The Genius of Design Episode guide

  1. Objects of Desire

    5/5 Looking at the creativity that defined the 'designer decades' of the 80s and early 90s.

    First broadcast: 04 Jun 2010

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  2. Better Living Through Chemistry

    4/5 The story of design enters the 50s and 60s, when a new material called plastic emerged.

    First broadcast: 28 May 2010

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  3. Blueprints for War

    3/5 A look at the rival war machines designed and built during World War II.

    First broadcast: 21 May 2010

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  4. Designs for Living

    2/5 In the 1920s and 30s, design suggested different ideas about the shape of things to come.

    First broadcast: 14 May 2010

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  5. Ghosts in the Machine

    1/5 The fascinating story of the birth of industrial design.

    First broadcast: 07 May 2010

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