How Things Are Made

Have you ever wondered how those beautiful coloured shapes get inside glass marbles, or how church bells are made to chime out exactly the right note? Do you know how electricity is generated, or how coins are made at the Royal Mint?

The Magic of Making is a series of delightful children's DVDs that takes you behind the factory door and the farm gate to reveal the many processes and crafts involved in the making of everyday things around us.

Made for children - Loved by adults too!

With music, an amusing narration, and access to some amazing locations, our children's DVDs are both entertaining and educational. The Magic of Making is an expanding range of factual children's DVDs the whole family can enjoy.

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  • Removing surface imperfections

  • Breaking the bells from their castings

  • Shiny "blanks" emerge from the coin press

  • New bottles get a hot shower

  • Decorating the birthday cake

  • Pouring wax to make candles

  • Some of the earliest coins ever made

  • Preparing to fit the wiring loom

  • The nuclear power station control room

  • Crisps tumble in the flavouring drum

  • "Docking" slate in the workshop

  • Weighing dough in the bakery

  • Setting explosives in the slate mine

  • Clear water emerges from the filter beds

  • Inspecting the fleece

  • Refilling the furnace with sand

  • Wax is collected from the honeycomb

  • The balloon formers are dipped in the latex

  • Flavouring the ice cream

  • Taking the temperature of the "wort"

  • Measuring electricity with a voltmeter

  • Cutting the rubber tree to collect latex

  • Mixing the gunpowder for the fireworks

  • Preparing to solder the fork-handles

  • New cutlery is filed smooth

  • Testing for leaks in the canvas

  • Can she fly? Yes she can!

British Signing British Sign Language

All our DVDs feature optional subtitles, narration on/off, and an option to view the films with a visual commentary in British Sign Language.

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Meet the Factory Manager Factory Days

Help the factory manager with the daily delivery of goods in our hilarious interactive game!

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Film Previews

You can see clips from all our films by going to the "Our DVDs" page and following the links to the episode titles.