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The Big Idea Works

  • 2025
  • Returning Series
  • Talk · Reality
  • ~28m / ep
  • 1 season

Sara Davies is meeting people from across the UK who’ve come up with brilliant ideas but need some help getting them made. Can Sara and her team of experts make their ideas work?

Latest: Series 1 · 2025

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  1. E1. Perpetual Bird Feeder

    Feb 3, 2025 · 28m

    Sara Davies meets people with big ideas at her workshop. Can she and her team turn Pat’s idea for the messy birds in her garden and Lorna and John’s spa-at-home into a reality?

  2. E2. Heatie Feeties

    Feb 4, 2025 · 27m

    Sara Davies and her team meet Sean, Catherine and Emma to hear their big ideas. One is inspired by wellies, while the other is focused on getting a good night’s sleep.

  3. E3. Sugar Pen

    Feb 5, 2025 · 28m

    Sara Davies meets two more people at the Idea Works. David’s got an idea he believes will help him to manage his diabetes better. Daxa is hoping to invent a new sort of water bottle.

  4. E4. Bubble Bath Ball

    Feb 6, 2025 · 28m

    Sara Davies is ready for two new ideas. Brad’s hoping his will mean he can enjoy warm, bubbly baths for longer. Sally has got a crafty idea that will make measuring things simpler.

  5. E5. Suction Plate

    Feb 10, 2025 · 28m

    Sara Davies invites two more people into the Idea Works. Amber wants to make mealtimes less stressful for parents, and Cece’s thought of a clever way to take shopping home.

  6. E6. Automatic Drinks Pourer

    Feb 11, 2025 · 28m

    We meet Myrah, a busy mum of three, who has an idea for a perfect pint pourer, and Gary, who’s fed up with forgetting his underpants but has an idea to ensure it’ll never happen again!

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