Series synopsis
Hornby: A Model World is a British documentary television series that premiered on U&Yesterday on October 11, 2021. It stars Sunetra Sarker.
Going behind the scenes with one of Britain's best loved model-making companies. Hornby opens its doors to reveal how their dedicated team of designers strive to shrink a new generation of mighty machines
Premise
Going behind the scenes with one of Britain's best loved model-making companies. Hornby opens its doors to reveal how their dedicated team of designers strive to shrink a new generation of mighty machines
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Sunetra Sarker as Narrator (Voice)
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 22 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | January 12, 2023 | January 12, 2023 |
| Season 1 | 10 | October 11, 2021 | December 13, 2021 |
| Season 2 | 11 | January 16, 2023 | March 27, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Special Hornby staff, enthusiasts and celebrities pick the top ten products and innovations that have most impressed and inspired them. What will be number one? |
January 12, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Merchant Navy A perfect diecast replica of a Merchant Navy steam locomotive is the task for Hornby's design team. Engineer Chris tries to capture the authentic sounds of a Light Pacific loco. |
October 11, 2021 |
| 2 |
Bristol Fighter Experienced designer Carl has a challenge on his hands attempting to recreate a First World War biplane as a 1/48th scale Corgi model. |
October 18, 2021 |
| 3 |
Churchill's Funeral Wagon Designer Sam creates a model of Winston Churchill's funeral wagon and first-time modeller Simon builds Britain's biggest model railway layout from his memory. |
October 25, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Flying Scotsman The iconic Locomotive Flying Scotsman is scaled down 120 times from real life, rendering some features almost invisible to the naked eye, or too small to even mould. |
January 16, 2023 |
| 2 |
Starter Set Young designer Prad has just 30 days to reinvent the model railway starter kit, while musician and host Jools Holland reveals his incredible 45-foot layout hidden away in his loft. |
January 23, 2023 |
| 3 |
Coronation Coach Hornby prepares for a right royal year with a miniature 1930s classic 'Coronation' train including the elegant 'Beavertail' observation carriage. |
January 30, 2023 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | U&Yesterday |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 11, 2021 |
| Last aired | March 27, 2023 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Monday at 20:00:00 |