8.1
How Do They Do It? (2006)
An insider's look at the engineering and scientific miracles behind the things that form the modern world.
Seasons & episodes
E1How do they turn used aluminium cans into planes and rockets? Plus, how do they carve the traditional Black Forest cuckoo clock?
E2How do they build the ultimate car crushing colossus? Plus, how do Lea and Perrins concoct their Worcestershire sauce?
E3A look at how the amazing, and massive, decorations on Mardi Gras carnival floats are created, how rock candy is twisted together, and a lo…
E4How do they harvest and treat the world's most expensive tea? Plus, how does the Siekierki power plant of Warsaw, Poland heat half the city…
E5How do they engineer the latest incarnation of the classic Royal Enfield Continental GT motorbike? Plus, how do 'art detectives' spot a for…
E6How do they blend science and destruction at crash test centres? And how do they piece together the complex mechanism of a pocket sized umb…
E7How do they extract iron ore from one of the most remote mines on the planet? And how do they make chandeliers that are fit for a queen?
E8How do they forge the blades to crack open oyster shells? Plus, how do scientists in a lab grow the synthetic diamonds of the future?
E9How do they make cheddar, the world's most popular cheese? How do they breathe life into Rususci Anne - the plastic woman that teaches CPR?
E10How do Ford produce the ubiquitous white van, the Transit? Plus, how do they ensure the Driza-bone coat lives up to its name?
E11How do they make wood burning stoves that bring warmth to the bleak Norwegian winter? Plus, how do build the synthesiser that changed music…
E12How do they assemble the reinvented Morgan 3 Wheeler? Plus, how do they protect firefighters' hands from heat, flame and chemical attack?
E13How do they make wind turbines with twice the wingspan of a Boeing? Plus, how do they mould car tyres from the ooze of a tree?
E14How do they make the tank piercing super bullet? Plus, how do they forge the infamous torture weapon, the dentist's drill?
E15How do they make giant floating power stations that provide power around the world? Plus, how do they fabricate the world's smallest aircra…
E16How do they create coloured crayons used by children and artists around the world? Plus, how do artisans and craftsmen create treasured mir…
E17How do they power the next generation of race cars that run on electricity? Plus, how do they make mead - the favourite drink of the infamo…
E18How do they build the famous steam-powered paddleboats that cruise the Mississippi River? How did they create the powerful defence system c…
E19How do they make modern paving stones and how has the process changed over thousands of years? Plus, how do they create a traditionally tai…
E20How do they fabricate fire gloves for emergency services personnel? Plus, how do they create the enamel that is used in bake-wear around th…
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