Episodes
Episode 1
Cadbury: Secrets of the Chocolate Factory
June 7, 20180.0
For almost 200 years Cadbury had been the home of chocolate. Making a staggering 350 tonnes of milk chocolate a day. But it's far more than just a factory. From its very beginnings the company set out to change our country. Not just by giving a great taste to the nation, but like Willy Wonka's fictional creation, building a magical place for its employees to live, work and play in. But as we'll find out it's not all been a sweet story. Over the past 150 years the company's been rocked by scandal, its products spreading deadly Salmonella and the victim of one of the most hostile takeover bids in corporate history when it was poached by cheese maker Kraft.
Episode 2
Wormwood Scrubs
June 14, 20180.0
Episode 3
Rolls-Royce: Dream Machines
June 25, 20180.0
Documentary about the iconic British brand. An investigation into the luxury car and jet engine producer, and how its fortunes have been on a roller-coaster ride ever since its foundation in 1906.
Episode 4
Nando's: A PERi-PERi Big Success
July 5, 20180.0
In 1992 a small takeaway chicken restaurant opened in Ealing, heralding the beginning of a revolution in the way we eat. Focusing mainly on the fast food trade the first Nando's almost sank without trance, until its owners took a gamble. They ditched the fast food model and created a whole new way of dining. Order at the counter and pay up front, but eat sitting down with a server bringing you your meal. This innovation, combined with grilled chicken and lashings of hot Peri-Peri sauce turned that single Nando's into an empire; with more than 400 restaurants in the UK alone.
Episode 5
Harrods
October 28, 20180.0
Harrods is the place where dreams are possible. Once a simple grocer that competed on price, it's now a palace where price is irrelevant. Occupying a five-acre site, its seven floors offer over a million square feet of shopping space. Its moto is 'all things for all people, everywhere' and it lives up to its name. This is the place were Anthony Rendal, and his friend Ace 'Burke', bought a lion for 250 guineas in 1969. They kept him in their basement for a year, exercising him in the local churchyard, before releasing him in Kenya. It's also the place where some of the most famous toy animals came to life, including Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Roo and Kanga who were all bought in its' toy dept by AA Milne, who turned them into one of the most successful children's books ever.
Episode 6
Hamleys
December 16, 20180.0