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James May's Toy Stories(TV show/series, 2009)

1h per episode | Genre: Documentary

Scripted Reality in 1 season with 6 episodes

James May's Toy StoriesRating: 3.6/5 (with 6 votes)
James May's Toy Stories is a UK documentary television series created and presented by James May, and produced by Plum Pictures for the BBC. The programme focused on bringing some of the most notable toys conceived in the past into the modern era to a "new generation of children", by putting each toy into a complex, large-scale project involving the nature of the toy. The projects, often ambitious, required an extensive team of experts, and in some cases required a large group of volunteers to help achieve the project's goal. The programme was originally commissioned for BBC Two as a six-episode series for 2009, between 27 October to 25 December, but later received four specials after the series concluded – one in June 2011 and three more for the Christmas broadcast schedules between 2012 and 2014. The programmes are currently available on the Naked Science YouTube channel ()
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About James May's Toy Stories

James May is out to prove why traditional, old fashioned toys are still relevant today when he pushes them to the limit in spectacular, supersize challenges.

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James May's Toy Stories Seasons and Episodes

10/27/2009Season 1 - 6 episodes
#1 | 10/27/2009Airfix
James takes model aeroplanes to a new level when he tries to make a full-size Spitfire out of Airfix. The venture soon hits problems when it becomes clear the giant 36-foot pieces may not be strong enough, and nobody knows how they will fit together. James hopes he can enthuse a group of reluctant teenagers to help him pull it off - but he soon realises he has another big battle on his hands convincing them it is a hobby to be proud of.
#2 | 11/03/2009Plasticine
James tries to make a garden entirely out of Plasticine and then enter it at the Chelsea Flower Show. He persuades thousands of members of the British public to help make the thousands of Plasticine flowers he needs, but will it be enough to persuade the guardians of the world's most prestigious horticultural event to let him make a garden with no real flowers in it? While visiting celebrities like Stephen Fry and Joanna Lumley are clearly impressed with James's creation, the RHS judges take a dimmer view, forcing James to defy tradition and take matters into his own hands.
#3 | 11/10/2009Meccano
James joins forces with Edwina Currie to build a full-size bridge from nothing but Meccano. Top engineers pitch incredible designs, but the project soon careers out of control when the Meccano does not arrive and James realises it will take longer to build than he imagined. A last-minute accident also means that James's bridge may never see the light of day.
#4 | 11/17/2009Scalextric
James attempts to construct the world's longest Scalextric track at Brooklands in Surrey.
#5 | 12/20/2009Lego
James attempts to build the world's first full-size house made entirely out of Lego bricks. With thousands of people and over three million Lego bricks, James attempts to do what no-one has ever managed, to build a two-storey house using this colourful toy. Such an ambitious undertaking is not without its problems and James soon has issues with planning regulations, an interior designer who can't get her Lego furniture to stay in one piece and a structural engineer who tries desperately to stop everything from coming crashing down.
#6 | 12/25/2009Hornby
James links Barnstaple to Bideford with the world's longest model train set.
#7 | 12/23/2012Flight Club
#8 | 12/25/2012Episode 8
#9 | 12/28/2012Episode 9
12/07/2009Specials - 10 episodes

Additional Information

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Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Made by: Plum Pictures
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 5 languages: Czech (CS), English (EN), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 10/27/2009
Last episode released on: 12/25/2009
Presenter/Host: James May

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:13385, Added: 05/13/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024