Season 13

Season 13

How Do They Do It?

20 episodes08/08/2016

Episodes

Baklavas, Gyroplanes, Ukuleles, Catamarans
S13 · E1 · 08/08/2016 · 22 min

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.

Longboards, Lemonade, Forklifts
S13 · E2 · 15/08/2016 · 22 min

Longboards, Lemonade, Forklifts

How longboards are made; how lemons are turned into lemonade; and how forklifts are built.

Coffee, Bricks, Lava Lamps, Diamonds
S13 · E3 · 22/08/2016 · 22 min

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.

Cameras, Big Airbags, Jelly Beans
S13 · E4 · 29/08/2016 · 22 min

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.

Caravans, Tuning Forks, Ice Resurfacers, Festival of Lights
S13 · E5 · 05/09/2016 · 22 min

Caravans, Tuning Forks, Ice Resurfacers, Festival of Lights

ncluded: caravans; tuning forks; ice resurfacers; and Festival of Lights.

Vinyl Records, Bumper Cars, Tiger Balm
S13 · E6 · 12/09/2016 · 22 min

Vinyl Records, Bumper Cars, Tiger Balm

Vinyl records, bumper cars and tiger balm are featured.

Non-Alcoholic Beer, Tomcars, Escalators, Lie Detectors
S13 · E7 · 19/09/2016 · 22 min

Non-Alcoholic Beer, Tomcars, Escalators, Lie Detectors

How non-alcoholic beer, Tomcars, escalators and lie detectors are made.

Axes, Messenger Bags, Fast-Rescue Boats
S13 · E8 · 03/10/2016 · 22 min

Axes, Messenger Bags, Fast-Rescue Boats

How axes, messenger bags and fast-rescue boats are made.

Wensleydale Cheese, Paintbrushes, Eucalyptus Oil; Plastic Wrap
S13 · E9 · 10/10/2016 · 22 min

Wensleydale Cheese, Paintbrushes, Eucalyptus Oil; Plastic Wrap

How Wensleydale cheese, paintbrushes, eucalyptus oil and plastic wrap are made.

The Tesla, Horsehair Fabrics, Pool Cleaners
S13 · E10 · 17/10/2016 · 22 min

The Tesla, Horsehair Fabrics, Pool Cleaners

Included: the Tesla; horse-hair fabrics; and pool cleaners.

Snails, Cutlery, Fishing Kayaks
S13 · E11 · 24/10/2016 · 22 min

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?

Emergency Bridges, Marker Pens
S13 · E12 · 31/10/2016 · 22 min

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?

Crystal Glass, Flat Screen TVs
S13 · E13 · 07/11/2016 · 22 min

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?

Pulverizers, Bomber Jackets
S13 · E14 · 14/11/2016 · 22 min

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?

Sydney Opera House, Handsaws
S13 · E15 · 21/11/2016 · 22 min

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?

Moonshine, Electric Bikes, Wetsuits
S13 · E16 · 28/11/2016 · 22 min

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?

Gemstones, Cowboy Boots
S13 · E17 · 05/12/2016 · 22 min

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?

Duvets, Drill Pipes, Rubber Bands
S13 · E18 · 12/12/2016 · 22 min

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?

Aircraft Engines, Fisherman's Friend
S13 · E19 · 19/12/2016 · 22 min

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?

Armored Cars, Christmas Trees
S13 · E20 · 26/12/2016 · 22 min

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?