Discovery Channel HD Thursday

The manufacture of hammers, Swiss cheese, roller skates and coloured pencils, and how their production processes have changed with technological progress

The processes used to manufacture carbon-fibre bicycles, forged chandeliers and ballpoint pens

Mark Bowe and the team travel to the heart of West Virginia to salvage incredibly rare 170-year-old logs from a perfectly preserved log home

The team work with Boy Scout Troop 248 to build a new log cabin out of the old scout lodge

Out of fuel and out of options, Dustin risks his life on a resupply mission, navigating the raging Alaskan white water in his unproven airboat

With a windowmaker looming over the dive site, Dustin takes a new dredging approach that lands him in the path of Nugget Creek's roughest waters

Chase Morrill and the team dismantle, move and restore a log cabin before the wedding of one of their own, Lance - so they must work fast to finish.

Chase Morrill and his team renovate a 130-year-old cabin. With a budget of $40,000, they must overcome the challenges of building on an island.

Robert wrangles western diamondback rattlesnakes in Arizona for the first time using his father's techniques. Terri helps save some baby feathertail gliders

Bindi swims alongside whale sharks, assisting with research efforts on the world's largest fish. Robert works to save an echidna trapped under a fridge

How do they make an almost invisible hearing aid that connects wirelessly to your phone? And, how do they build the carriages for London's new underground railway?

A look at the remote-controlled underwater robots that do the jobs too dangerous for human divers. Plus, the world's most cuddly teddy bears

The development of car manufacturing processes, beginning with how a Morgan Aero Coupe is made

A look at the Porsche 911, and how its manufacturing processes have developed over the years

Marty and Misty comes to the aid of a couple in Hawaii whose homestead lies in a flash flood zone

The Raneys visit a homestead in Oregon where fire is a constant threat and the hungry family see their livestock more like family pets than food

Dave has been itching to get his hands on another VW, so he takes on a car that's basically just a heap of rusty parts and a broken-down engine.

The team goes full throttle to finish the 1956 Porsche, with a lot of late nights and long hours leading up to its debut at the SEMA show

Survivalists from around the world compete in a gruelling 40-day primitive bushcraft competition for the biggest cash prize in franchise history.

A rare northern outbreak draws chasers across the Canadian border. Freddy, Tanner, and Connor race across Nebraska pursuing the Tornado of the Year.

From stealing gators to eating cheesecake naked in a swamp, the wildly unpredictable Florida Man has been caught on tape in his bizarre habitat!

Police use non-lethal methods to catch bad guys. An officer risks his life atop a moving vehicle, and an escaped convict puts on the charm to avoid being captured

Survivalists from around the world compete in a gruelling 40-day primitive bushcraft competition for the biggest cash prize in franchise history.

A rare northern outbreak draws chasers across the Canadian border. Freddy, Tanner, and Connor race across Nebraska pursuing the Tornado of the Year.

As the Maggie Valley moonshine market shifts in favour of Richard and Craig's recipes, Mike and Jerry devise a plot to push the newcomers out of town

Buying goods from home

Buying goods from home

The manufacture of Swiss Army knives, oil tankers and racing wheels

The manufacture of bowling balls, barber poles, felt and radar guns