The Way Things Work

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TVSeries television_series Q1736843
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The Way Things Work

Summary

The Way Things Work is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (352 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Way Things Work is the creator of David Macaulay[3].
  • The Way Things Work's instance of is recorded as television series[4].
  • The Way Things Work's genre is children's television series[5].
  • The Way Things Work's based on is recorded as The Way Things Work[6].
  • The original language of The Way Things Work was English[7].
  • The original language of The Way Things Work was French[8].
  • The Way Things Work's original broadcaster is recorded as BBC Two[9].
  • The Way Things Work's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[10].
  • The Way Things Work's country of origin is recorded as Germany[11].
  • The Way Things Work's country of origin is recorded as France[12].
  • The Way Things Work began on 2001[13].
  • The Way Things Work ended on 2004[14].
  • The Way Things Work's number of episodes is recorded as {'amount': '+26'}[15].
  • The Way Things Work's has characteristic is recorded as film based on book[16].
  • The Way Things Work's after a work by is recorded as Neil Ardley[17].
  • The Way Things Work's different from is recorded as Jak to działa?[18].
  • The Way Things Work's duration is recorded as {'amount': '+13'}[19].
  • The Way Things Work's number of seasons is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[20].
  • The Way Things Work's broadcast by is recorded as RedeTV![21].
  • The Way Things Work's broadcast by is recorded as Record[22].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Way Things Work is the creator of David Macaulay[3].

Publication

Original languages include English[7] and French[8]. The Way Things Work's genre is children's television series[5].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Way Things Work's after a work by is recorded as Neil Ardley[17].

Why It Matters

The Way Things Work ranks in the top 10% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (352 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Original language of film or tv show → English, French
    Tv maze series id → 69461
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P8600]]: 69461, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/274647|batch #274647]]"
  2. 11w ago · C. Erwan · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Creator → —
    Original broadcaster → BBC Two
    Duration → {'amount': '+13'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English, French
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2437]]: 1"
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