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The Way Things Work was a short-lived children's television series based on the best-selling book of the same name by David Macaulay. The series was co-produced by Millimages, Pearson Broadband, and Schlessinger Media; it was distributed by the latter.
The Way Things Work is a 1988 nonfiction book by David Macaulay with technical text by Neil Ardley. It is a whimsical introduction to everyday machines and the scientific principles behind their operation, describing machines as simple as levers and gears and as complicated as radio telescopes and automatic transmissions .
- David Macaulay
- 1988
- S01E01 Rolling Stones (Inclined planes, wedges) August 24, 2004. When a mammoth stampede ruins the village, the islanders try to build decent roads, using large boulders.
- S01E02 A See Saw World (Levers) August 25, 2004. To win a 'heaviest mammoth' competition, the islanders build makeshift scales of logs and rocks to weigh them.
- S01E03 Take a Mammoth to Water (Wheels, axles) August 26, 2004. The mammoths need their monthly washing, but the islanders cannot persuade them to bathe, until the Inventor suggests the use of winches and wheels.
- S01E04 Fun at the Fair (Belts & gears) August 27, 2004. Saddened by the failure of the previous year's event, Olive endeavours to ensure that Mammoth Island's annual funfair is filled with exciting attractions.
Synopsis. Following the self-immolation of a steelworker, whose son recently died in an industrial accident at the Port Talbot steelworks, tensions are running high between the workforce of Port Talbot steelworks and its new foreign owners over fears of a surreptitious closure.
Aug 24, 2004 · The Way Things Work. "The way things work" is the ultimate televisual guide to the world of machines; inventions and technology for curious minds of all ages. The series is based on the David Macaulay's hugely successful book.
2004 • 26 Episodes. Season 1 of The Way Things Work premiered on January 6, 2004. The Way Things Work was a short-lived television series based on the best-selling book of the same name by David Macaulay.
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The Way Things Work was a short-lived television series based on the best-selling book of the same name by David Macaulay. The series was co-produced by Millimages and Schlessinger Media; it was distributed by the latter.
