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Mike scours the country for a restoration shop for his prized Mach 1 and Richard brings the first ‘his and hers' restoration, but the challenges of the two cars are not equal

When a 1941 Buick Coupe rolls into FantomWorks, it is the worst possible combination for Dan and the team - a very difficult car and a very demanding owner

A Wisconsin collector shows off his prized pistol, while a former drag racer and petrolhead opens the doors to his stockpile of early Chevrolets

Featuring a Texas attorney, who has a second life as a super picker, and possesses a wild warehouse of eclectic things

Jay Blades and the team restore a ceremonial cavalry helmet, a miniature chest full of hidden treasure and an extremely rare Victorian clockwork rabbit

The team takes on a saxophone that hasn't made a sound in over 40 years, a tarnished 80-year-old brass kettle and a shaving mirror from the trenches of the First World War

How platinum cleans exhaust fumes, and the technology that enabled the construction of a space station 360km above Earth

The requirements that must be met to transform a family car into a rally car. Plus, the manufacture of titanium, the metal that the modern aerospace industry relies on

The farming of the spice saffron, the manufacture of a muscle car and how giant roads made entirely from ice are created

How toilet paper is produced from trees, the making of absinthe and how cricket balls are made tough enough to face test match batsmen

On the eve of the much-anticipated Summer Olympics, Radzi Chinyanganya introduces some of the names to look out for at Paris 2024

Simon O'Brien and Henry Cole head to Norfolk, where Simon converts a trough into a bioethanol patio heater and Henry uncovers a vintage stationary engine

Max McMurdo upcycles a brass propeller into a table lamp and Henry Cole goes all Victorian with an old pond yacht

Mike Brewer hopes to purchase a Lotus Elise, but is unsure how to add value to the car and enlists mechanic Edd China's help

Mike Brewer finds what he thinks is the finest-handling front wheel drive car, the Lotus Elan M100, and gives it a new lease of life

A Lancia Fulvia coupe may be Drew and Paul most exciting project yet, as they enter it into a prestigious concours event. However, its problems could sabotage their ambitions

The artisan restorers revamp a fragile standing mirror needing some love, a classic armchair and a large railway station clock. Rebecca Pritchard examines their origins

A fishing boat in Salcombe goes up in flames with the skipper still aboard, while on the Isle of Sheppey, the lifeboat crew race to the aid of a man stuck in freezing mud

The West Midlands Ambulance Service control centre is dealing with its third cardiac arrest, as the MERIT team cares for a patient who has been stabbed and is bleeding heavily

The team takes on a saxophone that hasn't made a sound in over 40 years, a tarnished 80-year-old brass kettle and a shaving mirror from the trenches of the First World War

Jay Blades and the team restore a ceremonial cavalry helmet, a miniature chest full of hidden treasure and an extremely rare Victorian clockwork rabbit

Mike Brewer hopes to purchase a Lotus Elise, but is unsure how to add value to the car and enlists mechanic Edd China's help

Mike Brewer finds what he thinks is the finest-handling front wheel drive car, the Lotus Elan M100, and gives it a new lease of life

The production of tyres made by the Titan Corporation, espresso coffee and how diamonds are cut

The manufacturing process of Berettas and cotton, and an insight into the complexity of the Paris sewer system

Revealing how ultra-thin glass, pallet dismantling machines, cupcakes, and seamless stainless steel tubes are made

Find out how Potash, Leather Bracelets, Wild Rice, and Hex Key L Wrenches are made

Buying goods from home

Buying goods from home