Tom Scott: England (2026) : 1x18
I Get Excited About an Ampersand
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Overview
At Hereford Cathedral, I visit a library where the books are chained to the shelves -- and see two of those books, to help understand just how quickly one technology can change the world.
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1 - 1I Helped Break a 142-Year-Old Bell, and That’s Okay March 23, 2026 -
1 - 2They Can Fly 200 Miles With No Fuel. Here’s How. March 30, 2026 -
1 - 3I Missed the Evidence. Can You Spot It? April 06, 2026 -
1 - 4These People Walk Towards Mining Disasters April 13, 2026 -
1 - 5These Mannequins Can Bleed April 20, 2026 -
1 - 6I Finally Got to Drive Yorkshire’s Tiny Boats April 27, 2026 -
1 - 7If You Found Candy With My Name in It, Here’s Why May 04, 2026 -
1 - 8Oh No, I Sympathized With a Victorian Arms Dealer May 11, 2026 -
1 - 9The Mist That Keeps the Tyne Tunnels Safe May 18, 2026 -
1 - 10This Man Stops People Drowning in Quicksand May 25, 2026 -
1 - 11Pulling the Lever Is the Easy Part June 01, 2026 -
1 - 12Can a 70-Year-Old Telescope Still Be Useful? June 08, 2026 -
1 - 13We Can’t Invent a Robot Better Than These Ferrets June 15, 2026 -
1 - 14I Got Hit in the Teeth With 900-Year-Old Antlers June 22, 2026 -
1 - 15I Launched the Mighty Trebuchet June 29, 2026 -
1 - 16If I Get this Wrong, 50,000 People Will Hear It. July 06, 2026 -
1 - 17I Have a Weird Conspiracy Theory About This Bridge July 13, 2026 -
1 - 18I Get Excited About an Ampersand July 20, 2026 -
1 - 19I’m So Glad This Hidden Monorail Broke Down July 27, 2026 -
1 - 20two nerds try to build a wall August 03, 2026 -
1 - 21Episode 21 August 10, 2026