How Do They Do It?

How Do They Do It?

S15E14 - Print Newspapers; Knitting Socks

24.10. 18:00
Discovery
30 minutes
2017

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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Episodes

Season 11
S11E08

Turkish Delight; Silver; Sunscreen

18.12. 18:00, Discovery, 30 minutes

Turkish Delight; Silver; Sunscreen

Examining how rosebuds are turned into Turkish delight, and how sunscreen is made to block out harmful UV light. Plus, how to hammer out a silver spoon.

S11E09

Canvas; Stinky Tofu; Bottle Recycling

19.12. 18:00, Discovery, 30 minutes

Canvas; Stinky Tofu; Bottle Recycling

A look at how the world's finest canvases are created, how tofu is made, and how to get 50 drinks out of a single bottle of beer.

S11E10

Beekeeping; Trikes; Body Armour

20.12. 18:00, Discovery, 30 minutes

Beekeeping; Trikes; Body Armour

An insight into how people care for bees, plus a look at how to build a trike that can carry a whole family and how to stop a bullet with a sheet of ceramic.

S11E11

Heat-Proof Glass; ATMs; Pagani

23.12. 18:00, Discovery, 30 minutes

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.

S11E12

Aquavitl; Motorcycle Racing Suits; Cleaning a Cathedral

24.12. 18:00, Discovery, 30 minutes

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

Available in 22 hours
S11E13

Balsamic Vinegar, Drysuits, Stunt Plane

25.12. 18:00, Discovery, 30 minutes

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.

Available in 1 day
S11E14

Dock Cranes, Plastic Bags, Baubles

26.12. 18:00, Discovery, 30 minutes

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.

Available in 2 days
S11E15

Super Steel, Wool, Kiteboards

27.12. 18:00, Discovery, 30 minutes

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.

Available in 5 days
S11E16

Soybean Matress, Aircraft Seats, Bra Design

30.12. 18:00, Discovery, 30 minutes

Soybean Matress, Aircraft Seats, Bra Design

The technological processes involved in keeping people comfortable, entertained and safe with the latest aircraft seats, and a look at the design of bras with aerospace technology.

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About show

Czech, English, Hungarian
2017

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.