How Do They Do It?
Episode name: How Do They Do It?
An insider's look at the engineering and scientific miracles behind the things that form the modern world.
Release Date: 2006-05-06
Documentary
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Season 1
Recycling, Plasma TV, Fireworks, Railroad Tracks, Ink
Salt Mines, Trainers, Ships, Watches, Wind Farms
Tires, Excavators, Newspapers, Ports, Contact Lenses
Internet Cable, Cranes, Pencils, Water, Toothpaste
Glass, Golf Balls, Zippers, Coke Cans, Tire Changes
Concrete, Cell Phones, Lightbulbs, Steel, Traffic
Season 2
Diamond Mine, Skyscraper, Car Crusher
Air-to-Air Refuelling, Ski Slopes, Car Production
Ice Breaker, Money, Bowling Alleys
Mining Trucks, IKEA, Air Traffic
Logging, Baggage, Light Show
Gold, Golf Clubs, Escalators
Tunnelling, Tea, Mountain Bikes
Combines, Lifeboats, Chocolate
Airbus, Fire Engines, Ketchup
Crash Helmets, Rubber, Wave Piercing
Airbags, Ice Rinks, Mattresses
Armored Cars, Elevators, Cheese
Season 3
Phoenix Stadium, La Trade Tower, Surfing
Space Shuttle, Roller Coaster, Pool Table
Empire State Building, Extracting Copper, Making a Car
Fighter Jet, Baseball, Sports Car
Rescue Services, Rotating Boat (Falkirk Wheel), Parachutists
Submarine; Moving Earth; Beer Car
Racing Drivers, Bank Vaults, Telling Time
Crash Course; Water Display; White Wash
Cruise Liner; Space Shuttle; Suspension Bridge
Vehicles; Football; Potash Mine
Helicopter; Luxury Yachts; Highway Patrol
Buildings, Electricity Pylons, Balloon Makers
Bulletproof Vests, Robots, Formation Skydivers
Rally Car; Letter; Titanium
Season 4
Forest Fires, Car Exhaust, Space Station
Family Car, Titanium, Letter
Nuclear Sub, Crash Test Dummies, Fruit and Vegetables
Land Mines, Air Boats, Warehouses
Black Boxes, Steam Turbine, Racing Car
Jet Engine, Weapons, Telescope
Season 5
Panama Canal, Waste Disposal
World's Strongest Knife, Diamonds, Bricks
Electricity, Floating Crane
Drinking Water, Television Screens, Family Cars
Overnight Parcel Delivery, Coal Mining
Tetra Pak, Pre-Fab Houses, Ambulances
Weather Forcasting, Hovercrafts
Freeways, Minting Coins
Container Ships, Peterbilt Trucks
Windshield Wipers, Space Shuttle, Binoculars
Transporting Oil Rigs, Electric Razors
Halogen Light Bulbs, Mufflers, Locks
Airbus, Chainsaws
Hydroelectric Dam, Silicon Chips
Refine Crude Oil, Swiss Army Knife
Carpets, LEGO
High-Speed Trains, Ballpoint Pens
Mirrors, 2D and 3D Vehicle Wrapping
Durable Jeans, Perfect Wine Glasses
Aluminium Foil, GPS Systems
Season 6
Coordinate Blue Angels Airshows, Build An Indoor Ski Slope, Make Sushi
Produce Power from Waste, Customize Supercars, Make Super Steel Swords
Cowboys Hats, Deep Sea Dive, Inflight Catering
De-Ice Planes, Glossy Magazines, Electric Sports Car
Communicate With Spacecraft, Maintain Supertankers
Operate Mega Hotels, Cut Metal With Lasers, Build A Gold Course In Dubai
Drill Through Solid Rock, Produce OJ, Bend Glass
Service Jumbo Jets, Create Nuclear Power, Build Pianos
Artificial Reefs, Earthquake Proof Buildings, Rocket Fuel Cars
Develop G-Suits, Operate The Smart Grid, Track And Stop A Stolen Car
Assembly Line Robots, Seal Wine Bottles, Desalinize Sea Water
Airplane Parachutes, Solar Power, Photochromic Lenses
Blast Through Rock, Map Earth, Provide Flowers Year-Round
Work In 600 Degree Heat, Make Champagne, Expand One Of The World's Largest Ports
Manufacture Propellers, Create Intelligent Cars, Turn Metal Into Magnets
Maintain The World's Largest Aquarium, Make Sapphire, Manufacture Bentleys
Mine Oil, Operate Shipping Lanes, Restore Film
Make Batteries, Build Artificial Islands, Create Perfume
Manufacture Stainless Steel, Make Paper, Monster Motorcycle
Make Military Helicopters, Design Metro Systems, Engineer Artificial Reefs
Season 7
Underground World, Gunmakers
Diggers, Taste Of The Orient, Into The Void
