The same basic rule applies to building a cubby as building a house - measure it three times, build it once. This program explores the use of measurement when designing something, and touches briefly on the concept of building to a scale. We visit an architect's office and see the role of computers in modern building design.

How do you design a meal that meets certain criteria? This program looks at the role recipes, ingredients, utensils and culinary flair all play when it comes to preparing food. We follow the methodical steps taken to make a chocolate cake and demonstrate the correct use of cooking utensils.

Can we stop wasting food scraps, have a green thumb and keep worms happy and healthy all at the same time? This program shows that the answer is clearly "yes"! One of nature's perfect ecosystems is explored in this program as children set about building the ideal worm farm.

How do you design a toy for a baby? And what sort of toy would appeal to a child who can't see very well? While Flyn embarks on a mission to make a new toy for a bored, bed-bound Dodly, we explore some criteria for designing toys for certain users.

Music may be the elixir of life, but just how do instruments make sounds? Spurred by Dodly's mission to come up with sound effects for Flyn's adventure story, we begin by looking at some common household objects that can be used to make sounds.

What keeps a boat afloat and what role does its shape play in helping it to move? The quest to answer these questions leads us to investigate a range of possible boat building materials, including fibreglass, which we see sprayed into a mould then removed as a hardened shell.

Why do we put food into containers? And why are these containers all so different? The need to match the package to the product is explained and illustrated using a range of different foods. We visit several food production and packaging plants and see the care taken to ensure the products reach consumers intact.

Where would we be without bags to help us carry things? In this program we learn how a well-designed and properly worn bag can make everything from carrying school books to picking fruit easier. We look at some reasons behind the choice of bag making materials and visit a plastic bag factory to see how tiny beads become bags.

This program looks at all the different situations in which people wear headgear, from competing in cycling races to working as a welder or in a busy commercial kitchen.

We all like to play on playground equipment, but what makes them fun and safe? And how do those moving parts on seesaws, swings and flying foxes work? While Dodly goes off to design his dream playground, we visit others and take a close look at the materials used and how some parts work together as a system to provide movement.

How often do we stop to take a good look at how a bridge is constructed? This program examines the different forms bridges take and explains some reasons for these differences, such as the nature of the terrain they traverse and the weight of the loads they carry.

Technology used in the recording of sound is ever changing. In this program we begin with a familiar scene of sound recording - the telephone answering machine. From here we visit a post-audio studio to investigate the use of computers for adding recorded sounds to television programs.

Lah-Lah can't wait to show Buzz the cute little trumpet her uncle sent her in the post - it makes a great high sound. Buzz is just as eager to show Lah-Lah the trombone his aunty sent him in the post, it makes an awesome low sound. Lah-Lah insists her trumpet is better it has three little buttons that you push. Buzz is certain his trombone is better it has a slide that makes the sound go up and down. Mister Saxophone can't take it any longer and points out that both instruments are good and what's more important is having fun playing together.

Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous six-year relationship between Liberace and his much younger lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted.

Follows the story of Hilly Kristal's New York club from its conceit as a venue for Country, Bluegrass and Blues (CBGB) to what it ultimately became: the birthplace of underground rock 'n' roll and punk.

Lah-Lah is on the balcony tending to her lovely potted flowers. Unbeknownst to Lah-Lah, the band is secretly building her a vegetable garden in their backyard. Lah-Lah heads over to the band's house for rehearsal only to find very dirty band members. This makes her suspicious but the Secret Sound cupboard calls just in time to distract her. Lah-Lah is inspired by the opera singer in the secret sound game and wants to sing high but the pitch is so high it causes the room to shake and things start dropping off the shelf. She decides singing outside will be safer. Lah-Lah is thrilled at the surprise garden. Tom Tom brings out the finishing touch - Scarecrow Buzz.

His first solo album Faith had six top five singles that helped it dominate the charts worldwide. George Michael had written and produced nearly every track. To date, it has sold over 25 million copies.

Genesis formed in 1967, when Peter Gabriel met Tony Banks at the exclusive Charterhouse School. When audiences went to a Genesis show, it was a huge spectacle and an exciting experience that wasn't just about the music.

Buzz has lost his boom chaka and without it he can't write songs or lead the band! When the band can't find Buzz's Boom Chaka anywhere close to home, they go to check at the park. All the natural sounds around Buzz inspire him and without realising it Buzz directs the band to play a song. Looks like Buzz has got his Boom Chaka back!

Lah-Lah is in a great mood, only to find the band are all in a terrible mood. They've been trying to rehearse a new song but it sounds terrible. Lah-Lah suggests they go to the park to rehearse because it always puts them in a good mood. On the bus they meet Helen the opera singer and learn about long and short notes. This really helps the band perfect their new song which now sounds great!

It's Mr Saxophone's birthday and the band is having a lovely birthday lunch at the park. Mr Saxophone's Uncle Woodrow joins them and plays the clarinet as a treat but some of the notes he plays squeak. Uncle Woodrow is disappointed and the band try to help by offering some musical tips they've picked up from Richard on the way there in the bus. After another try without success Lah-Lah realises that Uncle Woodrow is hard of hearing and the musical tips they give him really do help.

