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How Do They Do It? Season 15 Episodes

20 Episodes 2017 - 2018

Episode 1

Harris Tweed, Fermented Shark

25 mins

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?

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Episode 2

Luxurious Beds, Deliver Supplies to the ISS

25 mins

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?

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Episode 3

Borsalino Hat, Folding Bicycle

25 mins

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 of the size.

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Episode 4

Fender Stratocaster, Kalles Caviar

25 mins

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?

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Episode 5

Pisa's Leaning Tower, Chocolate Digestive Biscuits

25 mins

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?

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Episode 6

Parchment, Shuttlecocks

25 mins

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

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Episode 7

Ballpoint Pens, Frontline Pizza

25 mins

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?

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Episode 8

Violins, Volcanic Rock Houses

25 mins

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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Episode 9

Super Yachts, Space Suits

25 mins

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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Episode 10

Parma Ham, Rowing Machines, London Underground Signs

25 mins

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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Episode 11

Beach Runway, Lederhosen

25 mins

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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Episode 12

Lobsters, Chesterfield Sofa

25 mins

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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Episode 13

Weather Testing Automobiles, Baseball Gloves

25 mins

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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Episode 14

Newspaper, Socks

25 mins

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 maker.

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Episode 15

California Raisins, Paper

25 mins

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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Episode 16

Barbecue Charcoal, Soba Noodles

25 mins

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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Episode 17

Freshwater Pearls, World's Sharpest Knives

25 mins

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?

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Episode 18

Sugar, Feather Dusters, Balloons

25 mins

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?

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Episode 19

Pencils, Liquorice, Fashionable Lace

25 mins

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?

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Episode 20

Platinum, Manga Comics

25 mins

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?

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