How Do They Do It?

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13x1
Logging; Tiles; Jaffa Cakes
Episode overview
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.
13x2
Heavy Lift Plane; Hunting Boots; Bananas
Episode overview
Assembling an advanced plane; making warm, waterproof boots. Also: how they get bananas just ripe.
13x3
Monorail; Royal Copenhagen Porcelain; New York Cupcakes
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Mumbai's monorail; hand-painted porcelain statues in Denmark; and creative cupcake recipes.
13x4
Wine; Goretex Extreme Weather Clothing
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How popular wines are produced; and how PTFE is used to make extreme weather clothing.
13x6
Road Rollers; Canned Bread; Vertu Phones
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Included: road rollers; canned bread; and cell phones made with rubies and sapphires.
13x5
Screws; Marmalade; Printed Dresses
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How screws help hold the world together. Also: marmalade's bitter roots; and fashionable clothing created with technology.
13x7
Tinned Grapefruit; Snow Machines; Conveyor Belts
Episode overview
How grapefruit is picked and processed in the African country of Swaziland; a North America ski resort that produces snow on demand; and the luggage-transportation systems at the world's airports.
13x8
Harp Strings; Roof Windows; Belgian Waffles
Episode overview
How harp strings and roof windows are made. Also: origins of Belgian waffles.
13x9
AGA cooker; Incense Sticks; Jenever
Episode overview
How scrap metal is turned into AGA cookers; how incense is made; and how Dutch gin is created.
13x10
Robo-farm; Log Stacker; Piano Moving
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A Netherlands farm that's run almost entirely by robots; and a log stacker. Also: moving grand pianos through the streets of New York.
13x11
Bamboo Scaffolding; Fireworks
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Indian construction crews that use bamboo for their scaffolding needs. Also: multicolored fireworks.
13x12
Espadrille; Prefabricated Houses; Underground Storage
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Included: fashionable footwear; prefabricated houses; and underground storage for books and documents.
13x13
Macadamia Nuts; Tap Water; Crowd Barrier
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South Africa's macadamia farmers; Chicago's water-filtration system. Also: the use of Mojo Barriers to keep music fans safe at the Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands.
13x14
High Rise Construction; Dr. Martens Boots; Cooking Pans
Episode overview
Included: high-rise construction; Dr. Martens boots; and cooking pans.
13x15
Sitar, Biltong and Bulldozers
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How the sitar is made; the origins of India's a favorite South African snack; and how monster bulldozers are produced.
13x16
Fedoras; Cement; Frozen Peas
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How fedora hats and cement are made. Also: freezing fresh peas in less than three hours.
13x16
Fedoras, Cement and Frozen Peas
Episode overview
How fedora hats and cement are made. Also: freezing fresh peas in less than three hours.
13x17
Mohair; Quadski; Harp
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A mohair exchange in South Africa; the James Bond-inspired quad bike; and harps.
13x17
Mohair, Quadski and the Harp
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A mohair exchange in South Africa; the James Bond-inspired quad bike; and harps.
13x18
Redbush Tea; Baggage Handling; Hairbrushes
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How South Africa's famous red bush tea is produced; how luggage makes it to the correct plane; and how hairbrushes are made for royalty.
13x18
Redbush Tea, Baggage Handling and Hairbrushes
Episode overview
How South Africa's famous red bush tea is produced; how luggage makes it to the correct plane; and how hairbrushes are made for royalty.
13x19
Credit Cards; Tiffin; Boat Lift
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How fraud-proof credit cards are made; how hot lunches are delivered to Mumbai workers; and how a thousand-ton ship is hoisted hundreds of feet into the air.
13x19
Credit Cards, Tiffin and Boat Lift
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How fraud-proof credit cards are made; how hot lunches are delivered to Mumbai workers; and how a thousand-ton ship is hoisted hundreds of feet into the air.
