Episode 1
The UK's leading inventors build life-changing solutions for people in desperate need. The inventors help a photographer who can no longer use his hands to operate a camera.
The team of inventors are challenged to come up with solutions for three very different problems.
They attempt to help a terminally ill photographer who can no longer use his hands to operate a camera. They try to bring cutting-edge communication to a remote Welsh village which has no internet access and an unreliable telephone connection. And they work to give some control back to a young designer who has Parkinson's disease and who has been unable to use a pen since developing tremors in her hands two years ago.
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Meet James
Duration: 03:23
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Meet Emma
Duration: 03:20
Music Played
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Maribou State
Natural Fools
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The Cinematic Orchestra
Ode to the Big Sea
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Radiohead
Feral
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4hero
Conceptions
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Mark Rae
Lavish
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Air
Space Maker
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Nils Frahm
Keep
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Jungle
Smoking Pixels
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The Ramsey Lewis Trio
Wade In The Water
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Blondie
Call Me
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The Album Leaf
The Light
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Simon Reeve |
| Participant | Haiyan Zhang |
| Participant | Jude Pullen |
| Participant | Ross Atkin |
| Participant | Yusuf Muhammad |
| Participant | Zoe Laughlin |
| Participant | Ruby Steel |
| Participant | Ryan White |
| Executive Producer | Tim Harcourt |
| Executive Producer | Ros Ponder |
| Series Producer | Tom Watt-Smith |
| Director | Tom Watt-Smith |
| Production Company | Studio Lambert |
| Executive Producer | Mick Ebeling |
| Executive Producer | Caskey Ebeling |
| Production Company | Not Impossible Labs |
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Charities and Organisations
A list of charities and organisations that supported production.
