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How Do They Do It?

Season 10

2013 · 20 episodes

  1. 1. Opal, Stunt Planes, Nougat

    2013-09-06 · 22m

    Digging out the rare opal in the Australian desert; Building the classic bi-wing strong enough to stand the stresses of modern stunt flying; Making the nougat core of everybody's favorite sweets.

  2. 2. Saffron, Ice Roads, Shelby

    2013-09-05 · 22m

    How do they farm the expensive spice saffron, how do they create giant roads made entirely from ice and how do they manufacture a muscle car?

  3. 3. Toilet Paper, Absinthe, Cricket Balls

    2013-09-12 · 22m

    How do they turn trees into toilet paper? How do they make absinthe and how do they make cricket balls tough enough to face batsmen?

  4. 4. Salad, Rope, Insulin

    2013-09-19 · 22m

    How do they cultivate green salad on scorching desert plains, how do they make rigging for ships and how do they produce lifesaving insulin from bread?

  5. 5. Locomotives, Clotted Cream, Boomerangs

    2013-09-26 · 22m

    How do they build one of the world's most powerful locomotives? And how do they turn cows' milk into clotted cream?

  6. 6. Sardines, Piaggio Scooters, Erector Sets

    2013-10-10 · 22m

    A look at how products are manufactured around the world. Looking at sardine fishing, Piaggio scooters and erector sets.

  7. 7. Plane Painting; Clogs; Pasties

    2013-10-17 · 22m

    A look at how products are manufactured around the world. Featuring plane painting, pasties and how clogs are made.

  8. 8. Bells, Hurricane Clear Up, Dates

    2013-10-24 · 22m

    How do they cast bells fit for the world's greatest cathedrals? And how do they clear up the effect of one of America's biggest storms?

  9. 9. Titan Tires, Espresso, Diamond Cutting

    2013-10-31 · 22m

    A look at how products are manufactured around the world. Featuring Titan Tires, espresso and how diamonds are cut.

  10. 10. Paris Sewers, Beretta, Cotton

    2013-11-07 · 22m

    A look at how products are manufactured around the world. Featuring the complex network of Paris sewers, Beretta's and cotton manufacture.

  11. 11. Lion Dance, Tunnel, Super Sopper

    2013-11-14 · 22m

    What is the secret of the lion dance, how are tunnels built, and what is a super sopper? Find out as more items are put under the microscope.

  12. 12. Pistachios, Forbidden City, Radar

    2013-11-21 · 22m

    How do they make pistachios, what is the Forbidden City, and how do they produce radars? Find out as more items are put under the microscope.

  13. 13. Wrecker Trucks, Roquefort, Tree Moving

    2013-11-28 · 22m

    How do they build wrecker trucks, how do they produce Roquefort, and how are trees transported? Find out as more items are examined.

  14. 14. Marble, Mahjong, Escape Slides

    2013-12-05 · 22m

    How do they produce marble, how do they make mahjong pieces, and how do they build escape slides? Finds out as more items are put under the microscope.

  15. 15. Kamaz Trucks, Hair Care, Canton Tower

    2013-12-12 · 22m

    A look at how products are manufactured around the world. Featuring Kamaz trucks, products for hair and the Canton Tower.

  16. 16. Ball Bearings, Cartoonists' Ink, False Eyes

    2013-12-19 · 22m

    A look at how products are manufactured. Featuring ball-bearings, what goes into cartoonist's ink and discover how false eyes are made.

  17. 17. Russian Dolls, Aloe Vera, Flags

    2014-01-16 · 22m

    A look at how products are manufactured around the world. How are Russian dolls manufactured, how is aloe vera produced and how are flags made?

  18. 18. Chinamax, Russian Standard, Abalone

    2014-01-23 · 22m

    A look at how products are manufactured around the world. How is vodka produced, how are Chinamax ships manufactured and how is abalone made?

  19. 19. St Petersburg Metro, Civet Coffee, Chip Makers

    2014-01-30 · 22m

    A look at how products are made around the world. Featuring the St Petersburg metro, the world's most expensive coffee and chip makers.

  20. 20. Leather, Grand Canal, Flyboard

    2014-02-06 · 22m

    A look at how products are made. Featuring how leather is produced, how goods are moved down the Grand Canal and how Flyboard is created.

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