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How Do They Do It?
S11E16 - 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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Logging; Tiles; Jaffa Cakes
Logging; Tiles; Jaffa Cakes
The Season 13 premiere features skyline logging; and a Spanish workshop that turns ordinary clay into intricate tiles. Also: preparing a 90-year-old British treat.
Heavy Lift Plane; Hunting Boots; Bananas
Heavy Lift Plane; Hunting Boots; Bananas
Assembling an advanced plane; making warm, waterproof boots. Also: how they get bananas just ripe.
Monorail; Royal Copenhagen Porcelain; New York Cupcakes
Monorail; Royal Copenhagen Porcelain; New York Cupcakes
Mumbai's monorail; hand-painted porcelain statues in Denmark; and creative cupcake recipes.
Wine; Goretex Extreme Weather Clothing
Wine; Goretex Extreme Weather Clothing
How popular wines are produced; and how PTFE is used to make extreme weather clothing.
Screws; Marmalade; Printed Dresses
Screws; Marmalade; Printed Dresses
How screws help hold the world together. Also: marmalade's bitter roots; and fashionable clothing created with technology.
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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.