Everyday Miracles: The Genius of Sofas, Stockings and ScannersApril 21, 2016

Professor Mark Miodownik shows us what is so great about stuff. All the things of modern life around us that we maybe take for granted are revealed to be little pieces of domestic magic - everyday miracles - from razor blades to tights, via plywood and foam rubber. On the road and in the lab with explosive experiments, Mark reveals why the everyday and even the mundane is anything but.

Everyday Miracles: The Genius of Sofas, Stockings and Scanners was broadcast on BBC4 at Thursday 21 April 2016, 20:00. This episode was initially placed on Tuesday 19 August 2014.