How Do They Do It?

Episode 1

Peppermint Oil, Tennis Rackets, Desalination

25 mins

Exploring how one family in America make three quarters of the world's peppermint oil. Also, a look at state-of-the-art, performance-enhancing tennis rackets.

Episode 2

Trombones, Wineskins, Peat Beauty Cream

25 mins

Episode 3

Surfboards, Satchels, Butter

25 mins

Over 35 million people love to surf. A look at how they make the perfect board for catching waves. Plus, exploring how the world eats 10 million tonnes of butter per year.

Episode 4

Horse Air Transport, Chess Sets, Food Photography

25 mins

Top race horses are given VIP treatment to get to their new owners, how are they transported? Plus, what creative methods do they use to photograph food?

Episode 5

Stainless Steel, Safe Locks, Indian Sugar

25 mins

How do they produce a million tonnes of stainless steel? How do they keep cash safe with an uncrackable lock? How do they make traditional Indian sugar?

Episode 6

Geoduck Clams, Steam Trains, Water Polo Hats

25 mins

Many items that make up the modern world are the result of sophisticated engineering and production processes. How do they do it?

Episode 7

Bufori Cars, Sport Whistles, Spanish Paprika

25 mins

How do they build one of the world's most exclusive luxury cars? How do they make a referee's whistle that can be heard above 50,000 screaming fans?

Episode 8

Pile Drivers, Cricket Bats, Folding Handheld Fans

25 mins

How do they turn English willow into cricket bats for India's finest cricketers? And, how do they construct the foundations for tall buildings?

Episode 9

Tractors, Cow Bells, Street Lights

25 mins

How do they build a tractor every three minutes to power Indian agriculture? How do they cast the bronze bells that help Swiss farmers keep track of their cows?

Episode 10

Bird's Nest Soup, Rowing Oars

25 mins

How do they collect millions of real birds' nests to make birds' nest soup? Plus, how do they use aerospace technology to make rowers go faster?

Episode 11

Turbo Chargers, Plastic Roads, Kites

25 mins

How do they quadruple the power of the world's biggest engines with the most powerful turbochargers? How do they build new roads from old waste plastic?

Episode 12

Sails, Ceremonial Swords

25 mins

How do they harness the wind to power a racing yacht to Olympic gold? How do they make a sword fit for an officer at the world's largest sword factory?

Episode 13

Guitar Amplifier, Clay Pots

25 mins

How do they make the amplifier used by rock legends, the famous Marshall amp? Plus, how do they turn wet clay into frost-proof garden pots?

Episode 14

Window Cleaners, Jigsaw Puzzles, Hockey Sticks

25 mins

How do they clean the world's tallest twin towers? How do they make a jigsaw where every piece is unique? How do they craft Olympic level hockey sticks?

Episode 15

RV Motorhomes, Chupa Chups, Ballet Shoes

25 mins

How do they fit all the features of a luxury apartment into a motorhome? And, how do they make a ballet shoe that can take the weight of a dancer.

Episode 16

Mushroom Farming, Map Making, Medical Gloves

25 mins

How do they grow nearly 200,000 tonnes of mushrooms a year in the mushroom capital of the world? And, how do they make billions of life-saving gloves?

Episode 17

Polysulphate Fertilizer, Maple Syrup, Batik Printed Fabrics

25 mins

How do they mine a million tonnes of fertiliser from below the sea? How do they hand print millions of colourful clothes using the art of batik?

Episode 18

Basmati Microwave Rice, Mechanical Birds, British Life Guards Uniforms

25 mins

How thousands of tonnes of basmati rice are turned into millions of microwaveable meals. Plus, a look at how to craft mechanical singing birds

Episode 19

Hearing Aids, Elizabeth Line Trains, Shadow Puppets

25 mins

How do they make an almost invisible hearing aid that connects wirelessly to a phone? How do they build the carriages for London's new underground railway?

Episode 20

Remotely Operated Vehicles, Teddy Bears, Indian Cheese Paneer

25 mins

How do they build remote-controlled underwater robots to do jobs too dangerous for human divers? How do they make the world's most cuddly teddy bears?