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How do they produce a million tonnes of stainless steel? How do they keep cash safe with an uncrackable lock? How do they make traditional Indian sugar?

The complex technological processes involved in creating seemingly simple modern-day objects

An investigation into a strange discovery made by the Mars Curiosity rover, which could suggest an alien nuclear war took place there more than 300 million years ago

Dramatised-documentary series in which Aidan Gillen plays a detective examining dangerous phenomena in the universe

When a massive star dies it can direct a blast of radiation that would obliterate life of Earth. This episode asks what the chances are of this event occurring

A countdown of the top 20 internet legends. From lighting matches with bullets to kayaking in the snow, this features only the smartest and bravest human-kind has to offer!

Focuses on creative garage innovators taking inventions to the next level, from using fire to charge phones to creating the world's fastest electric dragster

Uncovering the secrets of the city of Thebes in Egypt, one of the largest religious sites in the ancient world

A pioneering experiment shows how ancient Egyptians built the giant obelisks of Thebes, with new findings suggesting how they prompted the downfall of the pharaohs

While investigating Argentina's most credible military encounter, the team tracks down an eyewitness and the unexpected presence of Nasa

Paul and Kawa head to Argentina to investigate a possible UFO crash site. Elsewhere, Sarah and Nick track a pattern of low-altitude UFOs in Phoenix, Arizona

An eyewitness in Kansas reveals photographic evidence of a UFO landing site. Meanwhile, Paul and Kawa disprove an official government account of a meteor impact

Building a tractor every three minutes to power Indian agriculture, and casting the bronze bells that help Swiss farmers keep track of their cows

Collecting millions of real birds' nests to make birds' nest soup. Plus, how aerospace technology is used to make rowers go faster

Quadrupling the power of the world's biggest engines with the world's most powerful turbochargers, and building new roads from old waste plastic

How wind is harnessed to power a racing yacht to Olympic gold, and how do to make a sword fit for an officer at the world's largest sword factory

The complex technological processes involved in creating seemingly simple modern-day objects. This edition looks at how Marshall amps and frost-proof garden pots are made

A look at how the tallest buildings in the world are cleaned. Plus, the process to make a jigsaw where every piece is unique

Phil Torres and Dr Tori Herridge go on a journey to Siberia for the biggest ever Ice Age dig, unearthing a treasure trove of animals buried in the ground for thousands of years

Treasure hunter Darrell Miklos attempts to decode and follow a ''treasure map' created by his boyhood idol, former Nasa astronaut Gordon 'Gordo' Cooper

After finding evidence of a 1700s-era lifeboat near shore, Darrell and the team discover the shipwreck it came from, but a sudden tragedy hits the expedition

While investigating Argentina's most credible military encounter, the team tracks down an eyewitness and the unexpected presence of Nasa

Paul and Kawa head to Argentina to investigate a possible UFO crash site. Elsewhere, Sarah and Nick track a pattern of low-altitude UFOs in Phoenix, Arizona

An eyewitness in Kansas reveals photographic evidence of a UFO landing site. Meanwhile, Paul and Kawa disprove an official government account of a meteor impact

The construction of the Inca capital of Cusco, focusing on new discoveries that reveal the secrets behind this mighty empire's fall

A Viking fortress lost underground for over 1,000 years is discovered, and experts investigate its buried treasures