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Episode 7 - A look at unskippable vinyl turntables, the community spirit behind elderflower cordial, some of the planet's best telescopes and the art of making model trains.

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Series 3

Episode 1

Featuring a look at the creation of Cornish pasties, umbrellas, vintage style jukeboxes and carpets.

Episode 2

A look behind the scenes at how Soreen is made, a look at a Birmingham whistle maker, meeting drum makers and visiting a company that makes sheds.

Episode 3

Going inside a soup factory, learning about the UK's finest pool tables, visiting the last remaining UK television factory and learning the secrets of making silk ties.

Episode 4

Learning the secrets of Kendal Mint Cake, discovering the ancient art of stained glass making in York, hearing about bow and arrow production and seeing how hot tubs are made.

Episode 5

A look at double glazing at a UPVC recycling plant, the ancient art of milling for a Welsh Bara Brith, Sheffield steel for Olympic ice skates and a craftsman making banjos.

Episode 6

Visiting the Pimm's factory, meeting craftspeople making uniforms for the Household Cavalry, learning how jungle vines become polo mallets, and seeing how street lights are made.

Episode 7

A look at unskippable vinyl turntables, the community spirit behind elderflower cordial, some of the planet's best telescopes and the art of making model trains.

Episode 8

A look at Britain's first commercially produced rum, making a George Cross, handmade wooden canoes and creating furniture-making tools.

Episode 9

Featuring a married couple running a booming Scotch egg business, a cotton mill-turned-soap factory, craftsmen making accurate compasses and a family firm making teddy bears.

Episode 10

Featuring a look at Scottish cashmere, jigsaw puzzles, cockles, laver bread and British teapots.