Season 1 title card
Wallace and Gromit's World of Invention was commissioned by Jay Hunt, controller of BBC One, and Jo Ball.
Exec. Producers:
- Nick Park
- Peter Lord
Director:
- Merlin Crossingham
Cast:
- Peter Sallis - Wallace
- Ashley Jensen - Narrator (filmed inserts)
- John Sparkes - Archivist Goronwy
- Jem Stansfield - Science Correspondent ("It Never Got Off The Drawing Board" segment)
Theme Music:
- Julian Nott
Special Segments:
Inventor of the Week
- Wallace looks at certain particular inventors and their life achievements each week like Trevor Baylis.
It Never Got Off The Drawing Board
- Jem Stansfield looks at inventions that never got beyond the design or prototype stage, such as a fridge made by Einstein.
Curiosity Corner
- Wallace looks at some unusual things, such as how termites inspired buildings like Portcullis House.
Contraption Countdown
- Goronwy, an unseen Welsh-accented archive librarian gives a rundown of inventions regarding the episode's subject matter through archive footage (sometimes those that weren't sensible).
| # | Image | Title | Airdate |
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| 01 | 
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Nature Knows Best | November 3, 2010 |
| Wallace and Gromit explore the wonders of the natural world, and look at inventions inspired by Mother Nature... Read more > | |||
| 02 |
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Reach for the Sky | November 10, 2010 |
| Wallace and Gromit explore the mysteries behind man's fascination with flight, from homemade space rockets in Manchester to jetpacks in the UK... Read more > | |||
| 03 |
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Home Sweet Home | November 17, 2010 |
| Wallace and Gromit look at ingenious inventions for the home. From 1940s household robots and strange humanoid butlers to cutting-edge labour saving devices, we travel around the world to explore the social history of domestic life through inventions... Read more > | |||
| 04 |
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Come to Your Senses | November 24, 2010 |
| Wallace and Gromit experience the world through the five senses, exploring the fact and fiction behind invisibility cloaks, bomb-detecting bees and the top sensory inventions... Read more > | |||
| 05 |
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Better Safe Than Sorry | December 1, 2010 |
| Wallace and Gromit have always taken their safety into their own hands, and in this episode of the science series they consider other inventors with the same philosophy... Read more > | |||
| 06 |
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From A to B | December 8, 2010 |
| Wallace and Gromit explore incredible transportation inventions from around the globe... Read more > | |||