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Summary: How do the islanders of the Outer Hebrides use pedal power to weave world-famous Harris tweed? And, in Iceland, how do they prepare fermented shark?

Episode 2: Beds-Hastens, Satellites, Indoor Salads

Air Date: September 26th, 2017

Summary: How do they make the world's most expensive and luxurious beds? And, how do they deliver supplies and equipment to the International Space Station?

Episode 3: Borsalino Hats, Folding Bicycle

Air Date: October 6th, 2017

Summary: How do they make the distinctive Borsalino hat worn by Indiana Jones? And, how do they make a bicycle which can fold up to a tenth the size of a...

Episode 4: Fender Stratocaster, Kalles Caviar

Air Date: October 23rd, 2017

Summary: How do they make the world's most famous electric guitar, the Fender Stratocaster? And, how do they make Swedish fermented cod roe Kalles caviar?

Episode 5: Pisa's Leaning Tower, Eider Down, Chocolate Digestive

Air Date: October 23rd, 2017

Summary: It's been tipping over for 800 years - what's the gravity-defying magic behind Pisa's leaning tower? And, how are chocolate digestive biscuits manufactured?

Episode 6: Parchment, Shuttlecocks, Salt

Air Date: October 28th, 2017

Summary: How did the ancient Greeks invent parchment with techniques still used today? And how do they make shuttlecocks, the fasting moving object in sport?

Episode 7: Ballpoint Pens, Pizza, Reed Rugs

Air Date: November 9th, 2017

Summary: How do they make some world's smoothest writing ballpoint pens that don't leak or fade? And, how do they make pizza for soldiers on the frontline?

Episode 8: Violins, Milk Delivery, Volcanic Rock Houses

Air Date: November 27th, 2017

Summary: In Cremona, how do they make modern violins that sound as good as the legendary Stradivarius? And, how do they build houses with volcanic rock?

Episode 9: Fastest Superyachts, Space Suit, Katsuabushi

Air Date: November 29th, 2017

Summary: How does a Dutch company make the world's fastest superyachts? And, how do they make a new space suit that weighs and costs the fifth of the previous design?

Episode 10: Parma Ham, Rowing Machines, London Underground Signs

Air Date: December 9th, 2017

Summary: How is Parma ham, the most famous ham in the world, made? Plus, how do they make rowing machines, and how are the iconic London Underground signs made?

Episode 11: Beach Landing Planes, Tomatoes , Bavaria Llederhosen

Air Date: December 12nd, 2017

Summary: How do planes take off and land on a beach at one of the world's oldest airports? And, how do they hand-make the national dress of Bavaria, lederhosen?

Episode 12: Lobsters, Chesterfield Sofas, 4K Television

Air Date: December 13rd, 2017

Summary: How do they catch the world's largest lobsters? How do they build the iconic chesterfield sofa? And, how do they capture the world's sharpest TV pictures?

Episode 13: Car Siberia to Sahara, Baseball Gloves, Christmas Puddings

Air Date: December 14th, 2017

Summary: How do they take a car from Siberia to the Sahara without leaving Germany? Plus, how do they hand craft a baseball glove that will last a lifetime?

Episode 14: Print Newspapers, Knitting Socks, Ribena

Air Date: December 15th, 2017

Summary: How do they print over 10 million copies a day of the world's best-selling newspaper? How do they knit 32,000 pairs of socks a day at South Africa's biggest sock...

Episode 15: Raisins, Showers, Papyrus

Air Date: December 16th, 2017

Summary: How do they produce 99% of America's raisins in California's San Joaquin Valley? Plus, how do they make the world's oldest type of paper?

Episode 16: Charcoal Briquettes, Soba Noodles, Vaulting Poles

Air Date: December 18th, 2017

Summary: How do they use ancient techniques and modern technology to produce thousands of tonnes of barbecue charcoal? How do they cook up Japan's soba noodles?

Episode 17: Freshwater Pearls, Knives, Hippo Roller

Air Date: December 19th, 2017

Summary: How do they grow America's only freshwater pearls in Tennessee? How are the world's sharpest knives made, and how do they forge the world's sharpest knives?

Episode 18: Sugar, Feather Dusters, Balloons

Air Date: December 20th, 2017

Summary: How do they turn ugly root vegetables into sweet sugar? How do they make feather dusters? And, how do they make billions of balloons to keep parties popping?

Episode 19: Pencils, Liquorice, Lace

Air Date: December 21st, 2017

Summary: How do they turn trees into billions of pencils? How do they make liquorice? And, how do they use traditional techniques to weave the world's most fashionable lace?

Episode 20: Platinum, Manga Comics, Limoncello

Air Date: December 22nd, 2017

Summary: How do they mine one of the world's most valuable metals, platinum? How do they produce manga comics? How do they turn lemons into an Italian after-dinner drinks?

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