S8.E1 ∙ Fugu, Freight Trains, Scottish TartanFri, Jun 3, 2011How Japanese master chefs prepare the extremely poisonous puffer fish; freight trains; how Scots weave over 700 types of tartan for kilts.Rate
S8.E2 ∙ Bowling Balls, Tower Bridge, Gummy BearsFri, Jun 10, 2011Bowling Balls, Tower Bridge, Gummy Bears.Rate
S8.E3 ∙ Island Prison, Mailboxes, JamFri, Jul 1, 2011New York's Rikers Island prison; how the famous Royal Mail mail boxes are made; turning fruit into jam.Rate
S8.E4 ∙ Brewery, Playing Cards, GulfstreamFri, Jul 29, 2011Making playing cards that can defeat a cheat; brewing more than a billion bottles of lager a year; the world's most luxurious private jets.Rate
S8.E5 ∙ Swiss Cheese, Tanks, British LibraryFri, Jul 15, 2011Swiss Cheese, Tanks, British Library.Rate
S8.E7 ∙ Roulette Tables, Olive Oil, BatmobileFri, Aug 5, 2011Roulette Tables, Olive Oil, Batmobile.Rate
S8.E9 ∙ Duck Calls, Wasabi, AccordionsThu, Oct 20, 2011How accordions are built; how wasabi is made; how they produce a duck call that can trick birds.Rate
S8.E10 ∙ Toto Washlets, Fire Scout, Demolition DrillsThu, Oct 20, 2011Toto Washlets, Fire Scout, Demolition Drills.7.6/10 (8)Rate
S8.E13 ∙ Bomb Squad, Cider, HusqvarnaFri, Aug 26, 2011Defusing thousands of World War II land mines; making crisp tasting cider; clearing undergrowth with a thin strip of nylon wire.Rate
S8.E14 ∙ Circus, GuitarsWed, Jan 19, 2011How a 1700-seat circus tent is set up in 36 hours; turning Japanese maple and mahogany into an electric guitar.Rate
S8.E15 ∙ Taiko Drums, Green Factory, PastaFri, Jun 24, 2011A 700-hundred-year-old tree is made into a two-ton Japanese drum; how a factory produces thousands of cars and stays green; how Italians make pasta.Rate
S8.E16 ∙ Frankfurters, Sniper Rifles, Casino SecurityThu, Dec 29, 2011Frankfurters, Guitars, Casino Security.7.7/10 (9)Rate
S8.E17 ∙ Tsukiji, Cricket Bats, ParcelsWed, Jan 19, 2011Tsukiji, Cricket Bats, Highlighters7.4/10 (8)Rate
S8.E18 ∙ Powerboats, Swiss Watches, WallpaperWed, Jan 5, 2011Powerboats, Swiss Watches, Deep Cooling.Rate
S8.E30 ∙ Husqvarna; Frankfurters; WallpaperThu, May 17, 2012This show describes how the following were designed and/or made: -The Husqvarna Fast Tractor -Frankfurters -WallpaperRate