Discovery Channel Thursday

The materials and manufacturing processes used in whips, automatic pizza-makers, incense cones and model jet engines

The production methods used for beet sugar, film used in instant cameras, and electric roadsters

The work of a team of pool builders. Anthony Archer-Wills is tasked with building an adventure swimming pool complete with beach entry, a waterfall and a zip-line

Anthony and the crew set out to build a backyard retreat in the heart of the Wine Country, California, but a steep grade and unstable clay soil cause major problems

Parker's crew accidentally unleashes a flood of water that wreaks havoc. Rick runs his first full week at Rally Valley. Tony revives an old wash plant

Tony calls his son to help fire up nearly every plant he can, including Dredge no.1. Parker squeezes every ounce of gold out of his Dominion Creek claim

An adventurous couple builds a home with self-sustaining features near the Ozark Forest. They both have renovation experience, but the terrain is dangerous

Dr Jeff performs a risky operation to save a puppy's leg - but whether the pooch will walk again is another matter. Plus, an abandoned cat's x-ray tells a shocking story

A puppy is found abandoned with a broken leg, and it seems Dr Jeff is its only hope of walking again. The team cares for a Boston terrier showing signs of a serious illness

The processes involved in making coloured crayons, model boats, putters and amphibious vehicles, and how these methods have evolved with changes in technology

The processes involved in making marbles, aeroplane propellers, electric guitar amplifiers and American footballs

The techniques involved in making jawbreaker gobstoppers, drum shells and engine blocks

The evolving techniques used in the making of lighters, hockey pucks and high-pressure cylinders

Bus-dwelling Virginia homesteaders struggle in the wilderness. The Raneys urgently help a couple who sent their son away until the homestead can thrive

Ant seeks out legendary designer Chip Foose for advice as the deadline for his Alfa build approaches

Ant must strip the Alfa 158 down, paint every part and rebuild the car for its debut at the US Grand Prix

Life inside a Yorkshire-based supercar salesroom. Dean Bartle takes on the sale of an extremely rare Alfa Romeo. Racing driver Archie Hamilton must decide between two supercars

Wildlife biologist Forrest Galante explores America's strangest alien sharks in celebration of the nation's 250th anniversary.

A scientist hunts for a possible radioactive shark killer near an old nuclear dumping ground in New York that's ringed with makos and great whites.

A team of ghost hunters investigate an abandoned gold mine. Plus, numerous sightings suggest a fearsome Yeti inhabits the Alaskan mountains

Sig struggles with a crewman who thinks he knows more than the captain. Plus, Captain Wild Bill fights to save his boat from the rocky Norwegian coastline

Wildlife biologist Forrest Galante explores America's strangest alien sharks in celebration of the nation's 250th anniversary.

A scientist hunts for a possible radioactive shark killer near an old nuclear dumping ground in New York that's ringed with makos and great whites.

Half-way through ice season, desperation kicks in as teams bring in experimental equipment and infamous ex-employees to double production

Three highly skilled distillers battle to make Pastis, a high-octane liquor created in the 1930s after its notorious sister spirit, Absinthe, was banned

Buying goods from home

Buying goods from home

How underwater robots, ski and trekking poles, band saws and lasagne are made

The development of laminated wood beams, sports utility vehicles and veggie burgers and how manufacturing processes have developed over the years