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Baklavas, Gyroplanes, Ukuleles, Catamarans

Episode number: 1

Overview: How baklava is made; how pilots fly gyroplanes; how a ukulele is crafted; and how the world's fastest ferry was built.

Longboards, Lemonade, Forklifts

Episode number: 2

Overview: How longboards are made; how lemons are turned into lemonade; and how forklifts are built.

Coffee, Bricks, Lava Lamps, Diamonds

Episode number: 3

Overview: How coffee is roasted; how bricks are built; how lava lamps are made; and how diamonds are mined from an extinct volcano.

Cameras, Big Airbags, Jelly Beans

Episode number: 4

Overview: How the world's sharpest photos are taken; what it takes to create an airbag that can catch a falling car; and how jelly beans are made.

Caravans, Tuning Forks, Ice Resurfacers, Festival of Lights

Episode number: 5

Overview: ncluded: caravans; tuning forks; ice resurfacers; and Festival of Lights.

Vinyl Records, Bumper Cars, Tiger Balm

Episode number: 6

Overview: Vinyl records, bumper cars and tiger balm are featured.

Non-Alcoholic Beer, Tomcars, Escalators, Lie Detectors

Episode number: 7

Overview: How non-alcoholic beer, Tomcars, escalators and lie detectors are made.

Axes, Messenger Bags, Fast-Rescue Boats

Episode number: 8

Overview: How axes, messenger bags and fast-rescue boats are made.

Wensleydale Cheese, Paintbrushes, Eucalyptus Oil; Plastic Wrap

Episode number: 9

Overview: How Wensleydale cheese, paintbrushes, eucalyptus oil and plastic wrap are made.

The Tesla, Horsehair Fabrics, Pool Cleaners

Episode number: 10

Overview: Included: the Tesla; horse-hair fabrics; and pool cleaners.

Snails, Cutlery, Fishing Kayaks

Episode number: 11

Overview: How do they feed France's appetite for snails, turn slabs of steel into shiny cutlery, and craft a kayak you can paddle with your feet?

Emergency Bridges, Marker Pens

Episode number: 12

Overview: How do they build emergency bridges that can take the weight of a tank, make a marker pen that never fades, and design a 200-mph superbike?

Crystal Glass, Flat Screen TVs

Episode number: 13

Overview: How do they blow the world's finest crystal, heat the deepest swimming pool, and fill a million bottles a day of the world's favourite ketchup?

Pulverizers, Bomber Jackets

Episode number: 14

Overview: How do they forge a set of jaws that can chomp through concrete, stitch the historic airman's bomber, and brew the oldest beer in the Western World?

Sydney Opera House, Handsaws

Episode number: 15

Overview: How do they turn Sheffield steel into a carpenter's handsaw, make a microphone that can pick up a whisper, and safely steer through a frozen river?

Moonshine, Electric Bikes, Wetsuits

Episode number: 16

Overview: How do they brew moonshine in the heart of New York City, make a battery powered bicycle, and grow the rubber for wetsuits in the Arizona desert?

Gemstones, Cowboy Boots

Episode number: 17

Overview: How do they mine one of the rarest gemstones in the world, craft the classic cowboy boot, and build a road sweeper that can pick up seven tonnes of trash?

Duvets, Drill Pipes, Rubber Bands

Episode number: 18

Overview: How do they make the world's softest duvets, drill for oil thousands of metres below ground, and put the stretch in rubber bands?

Aircraft Engines, Fisherman's Friend

Episode number: 19

Overview: How do they build a diesel engine that can fly, make cough sweets, turn clear plastic into bank notes, and whip up ice cream flavours?

Armored Cars, Christmas Trees

Episode number: 20

Overview: How do they turn a family car into a fortress on wheels, grow millions of perfect Christmas trees and hammer out the world's finest cymbals?