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Tomorrow

29th March

6am

About The Show

Have you ever wondered how the items we use and rely upon on a daily basis are created? Popular science series ‘How it’s Made’ puts everyday objects such as trumpets, sinks, pin ball machines, ballet slippers, cowboy boots and buses under the microscope to find out what it takes to manufacture the things we often take for granted. Taking viewers behind the scenes at different factories around the world, this fascinating series explores the high-tech processes used to transform raw materials into the final article.

Episodes

Episode 1

Basque Pelota Balls, Pallet Trucks

More everyday items go under the microscope, revealing their production processes. How are objects including dumplings and brass faucets made?

Episode 2

Laptops, Panettone

More everyday items go under the microscope, revealing their unique production processes. How are objects including saxophones made?

Episode 3

Spinning Reels, Plasma Protein Therapies

More everyday items go under the microscope, revealing their production. How are objects such as 3D cups and stainless-steel beer kegs made?

Episode 4

Steamer Baskets, 3-Wheel Scooters

More everyday items go under the microscope. How are objects including prefabricated conservatories and copper cookware made?

Episode 5

Mountain Bike Tyres

More everyday items go under the microscope, revealing their production. How are objects including leaf and debris vacuums, canned meat and fillet knives made?

Episode 6

Rice Cookers, Concealment Furniture

More everyday items go under the microscope, revealing their production. How are objects including promotional origami and hedge shears made?

Episode 7

Glass Faucets, Firetruck Ladders

More everyday items go under the microscope, revealing their production. How are objects including barbeque utensils made?

Episode 8

Educational Robots, Boxing Belts

More everyday items go under the microscope, revealing their production. How are objects including boat radar mounts made?

Episode 9

Cotton, Rodeo Roping Chutes

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

Episode 10

Sleeper Rigs, Pecans

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.

Episode 11

Wood Slat Baskets, Bells

More everyday items go under the microscope, revealing their production. How are objects including gyroscopic stabilizers made?

Episode 12

DeLorean Restoration, Bison Fibre

More everyday items go under the microscope, revealing their production. How are objects including shuffleboard tables made?

Episode 13

Leather Overnight Bags, Horse Exercisers

More everyday items go under the microscope, revealing their production. How are objects including air hockey tables made?

Episode 14

Electrophoretic Displays

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

Episode 15

Custom Shoe Trees, Clay Targets

More everyday items go under the microscope, revealing their production. How are objects such as squeeze chutes and composite boat propellers made?

Episode 16

Orthodontic Retainer, Orange Juice

More everyday items go under the microscope, revealing their production. How are objects such as retractable saunas and sawmill blade knives made?

Episode 17

Table Tennis Tables

More everyday items go under the microscope, revealing their production. How are objects such as plastic model kits and light microscopes made?

Episode 18

Hand Forged Hammers

More everyday items go under the microscope, revealing their production. How are objects such as gummy vitamins and boat trailers made?

Episode 19

Guitar Pickups, Heated Furniture

More everyday items go under the microscope, revealing their production. How are objects such as water well cylinders and nonconductive tools made?

Episode 20

Innerspring Mattresses

More everyday items go under the microscope, revealing their production. How are objects such as stand-up paddleboards and vacuum cleaners made?

Episode 21

Belts, 3D Metal Printers

More everyday items go under the microscope, revealing their production. How are objects such as detectable warning panels and model Stirling engines made?

Episode 22

Compression & Extension Springs

More everyday items go under the microscope, revealing their production. How are objects such as micro drill bits and skiffs made?

Episode 23

Fencing Masks, Books

More everyday items go under the microscope, revealing their production. How are objects such as ocean drone transformers and 3D puzzles made?

Episode 24

Tin Whistles, Horn Products

More everyday items go under the microscope, revealing their production. How are objects including Formula F race cars made?

Episode 25

Motorcycle Goggles, Handbuilt Jukeboxes

More everyday items go under the microscope, revealing their production. How are objects including vacuum excavators made?

Episode 26

Peaked Caps, Custom Water Heaters

More everyday items go under the microscope, revealing their production. How are objects such as electric boats and fencing foils made?

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