James May: The Reassembler - Season 1 - Eps 2: Telephone
James tackles a 1957 Bakelite dial telephone - 211 pieces, most of them very small indeed, must be reassembled in the correct order if this telephone is ever to ring again. From the receiver with its carbon filings that enable speech to be amplified, to the electrical pulses created by the dial itself that connect the phone to the outside world, James soon discovers that every single piece of the telephone played a crucial role in revolutionising communication around the world.
About James May: The Reassembler
Title: James May: The Reassembler
First Air Date: 2016-04-04
Last Air Date: 2017-01-18
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.1/10 (from 14 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 7
Network: BBC Four
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
When we look around our homes, sheds and garages we see an array of household objects that with one click of a button or twist of a knob will spring to life, and - most of the time - do exactly what we want them to. But how on earth do these objects work? To find out, James May (fuelled by endless cups of tea) heads into his workshop with thousands of little pieces to assemble some of our most beloved and recognisable objects from scratch to see what it actually takes to get them to work.
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James May
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