Broadcast date
2013-09-06 • 20 episodes
Episodes of this season
1. Opal, Stunt Planes, Nougat
event 2013-09-06 • schedule 22m
Digging out the rare opal in the Australian desert; Building the classic bi-wing strong enough to stand the stresses of modern stunt flying; Making the nougat core of everybody's favorite sweets.
2. Saffron, Ice Roads, Shelby
event 2013-09-05 • schedule 22m
How do they farm the expensive spice saffron, how do they create giant roads made entirely from ice and how do they manufacture a muscle car?
3. Toilet Paper, Absinthe, Cricket Balls
event 2013-09-12 • schedule 22m
How do they turn trees into toilet paper? How do they make absinthe and how do they make cricket balls tough enough to face batsmen?
4. Salad, Rope, Insulin
event 2013-09-19 • schedule 22m
How do they cultivate green salad on scorching desert plains, how do they make rigging for ships and how do they produce lifesaving insulin from bread?
5. Locomotives, Clotted Cream, Boomerangs
event 2013-09-26 • schedule 22m
How do they build one of the world's most powerful locomotives? And how do they turn cows' milk into clotted cream?
6. Sardines, Piaggio Scooters, Erector Sets
event 2013-10-10 • schedule 22m
A look at how products are manufactured around the world. Looking at sardine fishing, Piaggio scooters and erector sets.
7. Plane Painting; Clogs; Pasties
event 2013-10-17 • schedule 22m
A look at how products are manufactured around the world. Featuring plane painting, pasties and how clogs are made.
8. Bells, Hurricane Clear Up, Dates
event 2013-10-24 • schedule 22m
How do they cast bells fit for the world's greatest cathedrals? And how do they clear up the effect of one of America's biggest storms?
9. Titan Tires, Espresso, Diamond Cutting
event 2013-10-31 • schedule 22m
A look at how products are manufactured around the world. Featuring Titan Tires, espresso and how diamonds are cut.
10. Paris Sewers, Beretta, Cotton
event 2013-11-07 • schedule 22m
A look at how products are manufactured around the world. Featuring the complex network of Paris sewers, Beretta's and cotton manufacture.
11. Lion Dance, Tunnel, Super Sopper
event 2013-11-14 • schedule 22m
What is the secret of the lion dance, how are tunnels built, and what is a super sopper? Find out as more items are put under the microscope.
12. Pistachios, Forbidden City, Radar
event 2013-11-21 • schedule 22m
How do they make pistachios, what is the Forbidden City, and how do they produce radars? Find out as more items are put under the microscope.
13. Wrecker Trucks, Roquefort, Tree Moving
event 2013-11-28 • schedule 22m
How do they build wrecker trucks, how do they produce Roquefort, and how are trees transported? Find out as more items are examined.
14. Marble, Mahjong, Escape Slides
event 2013-12-05 • schedule 22m
How do they produce marble, how do they make mahjong pieces, and how do they build escape slides? Finds out as more items are put under the microscope.
15. Kamaz Trucks, Hair Care, Canton Tower
event 2013-12-12 • schedule 22m
A look at how products are manufactured around the world. Featuring Kamaz trucks, products for hair and the Canton Tower.
16. Ball Bearings, Cartoonists' Ink, False Eyes
event 2013-12-19 • schedule 22m
A look at how products are manufactured. Featuring ball-bearings, what goes into cartoonist's ink and discover how false eyes are made.
17. Russian Dolls, Aloe Vera, Flags
event 2014-01-16 • schedule 22m
A look at how products are manufactured around the world. How are Russian dolls manufactured, how is aloe vera produced and how are flags made?
18. Chinamax, Russian Standard, Abalone
event 2014-01-23 • schedule 22m
A look at how products are manufactured around the world. How is vodka produced, how are Chinamax ships manufactured and how is abalone made?
19. St Petersburg Metro, Civet Coffee, Chip Makers
event 2014-01-30 • schedule 22m
A look at how products are made around the world. Featuring the St Petersburg metro, the world's most expensive coffee and chip makers.
20. Leather, Grand Canal, Flyboard
End of season • event 2014-02-06 • schedule 22m
A look at how products are made. Featuring how leather is produced, how goods are moved down the Grand Canal and how Flyboard is created.
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