This program is about engineering and scientific miracles and the people whose ability to solve problems make them happen.
20 Episodes
Fugu, Freight Trains, Scottish Tartan
E1
Fugu, Freight Trains, Scottish TartanHow do Japanese master chefs prepare the extremely poisonous puffer fish and avoid killing their customers? And how do Scots weave over 700 types of tartan for kilts?
Island Prison, Mailboxes, JamNew York's Rikers Island prison; how the famous Royal Mail mail boxes are made; turning fruit into jam.
Brewery, Playing Cards, Gulfstream
E4
Brewery, Playing Cards, GulfstreamMaking playing cards that can defeat a cheat; brewing more than a billion bottles of lager a year; the world's most luxurious private jets.
Swiss Cheese, Tanks, British Library
E5
Swiss Cheese, Tanks, British LibrarySwiss Cheese, Tanks, British Library.
Pretzels, Gondolas, Pearls
E6
Pretzels, Gondolas, PearlsHow do they persuade an oyster to grow a perfect pearl? How do they put the twist in classic Pennsylvania pretzels? And how do they build Venice's traditional gondolas?
Roulette Tables, Olive Oil, Batmobile
E7
Roulette Tables, Olive Oil, BatmobileHow do they make a perfectly unpredictable roulette wheel? How do they produce the world's purest olive oil? And how can a rusty wreck be transformed into a classic Batmobile?
Ice Rink, Car Plant
E8
Ice Rink, Car PlantHow do they instruct robots to mass-produce cars, and how do they transform the world's biggest football stadium into its largest ice hockey arena? Find out.
Duck Calls, Wasabi, Accordions
E9
Duck Calls, Wasabi, AccordionsHow do they craft accordions? How do they make the wasabi that puts a kick in Japan's raw fish? And how do they produce duck calls that can trick birds?
Toto Washlets, Fire Scout, Demolition Drills
E10
Toto Washlets, Fire Scout, Demolition DrillsHow do they make the Japanese toilets that treat you to a wash and blow dry? How has the US Navy built a helicopter that doesn't need a pilot?
24 Hours of Daytona, Rum
E11
24 Hours of Daytona, RumHow do they keep the cars of Daytona on track for 24 hours of high speed racing, and how do they turn the sweetest sugar cane into world-renowned Caribbean rum?
Caviar, Porcelain, Soccer Cleats
E12
Caviar, Porcelain, Soccer CleatsHow do they farm sturgeon for caviar? How do they mould centuries of history into the finest Japanese porcelain? How do they make world-class football boots?
Bomb Squad, Cider, Husqvarna
E13
Bomb Squad, Cider, HusqvarnaDefusing thousands of World War II land mines; making crisp tasting cider; clearing undergrowth with a thin strip of nylon wire.
Circus, Guitars
E14
Circus, GuitarsHow a 1700-seat circus tent is set up in 36 hours; turning Japanese maple and mahogany into an electric guitar.
Taiko Drums, Green Factory, Pasta
E15
Taiko Drums, Green Factory, PastaA 700-hundred-year-old tree is made into a two-ton Japanese drum; how a factory produces thousands of cars and stays green; how Italians make pasta.
Frankfurters, Sniper Rifles, Casino Security
E16
Frankfurters, Sniper Rifles, Casino SecurityHow does the German city of Frankfurt produce their famous frankfurter sausages? How are the world's most accurate rifles manufactured? How do casinos stop card cheats?
Tsukiji, Cricket Bats, Parcels
E17
Tsukiji, Cricket Bats, ParcelsHow are millions of parcels delivered around the world every day? How do they make cricket bats that can hit a ball at 150kmph?
Powerboats, Swiss Watches, Wallpaper
E18
Powerboats, Swiss Watches, WallpaperHow do they build powerboats that can go faster than sports cars? How do they produce Swiss watches? How do they create wallpaper fit for palaces?
Submarine Rescue, Subaru
E19
Submarine Rescue, SubaruHow do they rescue the crew of a sunken submarine? Submarine rescue specialists test the ability of the world's navies to respond to an underwater emergency.
Cruise Ship, Truffles, Asphault
E20
Cruise Ship, Truffles, AsphaultHow do they guide the world's largest cruise ships under low bridges? How do they find Alba's famous white truffles? How do they mine Trinidad's natural asphalt lake?
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