DiscoveryThe Origin of StuffEpisodes Episode guide

Back up to: Discovery

1. Bed

   6/6Katy Brand reveals how our attitudes to sleep, sex and status are played out in the bed.
2. Toilet

   Katy Brand reveals how attitudes to the toilet have shaped it's place in history.
3. Wine glass

   Katy Brand toasts the wine glass, learning why it became the gargantuan glass it is today
4. Fork

   Katy Brand explores the life of the unsung hero of the cutlery world – the fork.
5. High heel

   Katy Brand tracks the extraordinary life of the high heel, from past to the present.
6. Toothbrush

   Katy Brand investigates the toothbrush from its humble start, as a stick, to the present.