James May: The Reassembler

2 seriesEntertainment / Factual
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This series follows British presenter James May as he goes to great lengths to discover how household objects work. Taking a selection of everyday items, the host examines the engineering and components that make up the products. Each object is laid out disassembled in a workshop, each piece separated and ready for May to put back together. Meticulously, the presenter rebuilds the item to its former glory and hopes that it functions correctly the first time around. Equipment featuring on the first series includes a petrol-powered lawn mower, an old-style rotary dial telephone and an electric guitar.

Lawnmower: Episode Image
Episode 1Lawnmower

James tries to put a 1959 Suffolk Colt petrol lawnmower, a device which helped make mowing accessible to many by producing a smaller and affordable machine, back together.

Telephone: Episode Image
Episode 2Telephone

James tackles a 1957 Bakelite dial telephone - 211 pieces, most of them very small indeed, must be reassembled in the correct order if this phone is ever to ring again.

Electric Guitar: Episode Image
Episode 3Electric Guitar

James continues his quest with an electric guitar - 147 pieces must be reassembled in a process entailing soldering, precision screwdrivers and fiddly electronics.

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