The Science of DIY @ Radio4X

[DICEGEORGE]

The Science of DIY The Wheelbarrow 1/5 Len Fisher and fellow experts reveal the importance of leverage when conveying a load. The Science of DIY A Chip off the Old Block

2/5 Len Fisher and fellow experts reveal how to sharpen and use your tools properly. The Science of DIY If I Had a Hammer 3/5 Len Fisher and fellow experts locate the 'sweet spot' to hit your nail on the head. 4/5 Len Fisher offers choice tips on nuts, bolts and spanners while renovating an old bicycle. 5/5 Len Fisher and fellow experts demonstrate how screws and screwdrivers are in fact levers.

[dennis]

Its going to be a bit difficult to demonstrate those things on radio.

Anyway 5 is wrong, a screwdriver is not the best lever to remove skirting with.

[Davey]

Is this born of the same process as Brian Cox and his "The Science of Dr. Who"?

[Andrew Gabriel]

I suddenly got several messages from people last week saying they'd seen me on the telly. I was somewhat puzzled, and none had said what programme or what I was doing on telly. Anyway, it turned out to be Watchdog, who came along to one of our repair events some weeks ago. They were featuring a family who were trying to repair a number of broken things. I was not directly involved - the repairer who organised the visit handled them all, but I was in the background mending a Henry vacuum cleaner.

It would have been nice if they'd actually covered the diagnostic and repair process, but of course, they didn't really do that - the programme isn't aimed at a technical audience.