Discovery Channel HD Wednesday

More everyday items are put under the microscope as the programme reveals how motion sensors and diving helmets are made

More everyday items are put under the microscope as the series reveals how rawhide lampshades and MRI scanners are made

Mike and Elvis head to sun drenched Portugal where the iconic Mini Moke has earned cult status. It's a car with a very special place in Mike's heart

The team wade in the water to save a dilapidated springhouse. Johnny and Tim go exploring while Mark and Graham clean up the spring

Parker makes a purchase that shocks the entire team. Tony clamps down on his son Mike's operation. Kevin starts his first full week of sluicing

Rick gambles all his profits on a risky cut. Parker's team leans on the new Sulphur Creek claim. Monica offers a solution to Tony's problems

In Poland, Mike and Elvis find a weathered Polski Fiat 126. After their restoration, they go on a snow-covered joyride alongside other loyal 126 fans

In Germany, Mike and Elvis are captivated by an E30 M3, their most expensive purchase yet. Will their efforts make this M3 shine enough for buyers?

Part one of two. In a last push, Reaper Nation fights to mine until the bitter end. Shawn reaches for gold in deeper waters. Emily depends on her last remaining diver

Part two of two. In a last push, Reaper Nation fights to mine until the cold, bitter end. Shawn reaches for gold in deeper waters. Emily must depend on her last remaining diver

There is a heavy-duty surprise in store for Drew Pritchard at a magnificent country house in Scotland, while the team visits a former veterinary college

Drew Pritchard head to a motorbike museum on the Isle of Man, where he hopes its unique history will mean a truckload of rare finds

Amanda unearths a lost apple variety and distils liquor that Mark and Digger find irresistible. Tim and Howard invent a double-distilling device

When state inspectors make a surprise visit to the mine, the Hoffman team races to save their operation before the inspectors return with a verdict

Mike finally gets his hands on an Astra GTE. With spare parts hard to come by, the boys are determined to make a profit from this lengthy project

Eccentric military equipment collector Bruce Crompton heads to a Martello Tower on the Channel Islands

Mike and Elvis are going global! This time, the stakes are higher, the deadlines tighter and the motor transformations are more jaw-dropping than ever

The fabrication process begins, and the team begins to see how difficult building a car out of aluminium by hand will be

Supernovas are the violent death of giant stars. New discoveries reveal how these events create the elements that are essential to all life in the universe

Experts use cutting-edge technology to uncover what caused the Nazi Hindenburg aircraft to explode in a giant ball of fire over New Jersey in 1937

Mike and Elvis are going global! This time, the stakes are higher, the deadlines tighter and the motor transformations are more jaw-dropping than ever

The fabrication process begins, and the team begins to see how difficult building a car out of aluminium by hand will be

A knife injury on deck leaves Sig scrambling. After one crewman quits, tensions explode on the Confidence. Keith's throttle fails in rough seas

Four hundred miles west of traditional grounds, Wizard captains Keith and Monte come to blows. Captains Rick and Bob face a slack tank, risking their vessel

Buying goods from home

Buying goods from home

More everyday items are put under the microscope as the series reveals how noise barrier walls, Bourbon, and front-load washers are made

More everyday items are put under the microscope as the series reveals how membrane filters, bridge ties, and bi-planes are made