How Do They Do It? - Season 15

How Do They Do It? - Season 15

Season 15

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DatesOct 8, 2019 - Oct 25, 2019
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Episodes

Tweed, Turntables and Hakarl
Season 15Episode 130 min

Tweed, Turntables and Hakarl

How do the islanders of the Outer Hebrides use pedal power to weave world-famous Harris tweed? And, in Iceland, how do they prepare fermented shark?

Oct 8, 2019
Beds, Space Freighters, and Underground Farms
Season 15Episode 230 min

Beds, Space Freighters, and Underground Farms

How do they make the world's most expensive and luxurious beds? And, how do they deliver supplies and equipment to the International Space Station?

Oct 8, 2019
Hats, Folding Bicycle and Skyr
Season 15Episode 330 min

Hats, Folding Bicycle and Skyr

How do they make the distinctive Borsalino hat worn by Indiana Jones? And, how do they make a bicycle which can fold up to a tenth the size of a...

Oct 9, 2019
Guitars, Caviar and Racing
Season 15Episode 430 min

Guitars, Caviar and Racing

How do they make the world's most famous electric guitar, the Fender Stratocaster? And, how do they make Swedish fermented cod roe Kalles caviar?

Oct 9, 2019
Leaning Tower of Pisa, Eider Down and Digestive Biscuits
Season 15Episode 530 min

Leaning Tower of Pisa, Eider Down and Digestive Biscuits

It's been tipping over for 800 years - what's the gravity-defying magic behind Pisa's leaning tower? And, how are chocolate digestive biscuits manufactured?

Oct 11, 2019
Parchment, Shuttlecock, Salt
Season 15Episode 630 min

Parchment, Shuttlecock, Salt

How did the ancient Greeks invent parchment with techniques still used today? And how do they make shuttlecocks, the fasting moving object in sport?

Oct 11, 2019
Ballpoint Pen, Ration and Mat
Season 15Episode 730 min

Ballpoint Pen, Ration and Mat

How do they make some world's smoothest writing ballpoint pens that don't leak or fade? And, how do they make pizza for soldiers on the frontline?

Oct 14, 2019
Violins, Milk Deliveries and Pumice
Season 15Episode 830 min

Violins, Milk Deliveries and Pumice

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?

Oct 14, 2019
Super Yachts, Space Suits and Katsuobushi
Season 15Episode 930 min

Super Yachts, Space Suits and Katsuobushi

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?

Oct 15, 2019
Parma Ham, Underground Signs and Rowing Machines
Season 15Episode 1030 min

Parma Ham, Underground Signs and Rowing Machines

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?

Oct 15, 2019
Airport and Sun-dried Tomatoes
Season 15Episode 1130 min

Airport and Sun-dried Tomatoes

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?

Oct 16, 2019
Lobster Fishing and Sofas
Season 15Episode 1230 min

Lobster Fishing and Sofas

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?

Oct 16, 2019
Weather Factory and Gloves
Season 15Episode 1330 min

Weather Factory and 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?

Oct 17, 2019
Newspapers, Socks and Juice
Season 15Episode 1430 min

Newspapers, Socks and Juice

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...

 

Oct 17, 2019
Raisins, Washi Paper and Showers
Season 15Episode 1530 min

Raisins, Washi Paper and Showers

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?

Oct 18, 2019
Charcoal, Soba and Vaulting Poles
Season 15Episode 1630 min

Charcoal, Soba and 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?

 

Oct 18, 2019
Pearls, Damascus Steel Knives and Hippo Rollers
Season 15Episode 1730 min

Pearls, Damascus Steel Knives and Hippo Rollers

How do they grow America's only freshwater pearls in Tennessee? How are the world's sharpest knives made, and how do they forge the world's sharpest knives?

Oct 22, 2019
Sugar Beets, Feather Dusters, and Balloons
Season 15Episode 1830 min

Sugar Beets, Feather Dusters, and Balloons

How do they turn ugly root vegetables into sweet sugar? How do they make feather dusters? And, how do they make billions of balloons to keep parties popping?

Oct 22, 2019
Pencils, Licorice, and Lace
Season 15Episode 1930 min

Pencils, Licorice, and Lace

How do they turn trees into billions of pencils? How do they make liquorice? And, how do they use traditional techniques to weave the world's most fashionable lace?

Oct 25, 2019
Platinum, Manga, and Limoncello
Season 15Episode 2030 min

Platinum, Manga, and Limoncello

How do they mine one of the world's most valuable metals, platinum? How do they produce manga comics? How do they turn lemons into an Italian after-dinner drinks?

Oct 25, 2019

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