Masters of Reinvention

Masters of Reinvention (2025- )

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In this new six-part UKTV Original series, award-winning mechanical engineer, Dr Shini Somara, will turn to back copies of Practical Mechanics magazine - once the best-selling bible of British inventors -and challenge a dream design team to reinvent its vintage blueprints for the 21st century.

Each week, Dr Shini will lead a diverse crew of engineers, crafters and gadgeteers as they try to update these vintage designs from the 30s, 40s and 50s and make them fit for purpose in the modern world.

Working from a vintage shed on a Yorkshire airfield, the build teams will be drawn from a pool of returning experts, with Dr Shini allocating team members to the projects that most suits their skills.

The reinvention challenges range from a build-at-home car, a boat and a camping trailer…to a pedal-powered washing machine, a burglar alarm and a lie detector.

They've set themselves just four weeks - the time between each edition of the magazine – in which to design and build them.Filled with imaginative and ambitious designs - and combining old-fashioned DIY skills with clever modern technology - the series aims to re-ignite the nation's passion for innovation.

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Double-Seater Canoe and Lie Detector
Season 1Episode 6

Double-Seater Canoe and Lie Detector

In 1945, Practical Mechanics included instructions of how to build a two-seater canoe that broke into two parts, so it could be transported by train.For their reinvention, father and son mechanical engineers Pete and Ellis come up with a very modern twist on making a lightweight, portable canoe.Taking inspiration from origami, the team create a foldable canoe made from thin plastic sheeting, fixed together by wooden bolts.It's brilliantly simple in design, but will it float Shini's boat when she takes it out on the water?Ellis and YouTube inventor Ruth are also tasked with modernising the Lie Detector that dates back to 1935.Instead of detecting lies, they come up with a device that uses A.I. face recognition software to detect emotions. They're also planning to set off some clever mechanical gadgets designed to change their subject's emotion.It'shighly ambitious, so will it actually work when Dr Shini puts it to the test?

Mar 17, 2025

Recent Episodes

EpisodeNameAirdate
S01E06Double-Seater Canoe and Lie DetectorMar 17, 2025
S01E05DIY Car and Burglar AlarmMar 17, 2025
S01E04Aluminium Boat and Cycle Side CarMar 17, 2025
S01E03Air Raid Shelter and Pedal-Powered Washing Machine:Mar 17, 2025
S01E02Luton Minor Model Plane and Armchair Draughting Table:Mar 17, 2025
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Dr. Shini Somara

Dr. Shini Somara

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