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More everyday items are put under the microscope as we discover how carburettors, air conditioners and sugar are made.

More everyday items are put under the microscope as we discover how combination wrenches, deli meats, golf carts and airships are made.

The crew turns an old cabin into a hunting lodge in Florida. Mark dives in an alligator pond to get some long leaf pine for the floors.

The crew transforms a used shipping container into a portable barn wood cabin. They use welding torches and old logs to complete this transformation.

Just inches from bedrock and a potential life-changing payday at the Chute, Dustin and his crew are forced to dive in the most dangerous conditions they've ever faced.

Dustin is within inches of bedrock gold at the Chute, but intense pressure causes one crew member to crack. Kayla battles the mammoth dive site at House Rock.

Terry makes a rogue purchase with a load of jewellery. The yard's grabber 'Gloria' needs an overhaul, so he spends £16,000 on a new one - to Lyndsay's annoyance.

Terry and Lyndsay take a break in the Lake District - and Lyndsay has a surprise in store. Back at the yard, son and heir Jon finds the lads hard to handle.

Robert travels to the Great Barrier Reef to help conduct research on manta rays. Plus, the zoo's staff team up to save a baby wallaby struggling to survive.

Terri attends the exam of Charlie the tiger to see if his tumours were successfully treated. And, Bindi helps develop a vaccine for Eden the Tasmanian Devil.

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

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.

How does one family in America make three quarters of the world's peppermint oil? Plus, how are performance-enhancing tennis racquets made.

How do they make a trombone? How do they make traditional Spanish wineskins? Plus, how do they turn smelly muddy peat into rejuvenating face cream.

As winter approaches Heimo and his daughter Krinn hunt for caribou. Ashley and Tyler reunite and continue building the new cabin before the cold weather sets in.

The Alaskans prepare for trapping season. Heimo's newest cabin may have fallen victim to a marauding bear. Meanwhile, Tyler and Ashley step up their house build.

The '33 Roadster hits a roadblock with the hard top while Dave and his team design custom gauges, wheels and new-take headlights and taillights.

A friend wants Dave to turn a 1950s VW Bug into a glorified beach cruiser, adding more power, better drivability and new systems.

Four survivalists attempt 21 days in the Kalahari Desert. Extreme hunger and harsh conditions fractures trust and pushes them to their limits.

Sarah holds her ground as Reed drives the Dominator inside a tornado. Gorilla hail bombards Freddy, and Brandon intercepts a tornado at a gas station.

Extraordinary individuals, from survivalists to scientists, reveal how shows they watched on Discovery inspired them and transformed their lives.