Quest +1 Thursday

Buying goods from home

Buying goods from home

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

Drew seeks out antiques that are rich with local provenance. On the Scottish border, he finds a Georgian Cockpen chair, then snaps up a chilling art piece in North Wales

On a trip from Manchester to Hampshire, Drew visits expert dealers, snapping up a campaign chair, a Georgian bookcase, and a 19th-century carved deer

In the remote outback, Shane uses a clever bush fix to get himself out of a jam. The Gold Retrievers find a gold-rich quartz vein that could hold the motherlode

The Poseidon Crew battle challenging terrain in the mountains of High Country Victoria. Promising signs could lead the Gold Devils to a million dollar pay day

Chris suffers a spider bite. Slim Pickings' Lee battles dangerous ground on a quad bike. A big mechanical failure halts Dan and Renee's enterprise

The Blacklighters are hit with a double dose of disaster. The Bushmen are blindsided by a government decision to shut down thousands of opal claims

Jay Blades and team restore a soft toy, a sea cadet's drum and a wooden church pew that serves as a reminder of a beloved father and brother who sadly died

Henry Cole and Fuzz Townshend head to Towcester to buy John's Allis-Chalmers crawler. They are determined to revive this classic machine.

Henry Cole and Fuzz Townshend visit Ollie to inspect a tired 1955 BSA bike. Though faded and neglected, this legendary machine still boasts heaps of charm

In Gloucestershire, Henry Cole and Fuzz Townshend uncover a Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit. Can they fix its tricky suspension and restore that famous luxury ride?

The team heads to Sue's house in Tiverton, Devon, finding a moped that brings back memories, and fighting over a petrol gauge that Simon O'Brien wants to upcycle into a clock

Angus helps two siblings clear their dad's collection of model soldiers, then helps a woman clear a collection of ornaments that threaten her health

Angus travels to Scotland to meet Norma, a widow struggling to let go of her late husband's much-loved possessions as she prepares to downsize

Hull is the starting point for Paul Laidlaw and Claire Rawle as they search the north east of England, picking up a rare 18th-century puzzle jug and some Shelley porcelain

Australia's toughest drivers hit the open road and reveal the adventure of trucking, with bigger loads, rougher roads and more intense action.

The Poseidon Crew unearth a once in a lifetime nugget at Catto's Paddock. Jacqui Buzetti braves the wild Northern Territory with a new mining partner.

The experts bring a 1930s portrait by Japanese martial arts master Yukio Tani back to life, rebuild a Victorian nursery chair and reconstruct an ornate porcelain clock

How pilots prevent blackouts during high G-force turns, and a look at a robot that can thwart car thieves' chances of escape

How robots are used to assemble cars, the way wine bottles are sealed and methods for turning sea water into fresh drinking water

The technology used to blast through 10,000 tons of rock, map Earth from space and provide fresh flowers all year round

The technological innovations and production methods that allow people to work in extreme heat and put the fizz in champagne

Drew Pritchard and Tee John head to Cornwall to visit a brewery in St Austell. Plus, they stop in Penzance and go for a surf in the sea during their south-west adventure

In the Cotswolds, Drew Pritchard looks around an impressive manor house. He then visits a converted chapel in Burnley filled with incredible antiques and a car show room in Jersey

Furniture restorer Steve is tasked with restoring a huge bench that once graced a famous Scottish court. Gilder Ruth revives a Georgian mirror frame

A look at how everyday items including Asian noodles and rotary engines are made, revealing the unique production processes used in making them

A look at how everyday items including steel pulleys and acetate eyewear are made, revealing the materials and unique production processes used in making them

Buying goods from home

Buying goods from home