug?

  5. Mining- Digging Deep

    Is economics driving companies to dig deeper? An examination of mining

  6. Electrical Energy from Natural Gas

    Getting more electrical energy from natural gas

  7. Nautical Technology

    Sailing boat mast technology using smart fibres by building monitors into the fabric

  8. Millennium Bug in Bangladesh

    How did Bangladesh's business entrepreneurs merge high-tech with traditional customs?

  9. Millennium bug in Malaysia

    Malaysia embraces technology but were they prepared for the millennium bug?

  10. Security Cameras

    Cameras for your safety. How to get clear pictures from a computer programme

  11. Paris Air Show

    Pilot safety and cheap space tourism

  12. Millennium Bug in Kenya

    How Kenya dealt with the Millennium bug, developing countries were thought to be at risk

  13. Tsunami Warning Devices

    Small under water ripples cause giant waves, attempts to make tsunami warning devices

  14. Solar Power

    Controlling pesticides that control pests

  15. Russia and the Millennium Bug

    What Russia is doing to fight the Millennium bug

  16. HD-ILA Digital Movies

    First big test of HD-ILA, a new digital film format

  17. Acoustic Environments

    Why certain music sounds different in certain acoustic environments

  18. Chemical Plant Explosions

    How modern techniques are taming potentially lethal explosions

  19. Bomb Disposal

    The art of defusing bombs. Bomb disposal, techniques

  20. Fashion Forward

    Is there a need for a bespoke tailor? A quick way to get fashion in your size that fits

  21. Easy Does It

    Wind turbines; latest artificial hand; robots to find landmines.

  22. Young Engineers

    Showcasing whizz kids- young engineers getting to grips with boreholes and bamboo

  23. Big Screens and Small Phones

    What it takes to make the big screen of movies live up to its name

  24. Car Seats

    Badly-designed car seats and how to control a fire by blowing on it

  25. Vehicle Technology

    Transport crazy- Future aircraft; two wheels faster than four; electrically powered car

  26. Next Generation of Space Rockets and Satellites

    Thinking of going to South America? If you end up in Kuru, Guyana, You'll need gas masks

  27. Visiting Tropical Gabon

    One of the few truly wild places on Earth, Gabon

  28. Greenwich Pips turns 75 Years Old

    Greenwich time signal pips are 75 years old

  29. Safer Driving

    How to make driving safer and easier for the elderly

  30. Geology

    Discovering oil, bridge building and sending audio across the internet

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