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How Do They Do It?
S11E14 - Dock Cranes, Plastic Bags, Baubles
A look at how to build a port ready to receive the world's biggest container ships, and how 28 million plastic bags are made every day.
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Season 11Trash collecting in Venice; Australian sheepskin; Pond algae
A look at how waste is collected in Venice, how Australia's famous sheepskin boots are made, and how pond algae is turned into a health supplement
Heat-Proof Glass; ATMs; Pagani
Heat-Proof Glass; ATMs; Pagani
An insight into how the minerals that are an essential ingredient in glass cookware are mined, and a look at how money is kept safe and secure inside cash machines.
Aquavitl; Motorcycle Racing Suits; Cleaning a Cathedral
Aquavitl; Motorcycle Racing Suits; Cleaning a Cathedral
How the alcoholic spirit aquavit is made, and how kangaroos help protect motorcycle riders in a crash. Plus, a look at the cleaning of New York's St Patrick's Cathedral
Balsamic Vinegar, Drysuits, Stunt Plane
Balsamic Vinegar, Drysuits, Stunt Plane
An insight into how the world's most expensive vinegar is made, how divers keep dry and warm in the freezing ocean, and how to build a plane that can fly upside down.
Dock Cranes, Plastic Bags, Baubles
Dock Cranes, Plastic Bags, Baubles
A look at how to build a port ready to receive the world's biggest container ships, and how 28 million plastic bags are made every day.
Super Steel, Wool, Kiteboards
Super Steel, Wool, Kiteboards
A look at the process of forging super steel to make cars lighter, greener and safer, and how Australia's 80 million sheep are sheared every spring.
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About show
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.