S1E130 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Joh...

After a dash of river rapids and stampeding elk, Bobby and friends continue through the Bamboo Forest on their quest to find the Giant Panda and his magical flute. 

Lucy and friends are heading into the mysterious and mystical Bamboo Forest in search of a Giant Panda and his magical flute. What will they encounter along the way? 

When Lucy Wow’s Big Red Barn goes into lockdown mode, no one can escape. It’ll take teamwork to break out of this high-tech vault. 

We put man on the moon before we invented the wheeled suitcase. Why did it take so long? Find out in this episode of Patented: History of Inventions, where host Dallas Campbell is joined by expert Katrine Marçal, whose research has revealed an intriguing hidden chapter in the inv ... Show More

On 16 September 1890, inventor Louis Le Prince boarded a train to Paris and vanished without a trace. In his book The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures, Paul Fischer explores his life and disappearance. Speaking to Ellie Cawthorne, he delves into the many theories about what may h ... Show More

A little while ago I came across a PBS special on one of my favorite heroes, Thomas Edison. This is a man with so many patents, who achieved so much, who was so devoted to bringing on genius into the world. He clearly changed our lives. This Mastery Session is all about is his Me ... Show More

Max Pearson presents a selection of this week’s Witness History stories.In 1999, Aibo: the world's first robot dog, hit the shops in Japan and sold out in just 20 minutes. We hear from Toshitada Doi who spent six years on the project when he worked at Sony. Plus we hear from Dr E ... Show More

Johannes Gutenberg war ein Erfinder, der am Ende des Mittelalters lebte. Man bezeichnet ihn oft als Erfinder des Buchdrucks. Er hat den Buchdruck jedoch nicht erfunden, aber entscheidend vereinfacht. Viele Menschen halten seine Erfindung für eine der wichtigsten der Menschheit. S ... Show More

A medieval tech start-up led by serial entrepreneur Johannes Gutenberg and his invention that unleashed a societal revolution. As Europe recovered from the scourge of the Black Death, a young man from a family that had made its name in metalwork, specifically in gold and silver s ... Show More

Datshiane Navanayagam meets two engineers who want more women to become inventors. Roma Agrawal is best known for her work on The Shard, the UK’s tallest building. She’s also the author of Nuts & Bolts, a book which explores the history of seven tiny but fundamental inventions th ... Show More

Joining us this episode to discuss the highs and lows of parenting (and life) is the brilliant writer, author, comedian and former doctor - Adam Kay. Adam is best known as author of the number-one bestselling book ‘This Is Going to Hurt’. His new book KAY’S INCREDIBLE INVENTIONS ... Show More

Today author Roald Dahl is best-known for his prolific writing career -- but, as it turns out, he lived an entirely different life before he ever put pen to paper to create children's stories. Learn more about Roald Dahl's earlier life as a fighter ace, a legendary ladies man, an ... Show More