Lah-Lah teaches the birds to sing and they sound really good until they get so loud nobody can think anymore. To get some peace and quiet they jump on the bus and lead all the birds back to the park where their tweeting won't bother the band anymore. If they can lull the birds to sleep then they can slip away from the park.

Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart came from very different backgrounds. After releasing their first album, they began to work with synthesisers, a choice which led them to their breakthrough hit.

A wisful young woman, her cruel stepmother and stepsisters, a fairy godmother and her handsome prince: the classic story of Cinderella is a treat for all ages, now brought to life in the grand tradition of Russian ballet. Complete with a lavish set and sumptuous costumes, this production of Cinderella was originally choreographed by Rostislav Zakharov for the premiere of Sergei Prokofiev's glorious score at the Mariinsky Theater in 1945.

Jack Black stars as a hell-raising guitarist with delusions of grandeur. Kicked out of his band and desperate for work, he impersonates a substitute teacher and turns a class of fifth grade high-achievers into high-voltage rock and rollers. Joan Cusack portrays the principal of the private school where Black is prepping the kids for a Battle of the Bands.

Lah-Lah is on her balcony watering her flowers when she gets a call to go over to the band's house. Lah-Lah arrives to find Squeezy Sneezy having a sneeze attack. She takes charge - Squeezy Sneezy obviously has a cold. They give him a blanket and soup, even a beanie to keep his head warm but nothing seems to work. Maybe it's not a cold, maybe Squeezy Sneezy is allergic to something? The band performs an allergy test on Squeezy Sneezy.

Buzz is all in a tizzy! Last night he dreamt up a wonderful song but now he can't remember how it went. The band tries various ways to help Buzz remember but nothing helps. Finally a sound in the Secret Sound game reminds Buzz of the melody and he can write the song!

Lah-Lah tries to inspire the band to tidy up their room but they get distracted and start playing the instruments they discover while cleaning up. Lah-Lah finally convinces them to pack up the old instruments so they can head off to the local school to share them with the kids. The kids at the school have a great time jamming with the band. Tom Tom decides to give away a toy he was going to keep.

Lola the double bass is not feeling very happy. Buzz is concerned and explains that Lola feels like the odd one out, she doesn't look or sound like any other members of the band. They head off to the double bass shop and on the bus they meet the Stringalings who are part of the string family, the same family as Lola. Lola now has two families; the string family and the band.

Lah-Lah has a new dance but she can't quite get the ending right. The band offers other suggestions but they all just look too silly. Maybe she needs to take a real dance lesson? Along the way to the lesson they meet Carlos who plays the guiro and they all learn the samba beat. Playing the samba fast and slow helps Lah-Lah finally learn her dance!

Lah-Lah and the band are sleeping in their tents tonight! Buzz, Mister Saxophone, Squeezy Sneezy and Tom Tom crowd in to their tent but Lah-Lah keeps putting off going into hers, she just needs Five More Minutes. She heads to the kitchen for a snack and the rest of the band join her. Buzz keeps falling asleep in silly positions and Lah-Lah startles him awake with her bubbly energy. Buzz works out that there are too many distractions inside and if they slept outside where it's nice and quiet Lah-Lah would finally get sleepy.

The Seven Ages of Elvis sets out to explore exactly who Elvis was and the true meaning of his unprecedented impact on popular culture. Using Shakespeare's Seven Ages of Man as a framework, the film charts the King of Rock 'n' Roll's' extraordinary life, act by act - from his impoverished childhood in the depressed American South, through his meteoric rise to international fame, to his Vegas years and sad death in 1977. Combining archive material with personal testimonies from those who knew Elvis best, the film throws light on the secret to his triumphant, universal success and asks why audiences are still drawn to him 40 years after his death.

Tom Tom is always building new drum sets. This time he's borrowed Buzz's band leader shoes to add to his drum kit and Buzz is not happy. How can Buzz go outside without his shoes? Lah-Lah suggests maybe they could get Buzz some new bandleader shoes - his old shoes are kind of old and stinky anyway. So they get on the bus and head down town to the shoe store. Along the way they meet Steve who plays the conga.

The band can't find their toothbrushes and nobody can hear what anybody is saying because Tom Tom's tinkering is making so much noise. Lah-Lah suggests they all help Tom Tom with his sculpture for the Musical Art Fair so the noise will be over faster. When the sculpture is finished the band is surprised to find that Tom Tom has included their toothbrushes in the sculpture!

Lah-Lah tries to fix Squeezy Sneezy's sneezing.

Tom Tom is always building new drum sets. This time he's borrowed Buzz's band leader shoes to add to his drum kit and Buzz is not happy.

Hailed by Rolling Stone as the greatest guitarist of all time, Jimi Hendrix was also one of the biggest cultural figures of the '60s, a psychedelic voodoo child. Leading music critics cast fresh light on the career of Jimi Hendrix.