Every time we switch on a light or boil a kettle we rely on power - but most people don't stop to think about the inventions and discoveries that allow us to live the way we do. In an exciting new four-part series for BBC Two, The Genius of Invention reveals the fascinating chain of events behind inventions that make everyday life possible.
Power
Speed
Communication
Visual Image
Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World
Brits Who Made The Modern World
Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention
The Creativity Delusion
Faster! Humanity's Quest to Save Time
David Jason's Great British Inventions
Smartest Guy in the Room
The Secret Life of Machines
James May's 20th Century
American Genius
Modern Marvels
Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates
Beyond the Light Switch
Ancient Inventions
Inventions That Shook the World
Histoire des Inventions
Unabomber: In His Own Words
The Other Side of Genius
Heated
Frank Lloyd Wright