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An insider's look at the engineering and scientific miracles behind the things that form the modern world.
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Episode 1 - Aluminium Cans, Cuckoo Clocks, Paddleboards
Release Date: 2017-01-06How do they turn used aluminium cans into planes and rockets? Plus, how do they carve the traditional Black Forest cuckoo clock?
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Episode 2 - Car Shredder, Sarees, Worcestershire Sauce
Release Date: 2017-01-06How do they build the ultimate car crushing colossus? Plus, how do Lea and Perrins concoct their Worcestershire sauce?
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Episode 3 - Mardi Gras, Rock Candy, Dentures
Release Date: 2017-01-13A look at how the amazing, and massive, decorations on Mardi Gras carnival floats are created, how rock candy is twisted together, and a look at how dentures are made.
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Episode 4 - Helmets, Tea, District Heating
Release Date: 2017-01-13How do they harvest and treat the world's most expensive tea? Plus, how does the Siekierki power plant of Warsaw, Poland heat half the city's homes?
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Episode 5 - Royal Enfield, Art Fraud, Milk
Release Date: 2017-01-20How do they engineer the latest incarnation of the classic Royal Enfield Continental GT motorbike? Plus, how do 'art detectives' spot a forgery?
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Episode 6 - Crash Testing, Delftware, Umbrellas
Release Date: 2017-01-20How do they blend science and destruction at crash test centres? And how do they piece together the complex mechanism of a pocket sized umbrella?
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Episode 7 - Iron Ore, Wave Flume, Chandeliers
Release Date: 2017-01-27How do they extract iron ore from one of the most remote mines on the planet? And how do they make chandeliers that are fit for a queen?
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Episode 8 - Oyster Knives, Stadium Lights, Diamonds
Release Date: 2017-01-27How do they forge the blades to crack open oyster shells? Plus, how do scientists in a lab grow the synthetic diamonds of the future?
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Episode 9 - Cheddar Cheese, CPR Mannequins, Dishwashers
Release Date: 2017-02-03How do they make cheddar, the world's most popular cheese? How do they breathe life into Rususci Anne - the plastic woman that teaches CPR?
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Episode 10 - Ford Transits, Driza-bone, Saltfish
Release Date: 2017-02-03How do Ford produce the ubiquitous white van, the Transit? Plus, how do they ensure the Driza-bone coat lives up to its name?
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Episode 11 - Wood Stoves, Indigo, Synthesiser
Release Date: 2017-02-10How do they make wood burning stoves that bring warmth to the bleak Norwegian winter? Plus, how do build the synthesiser that changed music forever?
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Episode 12 - Morgan Cars, Bamboo Cotton, Toilets
Release Date: 2017-02-10How do they assemble the reinvented Morgan 3 Wheeler? Plus, how do they protect firefighters' hands from heat, flame and chemical attack?
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Episode 13 - Wind Turbines, Car Tyres, Mushrooms
Release Date: 2017-02-17How do they make wind turbines with twice the wingspan of a Boeing? Plus, how do they mould car tyres from the ooze of a tree?
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Episode 14 - Ammo, Dental Drill, Road Markings
Release Date: 2017-02-17How do they make the tank piercing super bullet? Plus, how do they forge the infamous torture weapon, the dentist's drill?
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Episode 15 - Giant Power Station, Smallest Aircraft
Release Date: 2017-02-24How do they make giant floating power stations that provide power around the world? Plus, how do they fabricate the world's smallest aircraft?
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Episode 16 - Crayons, Mirrors
Release Date: 2017-02-24How do they create coloured crayons used by children and artists around the world? Plus, how do artisans and craftsmen create treasured mirrors in India?
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Episode 17 - Electric Race Cars, Mead
Release Date: 2017-03-03How do they power the next generation of race cars that run on electricity? Plus, how do they make mead - the favourite drink of the infamous Vikings?
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Episode 18 - Steam-Powered Boat, Waterwall
Release Date: 2017-03-03How do they build the famous steam-powered paddleboats that cruise the Mississippi River? How did they create the powerful defence system called 'the waterwall'?
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Episode 19 - Paving Stones, Tuxedo
Release Date: 2017-03-10How do they make modern paving stones and how has the process changed over thousands of years? Plus, how do they create a traditionally tailored tuxedo suit?
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Episode 20 - Fire Gloves, Enamel
Release Date: 2017-03-10How do they fabricate fire gloves for emergency services personnel? Plus, how do they create the enamel that is used in bake-wear around the world?