Megafactories Season 5 Episodes

Episode 1

Aston Martin One-77

Sun, Sep 4, 2011

Follow every step in the creation of the Aston Martin One-77, a million-pound production car created at the height of the global economic crisis.

Episode 2

Porsche Panamera

Sat, Jan 7, 201260 mins

The Story of the design and manufacturing of Porsche's first four door, four passenger sports car.

Episode 3

Mack Truck

Sat, Jan 14, 201246 mins

The Mack Titan has over 10 tons of chrome and steel, packing 605 horsepower and a 200-ton towing capacity.

Episode 4

Lego

Sat, Jan 21, 201245 mins

LEGO It's one of the most popular construction toy in the world. In the age of unprecedented competition for their attention children still spend over 5 billion hours a year playing with LEGO bricks.

Episode 5

Ford F-150

Sat, Feb 4, 201260 mins

The design and manufacturing of the newest F150, the best selling vehicle in the United States.

Episode 6

Bacardi

Sat, Feb 11, 201246 mins

In Puerto Rico, family tradition and technology meet to create one of the world's most popular premium rums: Bacardi. See how the rum is produced using the same formula and techniques that were used 150 years ago.

Episode 7

Ducati

Sat, Feb 18, 2012

A look inside the world-famous Italian Ducati motorbike factory to see how top designers and engineers build the Multistrada 1200.

Episode 8

Heineken

Sat, Feb 25, 201250 mins

Europe's largest brewery, the one million square meter home of Heineken, in the Netherlands. There, the world's most international beer company, produces over half of its annual output, which came to 11 million hectoliters in 2009.

Episode 9

Bundaberg Rum

Sat, Mar 3, 2012

The Australian rum, which bears the name of its hometown, was created in 1888 and is more than a mega factory, it's an Aussie icon. We look into the culture, the processes, the innovation and the community that make Bundaberg Rum unique.

Episode 10

Frito Lay

Sat, Jan 28, 201246 mins

Crispy. Salty. Tasty. Everything a chip should be. Go inside the Frito Lay factory in Perry, Ga. -- one of the biggest chip factories in the world.

Episode 11

Eurofighter

Sat, Mar 3, 2012

The Eurofighter Typhoon is built to kill. It's the world's best multi-role fighter jet. But constructing it piece by piece in 3 different factories in 3 different countries is a major challenge.

Episode 12

Hero Motorcycles

Get exclusive access to Hero MotoCorp in India, the world's largest motorcycle manufacturing company with more than 18,000 workers and 200 robots that assembles more than 13 billion parts every day.

Episode 13

Campari

Sat, May 12, 2012

Campari is an Italian company active since 1860 in the branded beverage industry. Headquartered in Sesto San Giovanni, production is concentrated in fourteen manufacturing plants around the world - take a look inside.

Episode 14

MV Agusta

Tue, May 15, 2012

MV Agusta is a legendary Italian motorcycle manufacturer. Purchased by a father and son team, the company is now betting its future on a brand new motorcycle design. Our story is about the MV Factory in Varese, Italy.

Episode 15

Piaggio Vespa

Thu, May 10, 2012

It would not be too much of an exaggeration to say that Corrandino D'Ascanio's easy-to-ride, easy-to-maintain scooter design put post-war Italy on two wheels. Look at the factory where the same basic design cranks off the assembly line.

Episode 16

Speed Rail

Thu, May 24, 2012

A step-by-step look at the making of Alstom's revolutionary high-speed train, the AGV, which could be the fourth record-breaking creation from the company.