About this season
An insider's look at the engineering and scientific miracles behind the things that form the modern world.
Episodes (20)
1. Baklavas, Gyroplanes, Ukuleles, Catamarans
Aired 8 August 2016 • 22 min
How baklava is made; how pilots fly gyroplanes; how a ukulele is crafted; and how the world's fastest ferry was built.
2. Longboards, Lemonade, Forklifts
Aired 15 August 2016 • 22 min
How longboards are made; how lemons are turned into lemonade; and how forklifts are built.
3. Coffee, Bricks, Lava Lamps, Diamonds
Aired 22 August 2016 • 22 min
How coffee is roasted; how bricks are built; how lava lamps are made; and how diamonds are mined from an extinct volcano.
4. Cameras, Big Airbags, Jelly Beans
Aired 29 August 2016 • 22 min
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.
5. Caravans, Tuning Forks, Ice Resurfacers, Festival of Lights
Aired 5 September 2016 • 22 min
ncluded: caravans; tuning forks; ice resurfacers; and Festival of Lights.
6. Vinyl Records, Bumper Cars, Tiger Balm
Aired 12 September 2016 • 22 min
Vinyl records, bumper cars and tiger balm are featured.
7. Non-Alcoholic Beer, Tomcars, Escalators, Lie Detectors
Aired 19 September 2016 • 22 min
How non-alcoholic beer, Tomcars, escalators and lie detectors are made.
8. Axes, Messenger Bags, Fast-Rescue Boats
Aired 3 October 2016 • 22 min
How axes, messenger bags and fast-rescue boats are made.
9. Wensleydale Cheese, Paintbrushes, Eucalyptus Oil; Plastic Wrap
Aired 10 October 2016 • 22 min
How Wensleydale cheese, paintbrushes, eucalyptus oil and plastic wrap are made.
10. The Tesla, Horsehair Fabrics, Pool Cleaners
Aired 17 October 2016 • 22 min
Included: the Tesla; horse-hair fabrics; and pool cleaners.
11. Snails, Cutlery, Fishing Kayaks
Aired 24 October 2016 • 22 min
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?
12. Emergency Bridges, Marker Pens
Aired 31 October 2016 • 22 min
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?
13. Crystal Glass, Flat Screen TVs
Aired 7 November 2016 • 22 min
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?
14. Pulverizers, Bomber Jackets
Aired 14 November 2016 • 22 min
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?
15. Sydney Opera House, Handsaws
Aired 21 November 2016 • 22 min
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?
16. Moonshine, Electric Bikes, Wetsuits
Aired 28 November 2016 • 22 min
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?
17. Gemstones, Cowboy Boots
Aired 5 December 2016 • 22 min
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?
18. Duvets, Drill Pipes, Rubber Bands
Aired 12 December 2016 • 22 min
How do they make the world's softest duvets, drill for oil thousands of metres below ground, and put the stretch in rubber bands?
19. Aircraft Engines, Fisherman's Friend
Aired 19 December 2016 • 22 min
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?
20. Armored Cars, Christmas Trees
Aired 26 December 2016 • 22 min
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?