Discovery Turbo Wednesday
Sky
158
Virgin
180
7:00 AM
How Do They Do It?
Building new roads from waste plastic
Quadrupling the power of the world's biggest engines with the world's most powerful turbochargers, and building new roads from old waste plastic

7:30 AM
How Do They Do It?
The world's largest sword factory
How wind is harnessed to power a racing yacht to Olympic gold, and how do to make a sword fit for an officer at the world's largest sword factory

8:00 AM
Motor Pickers
A young woman seeks a spacious hatchback of her own
Abbey is tired of sharing cars with her parents and wants a spacious hatchback of her own. Paul Cowland and Helen Stanley set out to helpp her find one for £5,000 or less

8:30 AM
Motor Pickers
A client wants a saloon car with good looks and lots of power
Classic car expert Paul Cowland and builder-restorer Helen Stanley help a client who wants a saloon car with good looks and lots of power

9:00 AM
Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars
Drew and Paul look at a Volvo 850R station wagon.
Drew and Paul look at a Volvo 850R station wagon, the car that became an instant classic when it appeared in the 1994 British Touring Car Championship.

10:00 AM
Shed and Buried: Classic Cars
The boys visit Fuzz Townsend's friend Alex and his Rover collection
The boys visit Fuzz Townsend's friend Alex and his Rover collection, but they're sidetracked by a slightly troubled British icon: the Morris Minor Splittie

11:00 AM
Richard Hammond's Workshop
Richard must come up with a plan to raise emergency funds
Richard must come up with a plan to raise emergency funds. Later, the team enter their first race at Donnington Park, but engine problems threaten to derail the project

12:00 PM
Roadworthy Rescues
Derek saves a 1966 Pontiac Tempest
Derek saves a 1966 Pontiac Tempest with a rare overhead-camshaft six-cylinder engine, working magic on the upholstery and converting the OHC to EFI

1:00 PM
Shed and Buried: Classic Cars
Henry and Fuzz rummage through two huge sheds of vintage military vehicles
Henry and Fuzz rummage through two huge sheds of vintage military vehicles. There are army quad bikes, amphibious troop carriers, and a Ferret Scout car

2:00 PM
Ant Anstead: Born Mechanic
Ant buys two Jaguar XJS, hoping one can donate spare parts
Ant buys two Jaguar XJS, hoping one can donate spare parts. But with brake problems and the gearstick floppy, are they just double trouble?

3:00 PM
Massive Engineering Mistakes
In Arizona, a fire destroys a river crossing
In Arizona, a fire destroys a river crossing. In California, a concert hall causes a storm. In Ohio, a driver and her vehicle are swallowed whole

4:00 PM
Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars
Drew Pritchard and Paul Cowland test out an '80s Ford sportscar
Salvage aficionado Drew Pritchard and Turbo Pickers' Paul Cowland travel to the Isle of Wight where they test out an '80s Ford sportscar

5:00 PM
Bitchin' Rides: Road to the Ridler
The team begins to see how difficult building a car out of aluminium by hand will be
The fabrication process begins, and the team begins to see how difficult building a car out of aluminium by hand will be

6:00 PM
Wheeler Dealers
Mike and Elvis take a gamble on a TVR Griffith
Mike Brewer takes a gamble on a TVR Griffith. However, mechanic Marc 'Elvis' Presley has to pick it apart before restoring and testing the full impact of the iconic sports car

7:00 PM
Shed and Buried: Classic Cars
Henry and Fuzz snap up a vintage Oldsmobile hot rod with a legendary V8
Henry and Fuzz snap up a vintage Oldsmobile hot rod with a legendary V8. Can they get it race-ready for a showdown at Turweston?

8:00 PM
Bitchin' Rides: Road to the Ridler
The team starts assembling panels into the shape of a car
The team starts assembling panels into the shape of a car. When the chassis is done, two wild shapes are melded together for the first and last time

9:00 PM
Last Chance Garage
Tony takes on a botched Scout nightmare with wiring issues
Tony takes on a botched Scout nightmare with wiring issues. Another client's Camaro faces roof damage that needs immediate attention

10:00 PM
Massive Engineering Mistakes
In Sweden, tragedy strikes as a historic bridge is destroyed in seconds
In Sweden, tragedy strikes as a historic bridge is destroyed in seconds. A New Jersey casino is the victim of a massive disaster

11:00 PM
Wheeler Dealers
A 2002 Chevy Corvette Z06 is worked on
Mike finds a 2002 Chevy Corvette Z06 that can do zero to sixty in under four seconds, but Ant is less than enthused when he realises the scale of the work needed

12:00 AM
Bitchin' Rides: Road to the Ridler
The team starts assembling panels into the shape of a car
The team starts assembling panels into the shape of a car. When the chassis is done, two wild shapes are melded together for the first and last time

1:00 AM
Richard Hammond's Workshop
Richard must come up with a plan to raise emergency funds
Richard must come up with a plan to raise emergency funds. Later, the team enter their first race at Donnington Park, but engine problems threaten to derail the project

2:00 AM
Iron Resurrection
Part one of two. A customer asks Joe Martin to customise a 1972 Nova
Part one of two. Joe Martin loves Novas, so his eyes light up when a customer asks him to customise a 1972 Nova as a tribute to his brother - if they can find one

3:00 AM
Wheeler Dealers
Mike thinks there's money to be made on a soft-top Saab 900
Mike thinks there's money to be made on a soft-top Saab 900, but with a dicey clutch and woolly steering, Elvis has concerns. Can they get it back to its best?

