James May: The Reassembler

James May: The Reassembler
Written by James May
Directed by Dan Lewis
Starring James May
Country of origin United Kingdom
No. of series 2
No. of episodes 7
Production
Executive producer(s) Will Daws
Stuart Cabb
Producer(s) Dan Lewis
Running time 30 minutes
Release
Original network BBC Four
Original release 4 April 2016 (2016-04-04)
External links
Website

James May: The Reassembler[1] is a BBC Four documentary programme focusing on the reassembly of various pieces of technology from the past. The host James May discusses the item in question whilst documenting how long it has taken to reassemble the device throughout each episode.

Episodes

Series overview

Series Episodes Originally aired
Series premiere Series finale
1 3 4 April 2016 6 April 2016
2 4 28 December 2016 18 January 2017

Series 1 (2016)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleOriginal air dateViewers[2]
11"Lawnmower"4 April 2016 (2016-04-04)659,000
James reassembles the 331 parts of a 1959 Suffolk Colt
22"Telephone"5 April 2016 (2016-04-05)578,000
James reassembles the 211 parts of a 1957 Bakelite dial phone
33"Electric Guitar"6 April 2016 (2016-04-06)555,000
James reassembles the 147 parts of a Tōkai Gakki "Goldstar Sound" Stratocaster replica.

Series 2 (2016–2017)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleOriginal air dateViewers[2]
41"Christmas: Hornby Train Set"28 December 2016 (2016-12-28)666,000
James reassembles the 138 parts of a 1972 Hornby Flying Scotsman (with realistic chuffing sounds)
52"Food Mixer"4 January 2017 (2017-01-04)N/A
James reassembles the 135 parts of a 1960s Kenwood Chef a701a Food Mixer
63"Mini Motorcycle"11 January 2017 (2017-01-11)478,000
James reassembles the 303 parts of a 1970s Honda Z50A Mini Trail Motorcycle
74"Portable Record Player"18 January 2017 (2017-01-18)493,000
James reassembles the 195 parts of a 1963 Dansette Bermuda

Season 1 has also been shown on Quest, in a 1 hour format with commercials.[3]

References

  1. "James May: The Reassembler". BBC Four. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Weekly top 10 programmes - BARB". www.barb.co.uk.
  3. https://www.questod.co.uk/show/james-may-the-reassembler
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