How Do They Do It?
Season 13
Episodes
1. Baklavas, Gyroplanes, Ukuleles, Catamarans
How baklava is made; how pilots fly gyroplanes; how a ukulele is crafted; and how the world's fastest ferry was built.
2. Longboards, Lemonade, Forklifts
How longboards are made; how lemons are turned into lemonade; and how forklifts are built.
3. Coffee, Bricks, Lava Lamps, Diamonds
How coffee is roasted; how bricks are built; how lava lamps are made; and how diamonds are mined from an extinct volcano.
4. Cameras, Big Airbags, Jelly Beans
How the world's sharpest photos are taken; what it takes to create an airbag that can catch a falling car; and how jelly beans are made.
5. Caravans, Tuning Forks, Ice Resurfacers, Festival of Lights
ncluded: caravans; tuning forks; ice resurfacers; and Festival of Lights.
6. Vinyl Records, Bumper Cars, Tiger Balm
Vinyl records, bumper cars and tiger balm are featured.
7. Non-Alcoholic Beer, Tomcars, Escalators, Lie Detectors
How non-alcoholic beer, Tomcars, escalators and lie detectors are made.
8. Axes, Messenger Bags, Fast-Rescue Boats
How axes, messenger bags and fast-rescue boats are made.
9. Wensleydale Cheese, Paintbrushes, Eucalyptus Oil; Plastic Wrap
How Wensleydale cheese, paintbrushes, eucalyptus oil and plastic wrap are made.
10. The Tesla, Horsehair Fabrics, Pool Cleaners
Included: the Tesla; horse-hair fabrics; and pool cleaners.
11. Snails, Cutlery, Fishing Kayaks
How do they feed France's appetite for snails, turn slabs of steel into shiny cutlery, and craft a kayak you can paddle with your feet?
12. Emergency Bridges, Marker Pens
How do they build emergency bridges that can take the weight of a tank, make a marker pen that never fades, and design a 200-mph superbike?
13. Crystal Glass, Flat Screen TVs
How do they blow the world's finest crystal, heat the deepest swimming pool, and fill a million bottles a day of the world's favourite ketchup?
14. Pulverizers, Bomber Jackets
How do they forge a set of jaws that can chomp through concrete, stitch the historic airman's bomber, and brew the oldest beer in the Western World?
15. Sydney Opera House, Handsaws
How do they turn Sheffield steel into a carpenter's handsaw, make a microphone that can pick up a whisper, and safely steer through a frozen river?
16. Moonshine, Electric Bikes, Wetsuits
How do they brew moonshine in the heart of New York City, make a battery powered bicycle, and grow the rubber for wetsuits in the Arizona desert?
17. Gemstones, Cowboy Boots
How do they mine one of the rarest gemstones in the world, craft the classic cowboy boot, and build a road sweeper that can pick up seven tonnes of trash?
18. Duvets, Drill Pipes, Rubber Bands
How do they make the world's softest duvets, drill for oil thousands of metres below ground, and put the stretch in rubber bands?
19. Aircraft Engines, Fisherman's Friend
How do they build a diesel engine that can fly, make cough sweets, turn clear plastic into bank notes, and whip up ice cream flavours?
20. Armored Cars, Christmas Trees
How do they turn a family car into a fortress on wheels, grow millions of perfect Christmas trees and hammer out the world's finest cymbals?