How Do They Do It?

Episodes

Season 13

(Season 1) (9 episodes) (Season 13) (9 episodes) (Season 15) (5 episodes) (Season 16) (5 episodes)

S13E11

Bamboo Scaffolding; Fireworks

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28.7. 08:30, Discovery, 30 minutes

Bamboo Scaffolding; Fireworks

Indian construction crews that use bamboo for their scaffolding needs. Also: multicolored fireworks.

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S13E12

Espadrille; Prefabricated Houses; Underground Storage

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29.7. 08:30, Discovery, 30 minutes

Espadrille; Prefabricated Houses; Underground Storage

Included: fashionable footwear; prefabricated houses; and underground storage for books and documents.

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S13E13

Macadamia Nuts; Tap Water; Crowd Barrier

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30.7. 08:30, Discovery, 30 minutes

Macadamia Nuts; Tap Water; Crowd Barrier

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.

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S13E14

High Rise Construction; Dr. Martens Boots; Cooking Pans

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31.7. 08:30, Discovery, 30 minutes

High Rise Construction; Dr. Martens Boots; Cooking Pans

Included: high-rise construction; Dr. Martens boots; and cooking pans.

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S13E15

Sitar; Biltong; Bulldozers

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1.8. 08:30, Discovery, 30 minutes

Sitar; Biltong; Bulldozers

How the sitar is made; the origins of India's a favorite South African snack; and how monster bulldozers are produced.

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S13E16

Moonshine, Electric Bikes, Wetsuits

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4.8. 08:30, Discovery, 30 minutes

Moonshine, Electric Bikes, Wetsuits

How fedora hats and cement are made. Also: freezing fresh peas in less than three hours.

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S13E17

Mohair; Quadski; Harp

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5.8. 08:30, Discovery, 30 minutes

Mohair; Quadski; Harp

A mohair exchange in South Africa; the James Bond-inspired quad bike; and harps.

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S13E18

Redbush Tea; Baggage Handling; Hairbrushes

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6.8. 08:30, Discovery, 30 minutes

Redbush Tea; Baggage Handling; Hairbrushes

How South Africa's famous red bush tea is produced; how luggage makes it to the correct plane; and how hairbrushes are made for royalty.

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S13E19

Credit Cards; Tiffin; Boat Lift

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7.8. 08:30, Discovery, 30 minutes

Credit Cards; Tiffin; Boat Lift

How fraud-proof credit cards are made; how hot lunches are delivered to Mumbai workers; and how a thousand-ton ship is hoisted hundreds of feet into the air.

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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.