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An aspiring inventor battles skepticism and personal demons to unleash groundbreaking ideas that could change the world forever.
Episodes
Mandy Haberman, a graphic designer who created a cup that will not spill its contents; Kevin McEntaggert, a bricklayer who invented a thief-proof fold-away wheelbarrow; Ian Mann, who invented a hand protector for carrying shopping bags; and Liz Chantree, who, despite no knowledge of chemistry, devised a spray that stops tights from running.
Featuring a man who invented a back stretcher that mimics the actions of shiatsu massage; the inventor of the perfect oven for chicken tikka; a machine that turns vending cups into pencils and a solution to help arachnophobes everywhere.
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Mike Wallis from High Wycombe, while living in Spain, invented a board game called Word Blind - the object being to identify a word through four dictionary definitions, each one getting easier. Ann Winters, from Kent, was pregnant with her second child she set about designing a double-decker baby buggy. Architects Julia Bartfield and David Marks, the couple who designed the London Eye, have invented an alternative to regularly brushing your teeth.
Looks at Mike Keenan from Essex who has been working for years on developing ways of fireproofing items; Francis Hobbs and his "Stickaframe" invention using wood and velcro which can be used for a variety of constructions and which he hopes can be used to provide disaster relief shelter; Damini Kumar and preventing dripping spouts on teapots; and Brian and Laura Wallen and their Squeeze Boxes for holding popcorn. Trevor Baylis also appears talking about his clockwork radio invention which has been a huge success.
Series looking at extraordinary inventions. GB, Action Time Productions.