Explores the scientific, social, economic and environmental consequences of supposedly time-saving inventions, ideas and objects. Throughout a lifetime, the minutes that are actually lost or saved can add up to days, weeks, months or even years.
Episode 1 - The Elevator
Episode 2 - The Highway
Episode 3 - The Shopping Mall
Episode 4 - The Plastic Container
Episode 5 - The Microwave
Episode 6 - The Disposable Cup
Episode 7 - The Bar Code
Episode 8 - The Dishwasher
Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention
Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World
Brits Who Made The Modern World
Modern Marvels
Tagged
Wonders of the Universe
The Genius of Invention
The Real Thing
James May's 20th Century
The Secret Life of Machines
Life After People: The Series
Heated
Ancient Inventions
Inventions That Shook the World
Histoire des Inventions
David Jason's Great British Inventions
Time
A1: Britain's Longest Road
Japan's Top Inventions
Dragons' Den: How to Win in the Den