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Every time we switch on a light or boil a kettle we rely on power - but most people don't stop to think about the inventions and discoveries that allow us to live the way we do. In an exciting new four-part series for BBC Two, The Genius of Invention reveals the fascinating chain of events behind inventions that make everyday life possible.

American Masters

How Do They Do It?

The Food That Built America

History 101

The World According to Jeff Goldblum

Doctor Who Confidential

Modern Marvels

The Real History of Science Fiction

Gadget Man

Who Do You Think You Are?

Horizon

American Experience

Brits Who Made The Modern World

Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World

Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates

Smartest Guy in the Room

Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention

American Genius

The Secret Life of Machines

Histoire des Inventions

James May's 20th Century
The Other Side of Genius

Faster! Humanity's Quest to Save Time

Unabomber: In His Own Words