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Season 14 – How Do They Do It?

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After watching this series you may never look at ordinary objects in the same way again. A tube of toothpaste? Car tires? Tea bags? A lot of technology goes into even the simplest of consumer goods, and this program offers viewers a glimpse at just what that entails.
How Do They Do It? — Season 14

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Chris Broyles

Narrator

Richard Stansfield

Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 6, 2017 Turning aluminum cans into planes and rockets; carving the traditional Black Forest cuckoo clock. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 6, 2017 Building the ultimate car crushing colossus; how Lea and Perrins concoct their Worcestershire sauce. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 13, 2017 Life-Saving Race Helmets; How the Tea in Your Brew Travels from Plantations A look at how life-saving race helmets are put together; how the tea in your brew travels from plantations; looking at the world's largest underground heating system in Poland. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 13, 2017 Decorations on Mardi Gras Floats; Rock Candy A look at how the amazing, and massive, decorations on Mardi Gras carnival floats are created; how rock candy is twisted together; looking at how dentures are made. Details Episode 5 Aired Jan 20, 2017 Royal Enfield, Art Fraud, Milk Engineering the latest incarnation of the classic Royal Enfield Continental GT motorbike; how "art detectives" spot a forgery; the amazing scale and technology inside Europe's largest dairy plant. Details Episode 6 Aired Jan 20, 2017 Crash-Testing Cars; Expensive Dutch Tableware; High-End Hand-Made Pocket-Size Umbrellas A look at the life-saving science behind crash-testing cars; learning how expensive Dutch tableware is made; learning how high-end, hand-made pocket-sized umbrellas are produced. Details Episode 7 Aired Jan 27, 2017 The Aussie Outback; How the World's Biggest Wave Machine is Used; Finest Handmade Chandeliers A look at iron mining on an epic scale in the Aussie outback; learning how the world's biggest wave machine is used for flood defenses; learning how the finest handmade chandeliers are made. Details Episode 8 Aired Jan 27, 2017 Oyster Knives; The Lights Transforming the World's Most Popular Sport; Pure Diamonds are Grown A look at the world's finest oyster knives; the lights transforming the world's most popular sport; how pure diamonds grown in a greenhouse are creating a gemstone revolution. Details Episode 9 Aired Feb 3, 2017 Ford Transits, Driza-bone, Saltfish Learning how Ford produces the ubiquitous white van, the Transit; discovering how they ensure the Driza-bone coat lives up to its name. Details Episode 10 Aired Feb 3, 2017 Cheddar Cheese, CPR Mannequins How to make cheddar, the world's most popular cheese; breathing life into Rususci Anne, the plastic woman that teaches CPR. Details Episode 11 Aired Feb 10, 2017 Morgan Cars, Bamboo Cotton, Toilets Assembling the reinvented Morgan 3 Wheeler; protecting firefighters' hands from heat, flame and chemical attack. Details Episode 12 Aired Feb 10, 2017 Wood Stoves, Indigo, Synthesiser Making wood-burning stoves that bring warmth to the bleak Norwegian winter; building the synthesizer that changed music forever. Details Episode 13 Aired Feb 17, 2017 Wind Turbines, Car Tires, Mushrooms How they make wind turbines with twice the wingspan of a Boeing; how they mold car tires from the ooze of a tree. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 17, 2017 Ammo, Dental Drill, Road Markings How they make the tank piercing super bullet; how they forge the infamous torture weapon, the dentist's drill. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 24, 2017 Giant Power Station Smallest Aircraft A look at making giant floating power stations that provide power around the world; the world's smallest aircraft. Details Episode 16 Aired Feb 24, 2017 Crayons, Mirrors, Chain-Less Bicycle Learning how they create coloured crayons used by children and artists around the world; discovering how do artisans and craftsmen create treasured mirrors in India. Details Episode 17 Aired Mar 3, 2017 Electric Race Cars Mead A look at powering the next generation of race cars that run on electricity; making mead, the favorite drink of the Vikings. Details Episode 18 Aired Mar 3, 2017 Steam-Powered Boat Waterwall A lookat building the steam-powered paddleboats that cruise the Mississippi River; creating the powerful defense system called the waterwall. Details Episode 19 Aired Mar 10, 2017 Recycled Concrete, Suits, Ovens How do they make modern paving stones and how has the process changed over thousands of years? Plus how do they create a traditionally tailored tuxedo suit? Details Episode 20 Aired Mar 20, 2017 Crawfish, Gloves, Pots and Pans How do they fabricate fire gloves for emergency services personnel? Plus how do they create the enamel that is used in bake-wear around the world? Details
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How Do They Do It? — Season 14

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Season Info

Network
Science Channel
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Documentary, Special Interest
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 6, 2017