Dr Karl's How Things Work

  • Premiered: Jan 2025
  • Episodes: 14
  • Followers: 4
  • Running
  • ABC TV
  • Tuesday at 20
  • Documentary

Seasons:

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Season 2
2x1
Chips
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 06, 2026
Dr Karl crunches into the crispy, salty, science packed world of chips, proving there’s more to one of the nation’s favourite treats than meets the mouth…
2x2
Aussie Rules Balls
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 06, 2026
Dr Karl unravels how leather, laces, and over a century of craft produce the sacred ball at the centrepiece of the nation’s favourite game, Aussie Rules Football.
2x3
Pies
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 13, 2026
Guided by a pie-tastic team in Perth, Dr Karl embarks on a culinary odyssey to uncover how Australia's iconic meat pies are made.
2x4
Guitars
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 20, 2026
Dr Karl slides behind the doors of a guitar factory to see how Australia's favourite instrument is made.
2x5
Bread
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 27, 2026
It's an early rise for Dr Karl as he starts the day at the Goodman Fielder bakery in Burleigh Heads where they bake 100,000 loaves of bread every day.
2x6
Boots
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 03, 2026
Dr Karl gets a real kick out of discovering how leather boots are made at the R.M. Williams factory in South Australia.
2x7
Ice Cream
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 10, 2026
At the Streets factory in Sydney, Dr Karl gets the scoop on how two of our most popular ice creams are made.
2x8 Season finale
Books
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 17, 2026
Dr Karl pulls back the cover on how books are made, following 'The Great Gatsby’ on its journey from pixels to pages at the Ligare book printers in Sydney.

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