James May explores the intricacies and engineering marvels of various objects by putting them back together again from a pile of hundreds of their component parts. While going through the rebuilding process, James May explains the purpose of every single nut and bolt.

James attempts to put history back together again one piece at a time by tackling a 1957 Bakelite dial telephone. 211 pieces, most of them very small indeed, must be reassembled by James in the correct order if this telephone is ever to ring again.

This is a 45 minute video.