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How Do They Do It?How do they cultivate green salad on scorching desert plains, how do they make rigging for ships and how do they produce lifesaving insulin from bread? S10/Ep4Tue, Feb 18, 12:30 amQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?How do they turn trees into toilet paper? How do they make absinthe and how do they make cricket balls tough enough to face batsmen? S10/Ep3Tue, Feb 18, 12:00 amQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?How do they farm the expensive spice saffron, how do they create giant roads made entirely from ice and how do they manufacture a muscle car? S10/Ep2Mon, Feb 17, 11:30 pmQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?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? S16/Ep12Fri, Oct 18, 3:30 amQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?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? S16/Ep11Fri, Oct 18, 3:00 amQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?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? S16/Ep10Thu, Oct 17, 3:30 amQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?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? S16/Ep9Thu, Oct 17, 3:00 amQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?How do they turn English willow into cricket bats for India's finest cricketers? And, how do they construct the foundations for tall buildings? S16/Ep8Wed, Oct 16, 3:30 amQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?Many items that make up the modern world are the result of sophisticated engineering and production processes. How do they do it? S16/Ep6Tue, Oct 15, 3:30 amQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?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? S16/Ep5Tue, Oct 15, 3:00 amQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?How are million-dollar racehorses transported across the world to their new owners? Plus, what creative methods are used to photograph food? S16/Ep4Sat, Oct 12, 3:30 amQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?How do they make the perfect surfboard for catching waves? Plus, how do they turn Danish cream into one of the world's favourite butters? S16/Ep3Sat, Oct 12, 3:00 amQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?How is the most advanced heavy-lift airplane in the world built? What is the secret behind making sure bananas are ripe when they hit the shelves? S12/Ep2Fri, Aug 16, 3:30 amQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?Workers turn millions of tons of cedar trees into perfect planks of wood siding. Plus, how are world-famous Spanish tiles handcrafted? S12/Ep1Fri, Aug 16, 3:00 amQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?How do they turn root vegetables into sweet sugar? How do they make feather dusters? And, how do they make billions of balloons to keep parties popping? S15/Ep18Tue, Aug 13, 1:30 pmQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?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? S15/Ep17Tue, Aug 13, 1:00 pmQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?How do billions of bees produce tonnes of California almonds? How do they clear the snow to keep Norway's planes in action? How are tricky stains removed? S9/Ep5Tue, Aug 13, 12:30 pmQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?How do they build working miniature airports? How do they design houses to survive hurricanes? How is rhubarb cultivated in the dark? S9/Ep4Tue, Aug 13, 12:00 pmQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?How do they keep you comfortable, entertained and safe with the latest aircraft seats? And, how do they design bras with aerospace technology to give you that extra lift? S11/Ep16Tue, Aug 13, 3:30 amQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?How do they forge super steel to make a car lighter, greener and safer? And, how do they shear Australia's eighty million sheep every Spring? S11/Ep15Tue, Aug 13, 3:00 amQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?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? S15/Ep16Mon, Aug 12, 1:30 pmQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?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? S15/Ep15Mon, Aug 12, 1:00 pmQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?How do they make the finest Panama hats? Who rounds up Florida's escaped pythons? How do they keep drivers safe in the world's longest tunnel? S9/Ep3Mon, Aug 12, 12:30 pmQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?How do they build Formula 1 racing cars? How is the Leatherman, America's best-selling multi-tool made? How do they create classic Finnish Aalto glassware? S9/Ep2Mon, Aug 12, 12:00 pmQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?How do they create the world's most expensive vinegar? How do they keep divers dry and warm in the ocean? How do they build a plane that can fly upside down? S11/Ep14Sat, Aug 10, 3:30 amQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?How do they build a port ready to receive container ships? How do they make 28 million plastic bags a day? And, how do they blow the glass to make baubles? S11/Ep13Sat, Aug 10, 3:00 amQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?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 factory? S15/Ep14Fri, Aug 9, 1:30 pmQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?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? S15/Ep13Fri, Aug 9, 1:00 pmQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?How is rubber made into chewing gum? How are fish hooks strong enough to catch a shark? How are the models built at the world's largest Legoland? S9/Ep1Fri, Aug 9, 12:30 pmQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?Find out how they make military helicopters, how they design metro systems and how they engineer artificial reefs. S6/Ep20Fri, Aug 9, 12:00 pmQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?How do they make Aquavit? How do kangaroos help protect motorcycle riders in a crash? How do they clean away years of grime from New York's St Patrick's Cathedral? S11/Ep12Fri, Aug 9, 3:30 amQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?How do they mine the essential mineral in glass cookware? How do they keep cash safe inside an ATM? How do they build a hyper-car out of cloth? S11/Ep11Fri, Aug 9, 3:00 amQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?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? S15/Ep12Thu, Aug 8, 1:30 pmQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?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? S15/Ep11Thu, Aug 8, 1:00 pmQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?How can steel repair itself? How do they create the world's most powerful bikes? And how is wood transformed into paper? S6/Ep19Thu, Aug 8, 12:30 pmQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?How do they make batteries from brine? How do they build a tropical island from trash? And how are fragrances blended to create different types of scents? S6/Ep18Thu, Aug 8, 12:00 pmQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?How do they look after bees to make millions of jars of honey? How do they build a trike to carry the whole family, and how to stop a bullet with a sheet of ceramic? S11/Ep10Thu, Aug 8, 3:30 amQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?How do they create the world's finest canvases? How do they cook up foul-smelling stinky tofu? And, how do they get fifty drinks out of a single bottle of beer? S11/Ep9Thu, Aug 8, 3:00 amQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?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? S15/Ep10Wed, Aug 7, 1:30 pmQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?How does a Dutch company make the world's fastest superyachts? And, how do they make new space suits that weigh and cost the fifth of the previous design? S15/Ep9Wed, Aug 7, 1:00 pmQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?How do they look after sharks at the world's biggest aquarium? How do they grow precious stones? And what does it take to build a luxury Bentley? S6/Ep16Wed, Aug 7, 12:30 pmQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?How have they designed a car that can call the emergency services? How is metal turned into magnets? And how are the biggest ships propelled? S6/Ep15Wed, Aug 7, 12:00 pmQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?How do they turn rosebuds into Turkish Delight? How do they hammer out a silver spoon? And, how do they make sunscreen to block out harmful UV light? S11/Ep8Wed, Aug 7, 3:30 amQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?How do they collect the trash in road-free Venice? How do they make Australia's famous sheepskin boots? And, how do they turn pond algae into a health supplement? S11/Ep7Wed, Aug 7, 3:00 amQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?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? S15/Ep8Tue, Aug 6, 1:30 pmQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?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? S15/Ep7Tue, Aug 6, 1:00 pmQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?How do they fashion cool clothing that can withstand the heat of a furnace, and how do they turn sea into land to create artificial islands? Plus, putting the fizz in champagne. S6/Ep14Tue, Aug 6, 12:30 pmQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?Find out how they blast 10,000 tonnes of rock, how the earth is mapped from space, and how fresh flowers are provided all year round. S6/Ep13Tue, Aug 6, 12:00 pmQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?How do they hand-roll New York bagels? How do they make a racing car tyre to grip the track at 320 km an hour? And, how do they make lifelike sculptures out of glass? S11/Ep6Tue, Aug 6, 3:30 amQUEST30 mins
How Do They Do It?How do they make one of the world's fastest bikes? How do pilots train for death-defying acrobatics? And, how do they bring oil and gas up from the bottom of the sea? S11/Ep5Tue, Aug 6, 3:00 amQUEST30 mins