Sir Sidney McSprocket's Amazing Inventions

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From children's radio station Fun Kids: the wacky inventor Sir Sidney McSprocket is looking at the very best inventions of all time!

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    • Jul 17, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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    Your Own Great Exhibition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2020 5:29


    Sir Sidney McSprocket is encouraging YOU to make your own Great Exhibition – what things might you include? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    G.M. Gilbert & Jane Ni Dhulchaointigh

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020 5:08


    Sir Sidney McSprocket introduces us to G.M. Gilbert and Jane Ni Dhulchaointigh, two great and inspiring British minds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    George Jennings & Duncan Fitzsimons

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 4:57


    Sir Sidney McSprocket looks at George Jennings and Duncan Fitzsimons – both who not only solved problems but made life better too! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    William Jenkins & Lucy Hughes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 4:51


    Sir Sidney McSprocket explores two nautically themed creators – William Jenkins and Lucy Hughes.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    R.W. Savage & Laurence Kemball-Cook

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 4:59


    Sir Sidney McSprocket looks at two great minds who liked to play with unusual ideas. R. W. Savage and Laurence Kemball-Cook. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Eugene Rimmel & James Dyson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2020 4:55


    Sir Sidney McSprocket introduces two Great Minds – Eugene Rimmel and Sir James Dyson, and shows how being adaptive is an important quality for creative people.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Sir Charles Wheatstone & Sir Jonathon Ive

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2020 5:18


    Sir Sidney McSprocket investigates two other knights - Sir Charles Wheatstone and Sir Jonathan Ive – two designers who changed the way we look at things. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Harrison Power Loom & Oluwaseyi Sosanya

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 4:37


    Sir Sidney McSprocket introduces us to Great British minds, J Harrison and Oluwaseyi Sosanya - both of whom used their curiosity to improve on an existing design. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Babbage, Lovelace & Berners Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2020 5:30


    Sir Sidney McSprocket takes us on a journey to meet three Great British Minds who are responsible for the invention of computing and the internet.       See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Great Exhbition of 1851

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 5:20


    Sir Sydney McSprockett remembers The Great Exhibition of 1851 and how Great British Minds aren't something you only found in Victoria times. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    How's it Made - Marker Pens

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2018 3:26


    Sir Sidney McSprocket explores how marker pens are made.

    How's it Made - Light Bulbs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2018 3:42


    Sir Sidney McSprocket explores how light bulbs are made.

    How's it Made - Plastic Bottles

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2018 3:38


    Sir Sidney McSprocket explores how plastic bottles are made.

    How's it Made - Carpet

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2018 3:26


    Sir Sidney McSprocket explores how carpet is made.

    How's it Made - Marbles

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2018 3:25


    Sir Sidney McSprocket explores how marbles are made.

    How's it Made - Footballs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2018 3:37


    Sir Sidney McSprocket explores how footballs are made.

    How's it Made - Dice

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2018 3:14


    Sir Sidney McSprocket explores how dIce are made.

    How's it Made - Sticky Tape

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2018 3:12


    Sir Sidney McSprocket explores how sticky tape is made.

    How's it Made - Slime

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2018 3:24


    Sir Sidney McSprocket explores how slime is made.

    How's it Made - Cardboard Boxes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2018 3:18


    Sir Sidney McSprocket explores how cardboard boxes are made.

    How's it Made - Batteries

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2018 3:41


    Sir Sidney McSprocket explores how batteries are made.

    How's it Made - Balloons

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2018 3:30


    Sir Sidney McSprocket explores how balloons are made.

    How's it Made - Toothbrushes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2018 3:17


    Sir Sidney McSprocket explores how toothbrushes are made.

    How's it Made - Pyrex Cookware

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2018 3:49


    Sir Sidney McSprocket explores how Pyrex cookware is made.

    How's it Made - Aluminium Cans

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2018 3:24


    Sir Sidney McSprocket explores how aluminium cans are made.

    Fulgence Bienvenue

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2014 4:43


    Ep 11: 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 University College London!

    James Watt

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2014 4:01


    Ep 10: 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 a company called Arqiva!

    James Dyson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2014 3:56


    Ep 9: Sidney McSprocket is back! And this time he is finding out who and what inspires engineers all over the country. This time he’s back at Qinetiq (PRON: Kinetic)

    Frank Whittle

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2014 4:03


    Ep 8: Sidney McSprocket is back! And this time he is finding out who and what inspires engineers all over the country. This time he’s visiting a company called Qinetiq!

    Joseph Bazalgette

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2014 4:06


    Ep 7: 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 Transport for London and Crossrail!

    Nikola Tesla

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2013 4:37


    Ep 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!

    Emily Roebling

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2013 4:46


    Ep 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!

    Thomas Telford – The Colossus of Roads

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2013 4:21


    Ep 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!

    Yoshio Nishi - Lithium-Ion Batteries

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2013 4:53


    Ep 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!

    Brunel and Clifton Suspension Bridge

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2013 4:28


    Ep 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!

    Everyday Items Guide to Self Adhesive Stamps

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2013 4:51


    Ep 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!

    Everyday Items Guide to Concrete Canvas

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2013 5:00


    Ep 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!

    Everyday Items Guide to the Bag For Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2013 5:20


    Ep 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.

    Everyday Items Guide to Zips

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2013 5:06


    Ep 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.

    Everyday Items Guide to the Vaccum Cleaner

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2013 5:30


    Ep 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!

    Everyday Items Guide to Sticky Tape

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2013 4:59


    Ep 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.

    Everyday Items Guide to Bubble Wrap

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2013 5:18


    Ep 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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