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Ultimate Processes

10 episodes 95%4KCC

Inside factories and workshops, the hidden craft behind extraordinary machines and objects.

Presenter Francesca Chiorando visits ten very different manufacturing sites, from craft workshops to international industries, to uncover how remarkable products are made. Each episode reveals the precision, skill, and technology behind a distinct process, turning everyday objects and giant machines into something far more fascinating. Sign up to see how these worlds really work.

Episode guide

10 episodes
1
1Guitars
Francesca Chiorando is in the UK to visit custom electric guitar makers Crimson Guitars and the iconic Marshall Amplification factory in Milton Keynes.
48 min
2
2Prodrive
Francesca Chiorando hits the racetrack for a test drive in one of the fastest motorsport cars in the world, a hand-built Prodrive Aston Martin.
48 min
3
3Tractors
In this episode, Francesca Chiorando goes inside the largest tractor factory in the UK to see how they build their newest bespoke tractor.
48 min
4
4Vespa
In this episode of Ultimate Processes Francesca Chiorando goes inside the Vespa factory in Italy - to see how they build their iconic scooters.
48 min
5
5Waterford
Francesca finds out how the world famous Waterford crystal is made and gets to try out glass blowing and glass cutting with surprising results.
48 min
6
6Helicopters
In this episode of Ultimate Processes, we investigate how the AW 101, one of the world’s most advanced search and rescue helicopters is designed and built.
48 min
7
7Boats
Presenter Francesca Chiorando visits an Italian company called Wally making some of the best looking and technologically advanced super yachts in the world.
48 min
8
8Bikes
We are in the middle of a cycling revolution and these days there’s a bike for every occasion, so presenter Francesca Chiorando tries out two of them.
48 min
9
9Motor Homes
Francesca finds out for herself just how good today’s mobile homes can be . She visits one UK company who specialise in producing top of the range vehicles.
48 min
10
10Wooden Houses
Francesca visits two companies making wooden houses. One makes flat pack homes for assembly and the other specialises in creating beautiful wooden frames.
48 min
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