How Do They Do It? · S12 · E5
Screws, Marmalade, Printed Dresses
Building a fighter jet; Turning bitter oranges into marmalade; Printing out a dress fit for the catwalk.
About this episode
Building a fighter jet; Turning bitter oranges into marmalade; Printing out a dress fit for the catwalk.
Season 12
1Logging, Tiles, Jaffa Cakes
22 minMay 10, 2015
A look at how skyline logging wrangles Vancouver's most elusive trees. Plus, muscle and skill turns ordinary clay into intricate tiles in a Spanish workshop.
2Heavy-Lift Aircraft, Hunting Boots, Bananas
22 minMay 14, 2015
Jets over to Spain to one of the most advanced and powerful planes in the world. Plus, there's a secret to making warm waterproof boots and how bananas get just...
3Monorail, Royal Copenhagen Porcelain, New York Cupcakes
22 minMay 21, 2015
Commuters rise above Mumbai's chaos by riding India's only monorail. In Denmark, porcelain statues are hand painted and take several weeks to complete. Creative cupcake recipes originate in Manhattan and stretch around the world.
4Wine, Goretex Extreme Weather Clothing
22 minMay 28, 2015
Travel down under, home to some of the largest wineries in the world and see how some of the most popular wines are produced. What does PTFE stand for? And how is it used to make extreme weather clothing for the most demanding customers.
5Screws, Marmalade, Printed Dresses
22 minJun 4, 2015Now viewing
Building a fighter jet; Turning bitter oranges into marmalade; Printing out a dress fit for the catwalk.
6Road Rollers, Canned Bread, Vertu Phones
22 minJun 11, 2015
The powerful machines essential to building roads and highways are made; No pans are needed when you can bake bread in a can; Luxurious cell phones are made with rubies and sapphires.
7Tinned Grapefruit, Snow Machines, Conveyor Belts
22 minJun 18, 2015
8Harp Strings, Roof Windows, Belgian Waffles
22 minJul 3, 2015
Making the world's finest harp strings; Building roof windows that can keep out a hurricane; Making Belgian waffles.
9AGA Cookers, Incense Sticks, Jenever
22 minJul 9, 2015
Scrap metal is made into a gourmet cooking machine; The exotic aromas of India are created by hand; How sailors got their Dutch Courage.
10Robo-farm, Log Stacker, Piano Moving
22 minJul 23, 2015
A farm in the Netherlands is run almost entirely by robots. One of the largest toughest log stackers is put to work in Sweeden and grand pianos are navigated through the streets of New York.
11Bamboo Scaffolding, Strontium
22 minJul 30, 2015
Indian construction crews that use bamboo for their scaffolding needs; Mining strontium for multicolored fireworks.
12Espadrilles, Prefabricated Houses, Underground Storage
22 minAug 6, 2015
Fashionable footwear; prefabricated houses; underground storage for books and documents.
13Macadamia Nuts, Tap Water, Crowd Barriers
22 minAug 13, 2015
South Africa's macadamia farmers; Chicago's water-filtration system. Also: the use of Mojo Barriers to keep music fans safe at the Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands.
14High Rise Construction, Dr. Marten Boots, Cooking Pans
22 minAug 20, 2015
How do they build the biggest apartment block on the planet? How do they make the classic British boot? And how do they make cooking pans tough enough to last...
15Sitar, Biltong, Bulldozers
22 minAug 27, 2015
How do they craft a classic Indian instrument, the Sitar? How do they make beef biltong? And how do they build monster bulldozers?
16Fedoras, Cement, Frozen Peas
22 minSep 3, 2015
How do they fashion the iconic Fedora hat? How do they make the cement that builds the world? And how do they harvest and freeze millions of peas in under...
17Mohair, Quadski, Harp
22 minSep 10, 2015
How do they turn goat fleeces into fabrics? How do they build a quad bike that turns into a jet-ski and how do they create the instrument of angels- the...
18Redbush Tea, Luggage Handling, Hairbrushes
22 minSep 17, 2015
How do they harvest thousands of tonnes of tea? How to they make sure that your luggage catches the same plane as you? And how do they make high-quality hairbrushes?
19Credit Cards, Indian Lunch Deliveries, Boat Lift
22 minSep 24, 2015
How do they keep the crooks from cracking into your credit card? And how do they lift a 1000 ton ship 70 meters into the air while it is still...
20Power Tunnel, Pizza Ovens, Playhouses
22 minOct 1, 2015
How do they build tunnels to prevent blackouts in one of the world's biggest cities? How do they turn millions of hectares of pine forest into perfect pieces of timber?