Peanut Butter, Breaking Point
Smooth As Marble, Hot Stuff, Umbrellas
Tales From The Black Stuff, Silk, In The Can
Fire Extinguishers, Cruise Liner
Aircraft Tyres, Six Shooters, Fever Pitch
Soft As Sponge, The Knowledge
Money Movers, Catch Of The Day, Amazing Grace
Crash Testing, Books Etc, Margarine
Whisky Galore, Disaster Prevention
Sugar, Fish Farming
Money, Shoe-In
Battery Power, Chocolate, Toothbrushes
Eiffel Tower, Snowboards
Decaf Coffee, Smoked Fish, Water Jets
Blaze Cops, Oaked
Lawnmowers, Bread, Clean Water
Matches, Chrome
Off-Roaders, Saddles, Cakes
Season 8
Fugu, Freight Trains, Scottish Tartan
Bowling Balls, Tower Bridge, Gummy Bears
Island Prison, Mailboxes, Jam
Brewery, Playing Cards, Gulfstream
Swiss Cheese, Tanks, British Library
Pretzels, Gondolas, Pearls
Roulette Tables, Olive Oil, Batmobile
Ice Rink, Car Plant
Duck Calls, Wasabi, Accordions
Toto Washlets, Fire Scout, Demolition Drills
24 Hours of Daytona, Rum
Caviar, Porcelain, Soccer Cleats
Bomb Squad, Cider, Husqvarna
Circus, Guitars
Taiko Drums, Green Factory, Pasta
Frankfurters, Sniper Rifles, Casino Security
Tsukiji, Cricket Bats, Parcels
Powerboats, Swiss Watches, Wallpaper
Submarine Rescue, Subaru
Cruise Ship, Truffles, Asphault
Season 9
Chewing Gum, Fish Hooks, Legoland
Leatherman, Formula 1, Glassware
Hats, Longest Road Tunnel, Snake Catcher
World In Miniature, Rhubarb
Almonds, Snowblower
Fighter Plane, Trappist Beers, SUV
Guacamole, Swamp Buggy
Suspension Bridge, Crossbows
Tennessee Whiskey, Nightvision
Vanilla, Anchors
Leather Footballs, Mussels
Scania Trucks, Miracle Forensics
Guitars, Rope Access
Liferafts, Mind Control
Tequila, Steam-Powered Megacity
Stuntmen, Seabreacher, Amber
Tennis Balls, Surround Sound
Rayon, Snuff, Cola
Zubrowka, Aerial Cable Car
Skydiving Suits, Surströmming
Season 10
Opal, Stunt Planes, Nougat
Saffron, Ice Roads, Shelby
Toilet Paper, Absinthe, Cricket Balls
Salad, Rope, Insulin
Locomotives, Clotted Cream, Boomerangs
Sardines, Piaggio Scooters, Erector Sets
Plane Painting; Clogs; Pasties
Bells, Hurricane Clear Up, Dates
Titan Tires, Espresso, Diamond Cutting
Paris Sewers, Beretta, Cotton
Lion Dance, Tunnel, Super Sopper
Pistachios, Forbidden City, Radar
Wrecker Trucks, Roquefort, Tree Moving
Marble, Mahjong, Escape Slides
Kamaz Trucks, Hair Care, Canton Tower
Ball Bearings, Cartoonists' Ink, False Eyes
Russian Dolls, Aloe Vera, Flags
Chinamax, Russian Standard, Abalone
St Petersburg Metro, Civet Coffee, Chip Makers
Leather, Grand Canal, Flyboard
Season 11
Parmesan, Runways, Reclining Chairs
Carpets, Skis, Niagara Power
Nori, Beer Bottles, Shark Deterrents
Brass, Ice Patrol, Penjing
Racing Bikes, Stunt Pilots, Oil Well
Bagels, Racing Tires, Liuli Glass
Trash Collecting in Venice, Australian Sheepskin, Pond Algae
Turkish Delight. Silver. Sunscreen
Canvas. Stinky Tofu. Bottle Recycling
Beekeeping. Trikes. Body Armour
Heat-Proof Glass. ATMs. Pagani
Aquavit, Motorcycle Racing Suits, Cleaning a Cathedral
Dock Cranes, Plastic Bags, Baubles
Balsamic Vinegar, Drysuits, Stunt Plane
Super Steel, Wool, Kiteboards
Soybean Matress, Aircraft Seats, Bra Design
Dry Wall, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Statuettes, Skytruck
Car Windows, Glossy Lipstick
Madeira, Aircraft Seats, Batteries
Nickel, Canal Locks, Bubble Tea
Season 12
Logging, Tiles, Jaffa Cakes
Heavy-Lift Aircraft, Hunting Boots, Bananas
Monorail, Royal Copenhagen Porcelain, New York Cupcakes
Wine, Goretex Extreme Weather Clothing
Screws, Marmalade, Printed Dresses
Road Rollers, Canned Bread, Vertu Phones
Tinned Grapefruit, Snow Machines, Conveyor Belts
Harp Strings, Roof Windows, Belgian Waffles
AGA Cookers, Incense Sticks, Jenever
Robo-farm, Log Stacker, Piano Moving
Bamboo Scaffolding, Strontium
Espadrilles, Prefabricated Houses, Underground Storage
