Forget Top Gear … on his BBC swansong The Reassembler, May is given complex objects that’ve been taken apart, and all he has to do it put them back together. It’s charming, transfixing – probably the ...

You know the score, it begins with our retired sleuth jogging or perhaps sand-yachting in some area of outstanding natural beauty before returning to the lonely cottage they have lived in since it all ...

LONDON: A raft of new deals has been signed for Plum Pictures’ seven-part series James May: The Reassembler, which sees the motoring expert and TV personality reassemble beloved objects. The content ...

When it comes to cooking James May is not the first name that comes to mind, but when it comes to reassembling cooking appliances, James is your man. In this episode James reassembles the 135 parts ...

James May reassembles the past to hear what it sounded like as he pieces together the 195 parts of the game-changing 1963 Dansette Bermuda portable record player.

This series follows British presenter James May as he goes to great lengths to discover how household objects work. Taking a selection of everyday items, the host examines the engineering and ...

Back in the 1950s listening to music meant sitting around with your Mum and Dad and having to listen to whatever drivel they wanted. Thankfully, along came the portable record player - which helped ...

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James tackles a 1957 Bakelite dial telephone - 211 pieces, most of them very small indeed, must be reassembled in the correct order if this phone is ever to ring again. James May explores the ...