How Do They Do It?

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? S16, Ep17

How do they turn thousands of tonnes of basmati rice into millions of microwaveable meals? How do they craft beautiful mechanical singing birds? S16, Ep18

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? S16, Ep17

How do they turn thousands of tonnes of basmati rice into millions of microwaveable meals? How do they craft beautiful mechanical singing birds? S16, Ep18

How do volcanoes help produce the world's best guacamole; how do they build trucks that can cross swamps; and how do they produce the world famous Fiskars scissors? S9, Ep7

How do they make steel cables strong enough to hold up a 50,000 tonne bridge; why do modern hunters use medieval weapons; and how do shops know which clothes sizes to stock? S9, Ep8

How do volcanoes help produce the world's best guacamole; how do they build trucks that can cross swamps; and how do they produce the world famous Fiskars scissors? S9, Ep7

How do they make steel cables strong enough to hold up a 50,000 tonne bridge; why do modern hunters use medieval weapons; and how do shops know which clothes sizes to stock? S9, Ep8

How do they make Tennessee whiskey the traditional Lincoln County way; how do night goggles work; and how do the Finnish relax in 160 degree saunas? S9, Ep9

How do they grow enough vanilla to make the world's favourite ice cream flavour; how do they build anchors for huge ships; and how are 12 million lighters produced every year? S9, Ep10

How do they make the groovy vinyl LP? How do they build the dodgem? How do they make one of the world's oldest pain remedies, tiger balm? S13, Ep6

How do they forge the axe? How do they put together a courier's messenger bag, and how are the fastest lifeboats built? S13, Ep8

How do they make Wensleydale cheese, turn pig hair into paintbrushes, and distil aromatic oils from eucalyptus? S13, Ep9

How do they build the world's fastest electric car, turn horses' tails into fine fabrics, and clean the largest swimming pools in the world? S13, Ep10

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? S13, Ep11

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? S13, Ep12

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? S13, Ep11

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? S13, Ep12

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, Ep18

How can steel repair itself? How do they create the world's most powerful bikes? And how is wood transformed into paper? S6, Ep19

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, Ep18

How can steel repair itself? How do they create the world's most powerful bikes? And how is wood transformed into paper? S6, Ep19

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?

How is a modern fighter jet built? How do Belgium's Trappist monks make the world's finest beers? How do they build America's best performing SUV?

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, Ep5

How is a modern fighter jet built? How do Belgium's Trappist monks make the world's finest beers? How do they build America's best performing SUV? S9, Ep6

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? S16, Ep19

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? S16, Ep20

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? S16, Ep19

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? S16, Ep20

How do they craft footballs for the National Football League; how do they farm mussels; and how do they design the ultimate fighter pilot's helmet? S9, Ep11

How do they build powerful Scania trucks; how do they use the world's biggest DNA database to solve crime; and how do they use paraffin to make Gouda cheese? S9, Ep12

How do they craft footballs for the National Football League; how do they farm mussels; and how do they design the ultimate fighter pilot's helmet? S9, Ep11

How do they build powerful Scania trucks; how do they use the world's biggest DNA database to solve crime; and how do they use paraffin to make Gouda cheese? S9, Ep12

How do they make the finest classical guitars; how do they produce fast tractor mowing machines; and how do climbers keep the blades turning on a wind turbine? S9, Ep13

How do they build life rafts that can hold 150 people; how can mind control techniques help golfers improve their shots; and how do they produce millions of celebratory stamps? S9, Ep14

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? S13, Ep13

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? S13, Ep15

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? S13, Ep17

How do they make the world's softest duvets, drill for oil thousands of metres below ground, and put the stretch in rubber bands? S13, Ep18

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? S13, Ep19

How do they turn used aluminium cans into planes and rockets? Plus, how do they carve the traditional Black Forest cuckoo clock? S14, Ep1

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? S13, Ep19

How do they turn used aluminium cans into planes and rockets? Plus, how do they carve the traditional Black Forest cuckoo clock? S14, Ep1

Find out how they make military helicopters, how they design metro systems and how they engineer artificial reefs. S6, Ep20

How do engineers build and control high-tech, unmanned aircraft? Plus, the process of removing caffeine from coffee is revealed. S8, Ep1

Find out how they make military helicopters, how they design metro systems and how they engineer artificial reefs. S6, Ep20

How do engineers build and control high-tech, unmanned aircraft? Plus, the process of removing caffeine from coffee is revealed. S8, Ep1