How Do They Do It?

2006•9 series•Entertainment / Factual

Available on QUEST HD

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.

Episode 1Aluminium Cans, Cuckoo Clocks, Paddleboards

How do they turn used aluminium cans into planes and rockets? Plus, how do they carve the traditional Black Forest cuckoo clock? S14, Ep1

Episode 2Car Shredder, Sarees, Worcestershire Sauce

How do they build the ultimate car crushing colossus? Plus, how do Lea and Perrins concoct their Worcestershire sauce? S14, Ep2

Episode 4Decorations 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, and a look at how dentures are made. S14, Ep3

Episode 5Royal Enfield, Art Fraud, Milk

How do they engineer the latest incarnation of the classic Royal Enfield Continental GT motorbike? Plus, how do 'art detectives' spot a forgery? S14, Ep5

Episode 6Crash-Testing Cars; Expensive Dutch Tableware; High-End Hand-Made Pocket-Size Umbrellas

How do they blend science and destruction at crash test centres? And how do they piece together the complex mechanism of a pocket sized umbrella? S14, Ep6

Episode 8Oyster Knives; The Lights Transforming the World's Most Popular Sport; Pure Diamonds are Grown

How do they forge the blades to crack open oyster shells? Plus, how do scientists in a lab grow the synthetic diamonds of the future? S14, Ep8

Episode 9Ford Transits, Driza-bone, Saltfish

How do Ford produce the ubiquitous white van, the Transit? Plus, how do they ensure the Driza-bone coat lives up to its name? S14, Ep10

Episode 10Cheddar Cheese, CPR Mannequins

How do they make cheddar, the world's most popular cheese? How do they breathe life into Rususci Anne - the plastic woman that teaches CPR? S14, Ep9

Episode 12Wood Stoves, Indigo, Synthesiser

How do they make wood-burning stoves that bring warmth to the Norwegian winter? Plus, how did they build the synthesiser that changed music forever? S14, Ep11

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