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How Do They Do It?
S16E01 - Peppermint Oil, Tennis Rackets, Desalination
How does one family in America make three quarters of the world's peppermint oil? Also, how do they make state-of-the-art, performance-enhancing tennis rackets?
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Trombones, Wineskins, Peat Beauty Cream
Trombones, Wineskins, Peat Beauty Cream
How do they make a trombone? How do they make traditional Spanish wineskins? And, how do they turn smelly muddy peat into rejuvenating face cream?
Surfboards, Satchels, Butter
Surfboards, Satchels, Butter
Over 35 million people love to surf, so how do they make the perfect board for catching waves? Plus, the world eats 10 million tonnes of butter a year -...
Horse Transport by Air, Chess Sets, Food Photography
Horse Transport by Air, Chess Sets, Food Photography
Top race horses are given VIP treatment to get to their new owners, how are they transported? Plus, what creative methods do they use to photograph food?
Stainless Steel, Combination Locks, Indian Jaggery Sugar
Stainless Steel, Combination Locks, Indian Jaggery Sugar
Many items that make up the modern world are the result of sophisticated engineering and production processes. How do they do it?
High Rise Window Cleaners, Jigsaw Puzzles, Field Hockey Sticks
High Rise Window Cleaners, Jigsaw Puzzles, Field Hockey Sticks
How do they keep the world's tallest twin towers clean? How do they make a jigsaw where every piece is unique? And, how do they craft Olympic level hockey sticks?
RV Motorhomes, Lollipops, Ballet Shoes
RV Motorhomes, Lollipops, Ballet Shoes
How do they fit all the features of a luxury apartment into a motorhome? And, how do they make a ballet shoe that can take the weight of a dancer...
Mushroom Farming, Map Making, Medical Gloves
Mushroom Farming, Map Making, Medical Gloves
How do they grow nearly 200,000 tonnes of mushrooms a year in the mushroom capital of the world? And, how do they make billions of life-saving gloves?
Polysulphate Fertilizer, Maple Syrup, Batik Printed Fabrics
Polysulphate Fertilizer, Maple Syrup, Batik Printed Fabrics
How do they mine a million tonnes of fertiliser from below the sea? And, how do they hand print millions of colourful clothes using the ancient art of batik?
Basmati Microwave Rice, Automaton Singing Bird Boxes, British Life Guards Uniforms
Basmati Microwave Rice, Automaton Singing Bird Boxes, British Life Guards Uniforms
How do they turn thousands of tonnes of basmati rice into millions of microwaveable meals? And, how do they craft beautiful mechanical singing birds?
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How Do They Do It? is a television series produced by Wag TV for Discovery Channel. Each programme explores how 2 or 3 ordinary objects are made and used. The show's slogan is "Behind the ordinary is the extraordinary." The series is broadcast throughout the world on various Discovery-owned networks including:
⁕Discovery Channel, Science Channel, DMAX and Quest in the United Kingdom;
⁕Science Channel in the United States;
⁕Discovery Channel in Asia, Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands;
⁕Discovery Channel and Discovery Science in Italy.
Series 1 and 2, which were co-produced with Rocket Surgery Productions, were narrated by Rupert Degas; series 3 and 4 were narrated by Iain Lee; and series 5 and 6 were narrated by Dominic Frisby. In 2008, the UK's Channel 5 begin airing the series, presented by Robert Llewellyn. This version was released on DVD in the UK in May 2010.
In the United States, the series airs on the Science Channel and is narrated by Chris Broyles.
This programme is similar to the popular Canadian-produced documentary programme, How It's Made, also broadcast on Discovery Channel networks.