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Factory 56 in Germany opens its doors as we follow the ultimate configuration of a £120,000 Mercedes-Benz S-Class, from the chassis build to the main assembly floor. (S2 Ep6)

June 2023
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We follow the 35-hour build of a new Defender, where over 3300 individual parts and 70 years of innovation come together to create a vehicle for any terrain. (S2 Ep5)
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Jaguar gives us an access-all-areas look at how the F-TYPE is built from scratch, from its sleek chassis to an engine that can reach top speeds of 177mph. (S2 Ep2)
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An access-all-areas look at how the classic Mini is being manufactured for the electric revolution. What is needed to create the components of a Mini Electric? (S2 Ep1)
October 2022
With access all areas to the Bentley factory, we see how the luxury car manufacturer builds a new £170k Continental GT, from the bare-metal bolts to the finished car.
December 2021
Brand new series: Factory 56 opens its doors as we follow the ultimate configuration of a £120,000 Mercedes-Benz S-Class, from the chassis build to the main assembly floor. (S2 Ep6)
Brand new series: We follow the 35-hour build of a new Defender, where over 3300 individual parts and 70 years of innovation come together to create a vehicle for any terrain. (S2 Ep5)
November 2021
Brand new series: A look at how Liverpool supercar manufacturer Briggs Automotive Company make their £270k BAC Mono R - the world's first single-seat, road-legal supercar. (S2 Ep4)
Brand new series: A unique visit behind the scenes with the small team in Dartford who hand-build the iconic open-top two-seater Caterham 7 sports car. (S2 Ep3)
Brand new series: Jaguar gives us an access-all-areas look at how the F-TYPE is built from scratch, from its sleek chassis to an engine that can reach top speeds of 177mph. (S2 Ep2)
Brand new series: An access-all-areas look at how the classic Mini is being manufactured for the electric revolution. What is needed to create the components of a Mini Electric? (S2 Ep1)
May 2021
An access-all-areas look at how Maserati build a Quattroporte super saloon, from aerospace tech, robot assembly and emu feather dusting to the Ferrari engine at its heart.
...London Cab: The classic black cab goes green! We see how a 21st-century electric London taxi is made, from the aluminium chassis to the all-electric £60,000 eco-cab.
Aston Martin open their factory doors in this access-all-areas look at the building of a £237k DBS Superleggera, to see how a 211mph supercar is actually made.
April 2021
The Morgan Motor Company open their doors to reveal how they carefully construct the £90,000 Plus Six by hand, with 170 craftspeople working 100 hours over 30 days.
January 2019
Fourteen years in the making and costing over a billion pounds, the Astute nuclear submarine is one of the most technologically advanced machines in the world, and for over a year the BBC filmed its construction inside one of the most secure and secret places in the country.
December 2016
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If you need to build a top-secret piece of equipment in the UK, there's one place many people choose to go: defence contractor QinetiQ.
January 2015
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Britain's engineering companies reveal how they build the world's most amazing machines.(R)
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Drawn from the second series of BBC Two's How to Build, this programme made for Schools looks at three more British engineering projects that all share something in common - amazing technology and people with highly specialised skills.
November 2013
The story of the thousands of people who design, build and test Rolls-Royce jet engines.(R)
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