The Way Things Work

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The Way Things Work

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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.

Jan 6, 20041 seasons26 episodesEndedFR

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Peter Lustig

Peter Lustig

Erzähler / Erfinder (Stimme)

Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

26 episodes

Premiered Jan 6, 2004

Episodes

1–6 of 26

Rolling Stones

When a mammoth stampede ruins the village, the islanders try to build decent roads, using large boulders. Topics covered: inclined planes, wedges.

A See Saw World

To win a 'heaviest mammoth' competition, the islanders build makeshift scales of logs and rocks to weigh them. Topics covered: levers.

Take a Mammoth to Water

The mammoths need their monthly washing, but the islanders cannot persuade them to bathe, until the Inventor suggests the use of winches and wheels. Topics covered: wheels and axles.

Fun at the Fair

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. Topics covered: belts and gears.

A Knight's Tale

In a slight parody of the Chaucer story of the same name, the islanders and a visiting knight attempt to rescue Brenda from the top of an observation tower. Topics covered: screws.

Pulleys

The islanders' supply of mammoth milk is running out, and they attempt to raise the mammoths from the ground for milking. Topics covered: pulleys.

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BBC One

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