Discovery Channel HD Friday

More everyday items are put under the microscope as it is revealed how electric vehicle charging stations are made and alcoholic beverage grappa produced

A closer look at how slate tiles and hot dog carts are produced

How do they take a car from Siberia to the Sahara without leaving Germany? Plus, how do they hand craft a baseball glove that will last a lifetime?

How 10 million copies a day are printed of the world's best-selling newspaper. Plus, 32,000 pairs of socks a day are knitted at South Africa's biggest sock factory

The Avenue of the Sphinxes has now been unearthed in the biggest excavation in Egyptian history. Who built this structure and what was its purpose?

Award-winning pool designer Lucas Congdon creates a retiring military couple's dream pool, complete with enclosed spa and waterfall

A look at how the sitar, a classic Indian instrument, is crafted, how beef biltong is made, and how large bulldozers are built

Investigating how the iconic fedora hat is fashioned, how cement is made, and how millions of peas are harvested and frozen in under three hours

Mike and Elvis tackle a classic Toyota Landcruiser. Mike takes a gamble and imports an original 1970s one from Japan, not knowing what state it will arrive in

Mike tracks down one of the most iconic estate cars of all time, the Volvo 240 Torslanda, but it's seen better days. Elvis gets creative with metal to revive it

The Raneys rescue some inexperienced homesteaders in Alabama. Their improvements include a solar kiln, tornado bunker and an upcycled predator-proof coop

Working around the clock, tempers flare among the crew. When a rookie mistake shuts down the Holy Roller, Randy and Tater square off

Neil starts the first Motherlode tour, but complications could bring his work to an end. Jeremy embarks on a bear hunt, but encounters something even more dangerous

Drew Pritchard visits a new antiques centre in Shropshire, and with almost 50 traders to choose from, he soon finds some bargains, including a selection of unusual items

The complex technological processes involved in turning goat fleeces into fabrics, building a quad bike that turns into a jet ski, and creating a harp

Exploring how South Africa's famous redbush tea is produced, how luggage is loaded onto the correct aeroplanes, and how a hairbrush fit for royalty is made

Freddy and Juan rescue a British Columbia miner on his final season without a miracle. Their search for new ground leads to shocking results

Mike Brewer takes a gamble on a TVR Griffith. However, mechanic Marc 'Elvis' Presley has to pick it apart before restoring and testing the full impact of the iconic sports car

The once-luxurious emporium of Rhapta disappeared centuries ago. Josh Gates dives into remote waters off Zanzibar in search of Africa's Atlantis

A man shares an original Area 51 video from 1992. Multiple people capture a Texas UFO sighting. A man films a hovering object in Utah

Sully and Broomey race to move two 38-ton excavators from Bristol to Aldermaston in Berkshire, but mechanical problems threaten to stop them in their tracks

The team decide to split up and corner Bigfoot. Mireya travels on horseback to find evidence, while Ronny recruits a psychic specialist to find the creature

The once-luxurious emporium of Rhapta disappeared centuries ago. Josh Gates dives into remote waters off Zanzibar in search of Africa's Atlantis

A man shares an original Area 51 video from 1992. Multiple people capture a Texas UFO sighting. A man films a hovering object in Utah

The miners seek more valuable ground. Meanwhile, Shawn must fight the sea's shifting tide, Ken strains his excavator arm, and new diver Brian saves Vernon's day

Josh meets a mysterious moonshiner in Brazil and learns a rule-breaking method for making liquor. Richard and Craig try to protect their operation from bears

Buying goods from home

Buying goods from home

A look at how items such as wagon wheels, violin bows and thinning shears are made, and how processes have been enhanced over time

The manufacture of iron bathtubs, Hopi Kachina dolls, mine truck engines and memory cards