How Do They Do It?

Episodes

Season 15

S15E08

Violins, Milk Delivery, Volcanic Rock Houses

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12.3. 18:00, Discovery, 30 minutes

Violins, Milk Delivery, Volcanic Rock Houses

In Cremona, how do they make modern violins that sound as good as the legendary Stradivarius? And, how do they build houses with volcanic rock?

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S15E09

Fastest Superyachts, Space Suit, Katsuabushi

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13.3. 18:00, Discovery, 30 minutes

Fastest Superyachts, Space Suit, Katsuabushi

How does a Dutch company make the world's fastest superyachts? And, how do they make a new space suit that weighs and costs the fifth of the previous design?

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S15E10

Paper fans, Asphalt power, Tea, and Bassoons

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14.3. 18:00, Discovery, 30 minutes

Paper fans, Asphalt power, Tea, and Bassoons

How is Parma ham, the most famous ham in the world, made? Plus, how do they make rowing machines, and how are the iconic London Underground signs made?

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S15E11

Beach Landing Planes, Tomatoes , Bavaria Llederhosen

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17.3. 18:00, Discovery, 30 minutes

Beach Landing Planes, Tomatoes , Bavaria Llederhosen

How do planes take off and land on a beach at one of the world's oldest airports? And, how do they hand-make the national dress of Bavaria, lederhosen?

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S15E12

Lobsters; Chesterfield Sofas; 4K Television

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18.3. 18:00, Discovery, 30 minutes

Lobsters; Chesterfield Sofas; 4K Television

How do they catch the world's largest lobsters? How do they build the iconic chesterfield sofa? And, how do they capture the world's sharpest TV pictures?

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Available in 16 hours

S15E13

Car Siberia to Sahara; Baseball Gloves

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19.3. 18:00, Discovery, 30 minutes

Car Siberia to Sahara; Baseball Gloves

How do they take a car from Siberia to the Sahara without leaving Germany? Plus, how do they hand craft a baseball glove that will last a lifetime?

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Available in 1 day

S15E14

Print Newspapers; Knitting Socks

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20.3. 18:00, Discovery, 30 minutes

Print Newspapers; Knitting Socks

How do they print over 10 million copies a day of the world's best-selling newspaper? How do they knit 32,000 pairs of socks a day at South Africa's biggest sock...

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Available in 2 days

S15E15

Raisins;papyrus

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21.3. 18:00, Discovery, 30 minutes

Raisins;papyrus

How do they produce 99% of America's raisins in California's San Joaquin Valley? Plus, how do they make the world's oldest type of paper?

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Available in 5 days

S15E16

Charcoal Briquettes; Soba Noodles; Vaulting Poles

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24.3. 18:00, Discovery, 30 minutes

Charcoal Briquettes; Soba Noodles; Vaulting Poles

How do they use ancient techniques and modern technology to produce thousands of tonnes of barbecue charcoal? How do they cook up Japan's soba noodles?

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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.