Inside the Factory

In this Christmas special, new presenter Paddy McGuinness and Cherry Healey visit a chocolate factory in Belgium that produces four million chocolate seashells every day.

New presenter Paddy McGuinness makes a nostalgic visit to the Warburtons bread factory in his hometown of Bolton, where he had a Saturday job more than 30 years ago.

Paddy McGuinness visits a factory to explore the surprising process of turning potato starch into 500 million packs of Quavers cheese curls every year.

Paddy McGuinness visits a factory that makes forty million flapjacks a year. Meanwhile, Cherry Healey learns how oats can benefit gut health, and Ruth Goodman savours the history of the Staffordshire oatcakes and golden syrup.

Paddy McGuinness visits a factory that produces three million books every week. Cherry Healey is learning how an intricate design is printed onto cloth for the hard covers. Meanwhile historian Ruth Goodman uncovers the extraordinary origins of Braille.