The Works

The Works is a History Channel show hosted by Daniel H. Wilson, a Carnegie educated robotics engineer and American writer. The program reveals the unseen secrets and history of everyday life using real scientific experiments and interviews with experts. Each episode focuses on uncovering the complex systems behind commonplace things, tracing a path from where it has come to where it is today and where it can go in the future. Topics range from common garbage, beer, sneakers or tattoo removal to armored plating and robots. The Works takes the viewer from a basic understanding of a product or service to a fascinating level of behind the scenes knowledge. The viewers become privy to industry trade secrets and interesting historical facts, often presented by top representatives of each perspective field. Scientific, historical and social significance are given equal weight. The Works shows audiences a broad, vibrant and surprising picture of everyday objects and industries.

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  • TheTVDB.com Series ID 270396
  • Status Ended
  • First Aired July 10, 2008
  • Recent September 25, 2008
  • Airs Thursday, at 10:00pm
  • Network History
  • Average Runtime 45 minutes
  • Genres Documentary
  • Original Country United States of America
  • Original Language English
  • On Other Sites IMDB
  • Episode Screenshot Format 4:3 Screencap
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Season 1 July 2008 September 2008 10
Unassigned Episodes 0
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Absolute ordering places all episodes in a single ordered season. This is generally used for anime.
Season From To Episodes
Season 1 0
Unassigned Episodes 10
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Thomas Draudt 10 07/10/2008 - 09/25/2008

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