Former Top Gear presenter James May is returning to the BBC, fronting a three-part series where he fixes things in a workshop in BBC Four's James May: The Reassembler.
"Any idiot can take things to bits, putting them back together again is what counts," he said.
"I recently bought a new house, with a lawn. I even have a lawn mower. Unfortunately, it's in bits. You can probably see where this is going."
In the show, May will assemble various objects from scratch, examining their component parts to discover exactly what makes them do what they do.
BBC Four channel editor Cassian Harrison said: "At BBC Four we love to celebrate passion and expertise, and we also like to take the time to do things properly.
"What could be better than giving James May the time to really get to grips with three fabulous everyday engineering icons, and to celebrate every rivet and ratchet on the way?"
In the three half-hour episodes, May will reassemble his battered lawnmower, an electric guitar, and an old-fashioned rotary dial telephone.
