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How do planes take off and land on a beach at one of the world's oldest airports? And, how do they hand-make the national dress of Bavaria, lederhosen?

The methods used to catch the world's largest lobsters. Plus, production of the iconic Chesterfield sofa and methods used to achieve the world's sharpest TV pictures

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Experts investigate the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle crash that nearly killed astronaut Neil Armstrong during his training

A look at the destruction of the town of Herculaneum by the same eruption of Mount Vesuvius that wiped out Pompeii in 79 AD

New discoveries reveal who the Roman Empire were trying to keep out with the 72-mile-long Hadrian's Wall

More everyday items go under the microscope, focusing on objects including bamboo ceramic lights and asphalt compactors

More everyday items go under the microscope as the manufacture of objects including asphalt pavers and basque espadrilles are analysed

The documentary exploring the manufacturing processes behind everyday objects returns, turning attention to leather basketballs, wood panel canvases and shoelaces

More everyday items are placed under the microscope, as the manufacturing processes behind the production of Asian bowls and walking canes are detailed

The production of 99 per cent of America's raisins in California's San Joaquin Valley. Plus, the manufacture of the world's oldest type of paper

How do they use ancient techniques and modern technology to produce thousands of tonnes of barbecue charcoal? How do they cook up Japan's soba noodles?

How do they grow America's only freshwater pearls in Tennessee? Plus, a look at how the world's sharpest knives are forged

How ugly root vegetables are transformed into sweet sugar. Plus, the manufacture of feather dusters and party balloons

Adam and a demolition expert stage a series of daring experiments on one of the world's most dangerous and explosive substances: Nitroglycerin

Adam teams up with actor Gary Oldman to build one of Hollywood's deadliest weapons - the ZF1 multi-artillery gun from sci-fi film The Fifth Element

New discoveries reveal the importance of black holes in creating stars, giving light, and building the universe itself

New discoveries reveal the secrets of nebulas, which are strange structures of cosmic gas and dust where stars are born and die in space

Find out how Nail Files, Birch Canoes, Boat Hardtops, and High Voltage Circuit Breakers are made

Revealing how Macarons, Pine Needle Baskets and Micrometers are made, and how the processes have been perfected over time.

The manufacture of endoscopes and megaphones, and the refinement of uranium

The manufacture of hollow disk pumps and yachts and the refinement of palm sugar

Josh explores three legendary locations where stone labyrinths hide something incredible

Josh Gates explores other great walls in India, England and Taiwan.

Josh Gates explores places where unusual heroes rule the day in Madagascar, India and Mexico

Josh examines places darkened by the past, from a mansion connected to a haunted heiress in California to a festival marking the death of a demoness in India

The newspaper circulation war between William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer that would change publishing for ever

A look at how industrialists William Clark and Marcus Daly found themselves in a war to control the state of Montana's copper mining industry

The Nasa tapes that recorded the Apollo 11 moon landing are missing, and experts examine whether their disappearance is part of a cover-up

Some think the waving US flag on the moon proves that Nasa faked the lunar landing, and experts' quest for the truth leads to some of Hollywood's biggest names

Declassified files detail how three cosmonauts died in mysterious circumstances while re-entering Earth's atmosphere. Plus, a Nasa rover discovers clues that help solve a murder

Declassified files illustrate how two astronauts trapped in the vacuum of space faced an agonising death. Plus, close-up images of Pluto reveal a distinctly alien landscape

The production of 99 per cent of America's raisins in California's San Joaquin Valley. Plus, the manufacture of the world's oldest type of paper

How do they use ancient techniques and modern technology to produce thousands of tonnes of barbecue charcoal? How do they cook up Japan's soba noodles?