This series lifts the lid on the modern world and shows viewers how it works—from space rockets and nuclear subs to light bulbs and razors. Each episode features three stories, filmed in multiple locations around the world, which reveals the hidden story behind another slice of twenty-first-century life. This series takes viewers to every corner of the globe to reveal the extraordinary stories behind some of the most amazing, and some of the most ordinary objects in our lives. This is volume one.