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The complex technological processes involved in creating seemingly simple modern-day objects. This edition looks at how life-saving gloves are made

In Lincolnshire, Henry and Fuzz trawl through Dave's eclectic mix of military, classic and agricultural items. What will they come away with?

The restoration experts get to work on a treasured childhood puppet from the 1970s, an antique camera that has seized shut and an unusual timepiece

In New Mexico, Mike and Danielle make an epic stop and visit a frozen-in-time adobe village complete with ghost stories and a Wild West saloon

Mike and Frank look for bargains in the collection of a former pawn shop owner, and receive good news about one of their purchases from a museum

Wayne wants his name in lights when he goes shopping at the Hershey AACA Fall Meet Flea Market for automobilia, until he falls in love with a Nash Wagon

Wayne lets it all hang it out at the ‘Race of Gentlemen', a wondrous weekend of vintage hot rod racing on the beaches of the Jersey Shore

The team take on a Japanese sports car legend - the Toyota Supra. These cars have been modified countless times, so how can they make theirs stand out?

A look at self-repairing steel, the manufacture of some of the world's most powerful motorcycles, and the creation of paper from wood

Find out how they make military helicopters, how they design metro systems and how they engineer artificial reefs

Designer Sarah Peterson gives two side tables a stylish new look, while lighting expert Duncan McKean attempts to give two old record players a radical overhaul

The restoration experts get to work on a treasured childhood puppet from the 1970s, an antique camera that has seized shut and an unusual timepiece

In Somerset, Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove discover Norton motorbikes, Italian mopeds and French go-karts

Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove move on to Hertfordshire, where they find vintage cars, obscure tractors and rare British bikes from the 1950s

Drew Pritchard and Tee John view a collection in Boreham Wood, Hertfordshire. Everything is up for sale, including a carved stone saint and marble fireplace supports

Angus Ashworth helps Amanda and Steve clear their late parents' home in Huddersfield, which is full to the brim with memories and treasured possessions

Mike finds a 1972 Fiat 124 Spider that is all original, but the driving experience needs a refresh. He gets working on the interior, while Ant fixes a leaky differential

In Surrey, Simon O'Brien and Henry Cole unearth some classic Danish furniture and make an unexpected profit for its owner

Paper conservator Ashleigh is tasked with restoring a 1967 James Bond movie poster. Meanwhile, Drew asks metal worker Ted to revamp a peculiar hardwood globe

Comedian and actor Crissy Rock gets a surprise at auction. Angus Ashworth has a laugh at Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's mansion, where he finds a big porcelain pumpkin

The team travels around the UK to find unique and valuable items 'lost' in people's homes

An insight into how the minerals that are an essential ingredient in glass cookware are mined, and a look at how money is kept safe and secure inside cash machines

How the alcoholic spirit aquavit is made, and how kangaroos help protect motorcycle riders in a crash. Plus, a look at the cleaning of New York's St Patrick's Cathedral

Mike Brewer goes in search of a Porsche 993 Targa to renovate, and finds the cheapest one in the country

The truckers move millions of pounds worth of Army vehicles through the streets of Wiltshire for the annual Trowbridge Armed Forces Day

Wayne wants his name in lights when he goes shopping at the Hershey AACA Fall Meet Flea Market for automobilia, until he falls in love with a Nash Wagon

Wayne lets it all hang it out at the ‘Race of Gentlemen', a wondrous weekend of vintage hot rod racing on the beaches of the Jersey Shore

The team take on a Japanese sports car legend - the Toyota Supra. These cars have been modified countless times, so how can they make theirs stand out?

The processes used to make rolled wafers and wood pellets, as well as class and championship rings

The production of speed skates, cocoa beans, bulk chocolate and synthetic rubber

Buying goods from home

Buying goods from home