Macadamia Nuts, Tap Water, Crowd Barriers
High Rise Construction, Dr. Marten Boots, Cooking Pans
Sitar, Biltong, Bulldozers
Fedoras, Cement, Frozen Peas
Mohair, Quadski, Harp
Redbush Tea, Luggage Handling, Hairbrushes
Credit Cards, Indian Lunch Deliveries, Boat Lift
Power Tunnel, Pizza Ovens, Playhouses
Season 13
Baklavas, Gyroplanes, Ukuleles, Catamarans
Longboards, Lemonade, Forklifts
Coffee, Bricks, Lava Lamps, Diamonds
Cameras, Big Airbags, Jelly Beans
Caravans, Tuning Forks, Ice Resurfacers, Festival of Lights
Vinyl Records, Bumper Cars, Tiger Balm
Non-Alcoholic Beer, Tomcars, Escalators, Lie Detectors
Axes, Messenger Bags, Fast-Rescue Boats
Wensleydale Cheese, Paintbrushes, Eucalyptus Oil; Plastic Wrap
The Tesla, Horsehair Fabrics, Pool Cleaners
Snails, Cutlery, Fishing Kayaks
Emergency Bridges, Marker Pens
Crystal Glass, Flat Screen TVs
Pulverizers, Bomber Jackets
Sydney Opera House, Handsaws
Moonshine, Electric Bikes, Wetsuits
Gemstones, Cowboy Boots
Duvets, Drill Pipes, Rubber Bands
Aircraft Engines, Fisherman's Friend
Armored Cars, Christmas Trees
Season 14
Aluminium Cans, Cuckoo Clocks, Paddleboards
Car Shredder, Sarees, Worcestershire Sauce
Mardi Gras, Rock Candy, Dentures
Helmets, Tea, District Heating
Royal Enfield, Art Fraud, Milk
Crash Testing, Delftware, Umbrellas
Iron Ore, Wave Flume, Chandeliers
Oyster Knives, Stadium Lights, Diamonds
Cheddar Cheese, CPR Mannequins, Dishwashers
Ford Transits, Driza-bone, Saltfish
Wood Stoves, Indigo, Synthesiser
Morgan Cars, Bamboo Cotton, Toilets
Wind Turbines, Car Tyres, Mushrooms
Ammo, Dental Drill, Road Markings
Giant Power Station, Smallest Aircraft
Crayons, Mirrors
Electric Race Cars, Mead
Steam-Powered Boat, Waterwall
Paving Stones, Tuxedo
Fire Gloves, Enamel
Season 15
Harris Tweed, Turntables, Fermented Shark
Beds-Hastens, Satellites, Indoor Salads
Borsalino Hats, Folding Bicycle
Fender Stratocaster • Kalles Kaviar • Endurance Racing
Pisa's Leaning Tower, Eider Down, Chocolate Digestive
Parchment, Shuttlecocks, Salt
Ballpoint Pens, Pizza, Reed Rugs
Violins, Milk Delivery, Volcanic Rock Houses
Fastest Superyachts, Space Suit, Katsuabushi
Parma Ham, Rowing Machines, London Underground Signs
Beach Landing Planes, Tomatoes, Bavarian Lederhosen
Lobsters, Chesterfield Sofas, 4K Television
Car Weather Factory • Baseball Gloves • Christmas Puddings
Print Newspapers • Knitting Socks • Ribena
Raisins, Showers, Papyrus
Charcoal Briquettes, Soba Noodles, Vaulting Poles
Freshwater Pearls, Knives, Hippo Roller
Sugar, Feather Dusters, Balloons
Pencils, Liquorice, Lace
Platinum, Manga Comics, Limoncello
Season 16
Peppermint Oil, Tennis Rackets, Desalination
Trombones, Wineskins, Peat Beauty Cream
Surfboards, Satchels, Butter
Horse Transport by Air, Chess Sets, Food Photography
Stainless Steel, Combination Locks, Indian Jaggery Sugar
Geoduck Clams, Vintage Steam Trains, Water Polo Hats
Bufori Cars, Sport Whistles, Spanish Paprika
Pile Drivers, Cricket Bats, Folding Hand Fans
Tractors, Cow Bells, Street Lights
Birds Nest Soup, Rowing Oars, Castanets
Turbo Chargers, Plastic Roads, Kites
Boat Sails, Military Swords, Children Car Seats
Marshall Amplifiers, Clay Garden Pots, Book Rebinding
High Rise Window Cleaners, Jigsaw Puzzles, Field Hockey Sticks
RV Motorhomes, Lollipops, Ballet Shoes
Mushroom Farming, Map Making, Medical Gloves
Polysulphate Fertilizer, Maple Syrup, Batik Printed Fabrics
Basmati Microwave Rice, Automaton Singing Bird Boxes, British Life Guards Uniforms
Hearing Aids, Elizabeth Line Trains, Shadow Puppets
Remote Controlled Submersibles, Steiff Teddy Bears, Indian Cheese Paneer
Season 17
Eider Down and Digestives
Violins and Milk Deliveries
Super Yachts and Space Suits
Raisins, Washi Paper, Showers
Charcoal, Soba, Vaulting Poles
Pearls, Damascus Steel Knives
Sugar Beets, Feather Dusters
Pencils, Liquorice and Lace