Synopsis
From children's radio station Fun Kids: the wacky inventor Sir Sidney McSprocket is looking at the very best inventions of all time!
Episodes
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Nikola Tesla
09/11/2013 Duration: 04minEp 6: Sidney McSprocket is back! And this time he is finding out who and what inspires engineers all over the country. This time he’s at the Institute of Engineering and Technology in Glasgow!
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Emily Roebling
08/11/2013 Duration: 04minEp 5: Sidney McSprocket is back! And this time he is finding out who and what inspires engineers all over the country. This time he’s at the Institute of Engineering and Technology in Birmingham!
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Thomas Telford – The Colossus of Roads
07/11/2013 Duration: 04minEp 4: Sidney McSprocket is back! And this time he is finding out who and what inspires engineers all over the country. This time he’s at the Institute of Engineering and Technology in Glasgow!
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Yoshio Nishi - Lithium-Ion Batteries
06/11/2013 Duration: 04minEp 3: Sidney McSprocket is back! And this time he is finding out who and what inspires engineers all over the country. This time he’s at the University of Guildford. What a clever clogs!
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George Caley - Father of Aerodynamics
05/11/2013 Duration: 04minEp 2: Sidney McSprocket is back! And this time he is finding out who and what inspires engineers all over the country. This time he’s in Airbus, Bristol!
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Brunel and Clifton Suspension Bridge
05/11/2013 Duration: 04minEp 1: Sidney McSprocket is back! And this time he is finding out about the inspirations of engineers all over the country. This time he’s at Airbus in Bristol!
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Everyday Items Guide to Self Adhesive Stamps
22/02/2013 Duration: 04minEp 15: Our favourite Scottish Inventor is back and in this series Sidney McSprocket finds out all about how everyday items came about and how they were invented! McSprocket finds a fantastic new version of the normal boring stamp!
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Everyday Items Guide to Concrete Canvas
21/02/2013 Duration: 05minEp 14: Our favourite Scottish Inventor is back and in this series Sidney McSprocket finds out all about how everyday items came about and how they were invented! McSprocket explores how the concrete we see everywhere is from a very simple invention!
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Everyday Items Guide to the Bag For Life
20/02/2013 Duration: 05minEp 13: Our favourite Scottish Inventor is back and in this series Sidney McSprocket finds out all about how everyday items came about and how they were invented! Sidney McSprocket is tired of using disposable bags so he uses something much better.
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Everyday Items Guide to Zips
19/02/2013 Duration: 05minEp 12: Our favourite Scottish Inventor is back and in this series Sidney McSprocket finds out all about how everyday items came about and how they were invented! McSprocket’s buttons keep breaking on his jacket so he has to where his Waterproof on instead which has something much better.
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Everyday Items Guide to the Vaccum Cleaner
18/02/2013 Duration: 05minEp 11: Our favourite Scottish Inventor is back and in this series Sidney McSprocket finds out all about how everyday items came about and how they were invented. Sidney McSprocket wants to find a something more modern than a broom to clean all his mess!
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Everyday Items Guide to Sticky Tape
15/02/2013 Duration: 04minEp 10: Our favourite Scottish Inventor is back and in this series Sidney McSprocket finds out all about how everyday items came about and how they were invented! McSprocket needs some sticky tape to wrap up his niece Denise’s birthday present, so finds out all about how it was invented.
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Everyday Items Guide to Bubble Wrap
14/02/2013 Duration: 05minEp 9: Our favourite Scottish Inventor is back and in this series Sidney McSprocket finds out all about how everyday items came about and how they were invented! Like most people McSprocket loves bubble wrap! So in this episode he finds out- with the help of the PFS- how it came to be invented!
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Everyday Items Guide to the Thermos Flask
13/02/2013 Duration: 05minEp 8: Our favourite Scottish Inventor is back and in this series Sidney McSprocket finds out all about how everyday items came about and how they were invented! Sidney McSprocket is off into town to go shopping, however- he needs a way to take his tea with him. He explains about the Thermos Flask and how it was invented!
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Everyday Items Guide to the Kettle
12/02/2013 Duration: 05minEp 7: Our favourite Scottish Inventor is back and in this series Sidney McSprocket finds out all about how everyday items came about and how they were invented! Sidney McSprockett loves a cuppa tea so he looks into how the Kettle was invented!
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Everyday Items Guide to the Toaster
11/02/2013 Duration: 05minEp 6: Our favourite Scottish Inventor is back and in this series Sidney McSprocket finds out all about how everyday items came about and how they were invented! Ever wondered about the Toaster? Sidney and the PFS find out all about how it was invented.
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Sidney McSprocket's Everyday Items: Tetrapaks
08/02/2013 Duration: 05minEp 5: Our favourite Scottish Inventor is back and in this series Sidney McSprocket finds out all about how everyday items came about and how they were invented! Sidney McSprocket and the PFS discover what Tetrapaks are and how useful they have become to everyone’s lives.
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Everyday Items Guide to Plastic Food Tubs
07/02/2013 Duration: 04minEp 4: Our favourite Scottish Inventor is back and in this series Sidney McSprocket finds out all about how everyday items came about and how they were invented! McSprocket is looking for some breakfast and upon finding some cereal in a plastic container he finds out how they came about and why they are so popular!
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Everyday Items Guide to the Paperclip
06/02/2013 Duration: 05minEp 3: Our favourite Scottish Inventor is back and in this series Sidney McSprocket finds out all about how everyday items came about and how they were invented! Sidney McSprocket needs a way to keep his vouchers together, so the PFS tells him all about Paperclips and how they came about.
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Everyday Items Guide to Ball Point Pens
05/02/2013 Duration: 05minEp 2: Our favourite Scottish Inventor is back and in this series Sidney McSprocket finds out all about how everyday items came about and how they were invented! McSprocket looks at Ball Point Pens and finds out how they were invented and the problems they had to over come to make them work!