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Buying goods from home

Buying goods from home

The documentary exploring manufacturing processes concludes with a look at how dragster tyres, icing, floating docks and spiral pipes are made

More everyday items are put under the microscope as the programme reveals how motion sensors and diving helmets are made

A 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

A look at how the world's most expensive tea is harvested and treated. Plus, how the Siekierki power plant of Warsaw, Poland, manages to heat half the city's homes

Along with Pompeii, Mount Vesuvius left another mysterious Roman settlement buried beneath its ashes. Experts reveal new evidence

The mysterious dark matter is thought to be the cosmic glue that holds the universe together, yet the search for it continues to puzzle scientists

How oranges are turned into marmalade, and a look at how dresses are printed, fit for the catwalk

Investigating how heavy duty road rollers are built, and revealing how mobile phones are manufactured with the care and precision of a Swiss watch

Mike and Elvis find and fix up a recently imported Fiat 600. It needs a lot of work, including a full repaint, an engine overhaul and the cooling system needs repairing

Mike Brewer snaps up a Jaguar S-Type with 195,000 miles for just £3,000. After some repairs, the boys put it up against another model with just a tenth of the miles

The Raneys tackle a treehouse cabin on the verge of collapse in Missouri. Misty constructs a greenhouse out of scavenged windows, and Matt builds a workshop

In Northern California, the Raneys give a masterclass on rebuilding from scratch when they help a family whose homestead was destroyed in a devastating wildfire

As Todd's Holy Roller plant runs non-stop, Hunter's Black Pearl plant is finally ready to wash dirt. Plus, an epic father-and-son showdown puts the season in jeopardy

Neil breaks through to the Mother Lode mine, but the locals are too busy defending against waking bears to stop him and Jenny goes on a solo bear-hunt of her own

Drew Pritchard visits the Wirral, where he tours a stately home that doubles as an antique shop, and finds so much worth buying that he worries his finances might be in trouble

A look at how thousands of tonnes of grapefruit are picked and processed, and how conveyor belts that carry millions of pieces of luggage every year are built

Examining how the world's finest harp strings are made, how they build roof windows that can keep out a hurricane, and how to make Belgian waffles

Freddy and Juan face a failing Arizona Desert gold mine. They devise an ingenious cost-cutting system with their first-ever solar-powered operation

Mike and Elvis attempt to resuscitate a 1974 Jaguar XJ6, but it is a risky buy as it has not been on the road since 1990

Britain's Barracuda bomber helped turn the tide of WWII but now, no single plane exists. Josh joins the search for wreckage above the Arctic Circle

A musician captures a strange object flying over a highway in California. A tourist takes what could be the most compelling UFO photo ever

Kev causes chaos in Norfolk transporting a huge 29-ton sea crane from Great Yarmouth to the Suffolk port of Felixstowe, while James tries to keep the other angry drivers at bay

A chilling howl stops the team in their tracks at the new base camp in California. Later, Bryce learns of a potential Bigfoot coverup by the US government

Britain's Barracuda bomber helped turn the tide of WWII but now, no single plane exists. Josh joins the search for wreckage above the Arctic Circle

A musician captures a strange object flying over a highway in California. A tourist takes what could be the most compelling UFO photo ever

Parker battles a flood and weighs his first gold from virgin ground in Alaska. The Clayton brothers pray for a bonanza as they finally start mining Golden Acres

In a rare lapse of judgment, Richard implodes Daniel's $3,000 copper still. As the fire marshal ramps up his investigation, Josh makes a tough decision

Buying goods from home

Buying goods from home