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How Do They Do It?

Season 10 · Episode 3 — Toilet Paper, Absinthe, Cricket Balls

Sep 12, 2013 22m
Documentary

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?

Season 10 episodes

E1
Opal, Stunt Planes, NougatSep 6, 2013 · 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…

E2
Saffron, Ice Roads, ShelbySep 5, 2013 · 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 ca…

E3
Toilet Paper, Absinthe, Cricket BallsSep 12, 2013 · 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?

E4
Salad, Rope, InsulinSep 19, 2013 · 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…

E5
Locomotives, Clotted Cream, BoomerangsSep 26, 2013 · 22m

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

E6
Sardines, Piaggio Scooters, Erector SetsOct 10, 2013 · 22m

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

E7
Plane Painting; Clogs; PastiesOct 17, 2013 · 22m

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

E8
Bells, Hurricane Clear Up, DatesOct 24, 2013 · 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?

E9
Titan Tires, Espresso, Diamond CuttingOct 31, 2013 · 22m

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

E10
Paris Sewers, Beretta, CottonNov 7, 2013 · 22m

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

E11
Lion Dance, Tunnel, Super SopperNov 14, 2013 · 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 microscop…

E12
Pistachios, Forbidden City, RadarNov 21, 2013 · 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 microscop…

E13
Wrecker Trucks, Roquefort, Tree MovingNov 28, 2013 · 22m

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

E14
Marble, Mahjong, Escape SlidesDec 5, 2013 · 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…

E15
Kamaz Trucks, Hair Care, Canton TowerDec 12, 2013 · 22m

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

E16
Ball Bearings, Cartoonists' Ink, False EyesDec 19, 2013 · 22m

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

E17
Russian Dolls, Aloe Vera, FlagsJan 16, 2014 · 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 m…

E18
Chinamax, Russian Standard, AbaloneJan 23, 2014 · 22m

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

E19
St Petersburg Metro, Civet Coffee, Chip MakersJan 30, 2014 · 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.

E20
Leather, Grand Canal, FlyboardFeb 6, 2014 · 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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