13x20
Power Tunnel; Pizza Oven; Playhouses
Episode overview
How electricity is delivered in London. Also: using NASA technology to make a perfect pizza in minutes; and turning pine trees into playhouses.
13x15
Cooling of the building; Saws; Microphones
Episode overview
The complex technological processes involved in cooling the iconic Sydney Opera House. Plus, an insight into how Sheffield steel is transformed into a carpenter's handsaw, and the production of a microphone capable of picking up a whisper.
13x1
Baklavas; Gyroplanes; Ukuleles; Catamarans
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How baklava is made; how pilots fly gyroplanes; how a ukulele is crafted; and how the world's fastest ferry was built.
13x2
Longboards; Lemonade; Forklifts
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How longboards are made; how lemons are turned into lemonade; and how forklifts are built.
13x3
Coffee; Bricks; Lava Lamps; Diamonds
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How coffee is roasted; how bricks are built; how lava lamps are made; and how diamonds are mined from an extinct volcano.
13x4
Cameras; Big Airbags; Jelly Beans
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How the world's sharpest photos are taken; what it takes to create an airbag that can catch a falling car; and how jelly beans are made.
13x5
Caravans; Tuning Forks; Ice Resurfacers; Festival of Lights
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Included: caravans; tuning forks; ice resurfacers; and Festival of Lights.
13x6
Vinyl Records; Bumper Cars; Tiger Balm
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Vinyl records, bumper cars and tiger balm are featured.
13x7
Non-alcoholic Beer; Tomcars; Escalators; Lie Detectors
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How non-alcoholic beer, Tomcars, escalators and lie detectors are made.
13x8
Axes; Messenger Bags; Fast-Rescue Boats
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How axes, messenger bags and fast-rescue boats are made.
13x9
Wensleydale Cheese; Paintbrushes; Eucalyptus Oil; Plastic Wrap
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How Wensleydale cheese, paintbrushes, eucalyptus oil and plastic wrap are made.
13x10
The Tesla; Horsehair Fabrics; Pool Cleaners
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Included: the Tesla; horse-hair fabrics; and pool cleaners.
13x11
Snails, Cutlery, Fishing Kayaks
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How do they feed France's appetite for snails, turn slabs of steel into shiny cutlery, and craft a kayak you can paddle with your feet?
13x12
Emergency Bridges, Marker Pens, Superbike
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How do they build emergency bridges that can take the weight of a tank, make a marker pen that never fades, and design a 200 mph superbike?
13x13
Crystal Glass, Flat Screen TVs
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How do they blow the world's finest crystal, heat the deepest swimming pool, and fill a million bottles a day of the world's favourite ketchup?
13x14
Pulverizers, Bomber Jackets
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How do they forge a set of jaws that can chomp through concrete, stitch the historic airman's bomber, and brew the oldest beer in the Western World?
13x15
Sydney Opera House, Handsaws
Episode overview
How do they turn Sheffield steel into a carpenter's handsaw, make a microphone that can pick up a whisper, and safely steer through a frozen river?
13x16
Moonshine, Electric Bikes, Wetsuits
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How do they brew moonshine in the heart of New York City, make a battery powered bicycle, and grow the rubber for wetsuits in the Arizona desert?
13x17
Gemstones, Cowboy Boots
Episode overview
How do they mine one of the rarest gemstones in the world, craft the classic cowboy boot, and build a road sweeper that can pick up seven tonnes of trash?
13x18
Duvets, Drill Pipes, Rubber Bands
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How do they make the world's softest duvets, drill for oil thousands of metres below ground, and put the stretch in rubber bands?
13x19
Aircraft Engines, Fisherman's Friend
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How do they build a diesel engine that can fly, make cough sweets, turn clear plastic into bank notes, and whip up ice cream flavours?
13x20
Armored Cars, Christmas Trees
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How do they turn a family car into a fortress on wheels, grow millions of perfect Christmas trees and hammer out the world's finest cymbals?

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