Discovery Channel Friday

More everyday items go under the microscope, revealing their production. How are objects such as dry erase boards and air rifles made?

Where materials come from and how manufacturing processes have developed over the years, including custom shoe trees and clay targets

One of the deadliest jobs in the world is that of the Alaskan crab fishermen. They brave the treacherous waves of the Bering Sea in search of valuable king crabs

Experts reveal the secrets of Thermopylae, the site of an iconic ancient battle where it is said 300 Spartan warriors lost their lives

Bruce Crompton is asked to find Second World War spy items that help tell the story of Ian Fleming and James Bond. First, he visits a debonair dealer in London

Bill gets deja vu on a 1985 Chevy C10 square body. He and the team try to outdo themselves with a handmade chassis and air ride, interior and bed

Mike and Elvis have one of their toughest challenges yet: can they make an Audi RS6 estate car faster than a sportscar? Elvis has doubts after a hazardous test drive

Mike gambles on a Ford P100 imported from South Africa to Scotland. But it's hit with a series of problems - and will it cope with the UK's weather and roads?

A porcupine infestation threatens to leave Nancy and Jim without electricity, while an emergency crew battles blocked bridges on the railroad to make way for a shipment

An earthquake threatens to bring the railroad to a standstill and derail a speeding freight train, and Steve races to build an emergency shelter to protect his baby

Dave Turin shows how and where everyday miners can find gold which has been recently discovered due to heavy storms and flooding in California

A single mum is unprepared for winter in Interior Alaska. Facing summer wildfires, the Raneys battle still-frozen ground to secure water and food stores

Part one of two. A local client wants to surprise his dad with a custom 1946 Ford Coupe. Bill goes classy and supercharged with his wife's 2021 Escalade

The guys must invent a new process to get the C10's tricky hood just right, but the body work on this truck is where the art of the build truly comes out

Parker decodes the mystery of where a billion-dollar motherlode went. Some say it was mined out, while others believe it's still buried underground

Mark and Digger test Amanda to distil brandy and grappa from the same grapes. The Maggie Valley trio scours the scrapyards for a stolen copper still

The Avenue of the Sphinxes has now been unearthed in the biggest excavation in Egyptian history. Who built this structure and what was its purpose?

Bureaucracy threatens to derail Yogi's mercy mission to drought-ravaged farmers

Chad makes a huge mistake that could prove costly. Plus, a shocking discovery inside the box forces Duane to rethink everything

Mark and Digger test Amanda to distil brandy and grappa from the same grapes. The Maggie Valley trio scours the scrapyards for a stolen copper still

The Avenue of the Sphinxes has now been unearthed in the biggest excavation in Egyptian history. Who built this structure and what was its purpose?

Parker uncovers a fleet of monster 110-ton excavators scooping paydirt from the riverbed deep in the Bolivian jungle, but disaster strikes when he gets to the gold

Mark and Digger risk tapping into their liquor reserves. Josh's rookie partner makes an explosive mistake, and Tim experiments with a new plant

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