How Do They Do It?

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How Do They Do It?
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UK Title Card
Starring
Robert Llewellyn
Dominic Frisby
Rupert Degas
Iain Lee
Country of originCanada
United Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersRichard Stansfield
Kelly Hood (line)
Running time60/30 minutes
Production companyWag TV
Release
Original networkDiscovery Channel
Science Channel (United States)
Discovery Channel (United Kingdom)
Original release6 May 2006 (2006-05-06) –
present
External links
Website

How Do They Do It? is a television series produced by Wag TV for Discovery Channel. Each programme explores how 2 or 3 ordinary objects are made and used. The show's slogan is "Behind the ordinary is the extraordinary." The series is broadcast throughout the world on various Discovery-owned networks including:

  • Discovery Channel, Science Channel, DMAX and Quest in the United Kingdom;
  • Science Channel in the United States;
  • Discovery Channel in Asia, Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Spain, Switzerland, and the Netherlands;
  • Discovery Channel and Discovery Science in Italy.

Series 1 and 2, which were co-produced with Rocket Surgery Productions, were narrated by Rupert Degas; series 3 and 4 were narrated by Iain Lee; and series 5 and 6 were narrated by Dominic Frisby. In 2008, the UK's Channel 5 began airing the series, presented by Robert Llewellyn. This version was released on DVD in the UK in May 2010.[1]

In the United States, the series airs on the Science Channel and is narrated by Chris Broyles.

This programme is similar to the popular Canadian-produced documentary programme, How It's Made, also broadcast on Discovery Channel networks.

Episodes[]

Season 1 (2006)[]

Episodes in the first season aired with 60-minute runtimes (including commercials).[2]

# Features Date
1"Recycling, Plasma TV, Fireworks, Railroad tracks, Ink"May 6, 2006 (2006-05-06)
2"Salt Mines, Sneakers, Ships, Watches, Wind Farms"May 13, 2006 (2006-05-13)
3"Tires, Excavators, Newspapers, Ports, Contact Lenses"May 27, 2006 (2006-05-27)
4"Internet Cable, Crane (machine), Pencils, Water, Toothpaste"June 3, 2006 (2006-06-03)
5"Glass, Golf Balls, Zippers, Coke Cans, Tire changer"June 10, 2006 (2006-06-10)
6"Concrete, Cell Phones, Lightbulbs, Steel, Traffic"June 17, 2006 (2006-06-17)

Season 2 (2006)[]

Episodes in the second season aired with 30-minute runtimes (including commercials).[3]

# Features Date
1"Diamond Mine, Skyscraper, Car Crusher"June 24, 2006 (2006-06-24)
2"Air-to-Air Refuelling, Alpine skiing Slopes, Car Production"June 24, 2006 (2006-06-24)
3"Ice Breaker, Money, Bowling Alleys"July 8, 2006 (2006-07-08)
4"Mining Trucks, IKEA, Air Traffic"July 8, 2006 (2006-07-08)
5"Logging, Baggage, Light Show"July 15, 2006 (2006-07-15)
6"Gold, Golf Clubs, Escalators"July 15, 2006 (2006-07-15)
7"Tunneling, Tea, Mountain Bikes"July 22, 2006 (2006-07-22)
8"Combines, Lifeboats, Chocolate"July 22, 2006 (2006-07-22)
9"Airbus, Fire Engines, Ketchup"July 29, 2006 (2006-07-29)
10"Bicycle helmet, Rubber, Wave Piercing"July 29, 2006 (2006-07-29)
11"Airbags, Ice Rinks, Mattresses"August 12, 2006 (2006-08-12)
12"Armored Cars, Elevators, Cheese"August 12, 2006 (2006-08-12)

Season 3 (2007)[]

[4]

# Features Date
1"Phoenix Stadium, , Surfing"February 21, 2007 (2007-02-21)
2"Space Shuttle, Roller Coaster, Pool table"February 21, 2007 (2007-02-21)
3"Empire State Building, Extracting Copper, Making a Car"February 28, 2007 (2007-02-28)
4"Fighter Jet, Baseball, Sports Car"February 28, 2007 (2007-02-28)
5"Rescue Services, Falkirk Wheel, Parachutists"March 7, 2007 (2007-03-07)
6"Submarine, Moving Earth, Beer Car"March 7, 2007 (2007-03-07)
7"Racing Drivers, Bank vaults, Telling Time"March 14, 2007 (2007-03-14)
8"Cruise Liner, White Wash, Aircon"March 14, 2007 (2007-03-14)
9", Space Shuttle, Suspension Bridge"March 21, 2007 (2007-03-21)
10"Vehicles, Football, Potash Mine"March 21, 2007 (2007-03-21)
11"Helicopter, Luxury Yachts, Highway Patrol"March 28, 2007 (2007-03-28)
12"Buildings, Transmission tower, Balloon Makers"March 28, 2007 (2007-03-28)

Season 4 (2007)[]

[5]

# Features Date
1"Bulletproof vests, Robots, Formation skydiving"April 4, 2007 (2007-04-04)
2"Family Car, Letter, Titanium"April 4, 2007 (2007-04-04)
3"Forest fires, Car exhaust, Telescopes"April 11, 2007 (2007-04-11)
4"Spacesuit, Neon signs, Biggest Ships"April 11, 2007 (2007-04-11)
5"Nuclear Submarine, Crash test dummy, Fruit and Veg"April 18, 2007 (2007-04-18)
6"Surface mine, Air boats, Automated storage and retrieval system[6][7]"April 18, 2007 (2007-04-18)
7"Oil rigs, VWs, Black Box"April 25, 2007 (2007-04-25)
8"Jet Engine, Weapons, Hurricanes from Space"April 25, 2007 (2007-04-25)

Season 5 (2008)[]

[8]

# Features Date
1"Panama Canal, Waste disposal"March 3, 2008 (2008-03-03)
2"World's Strongest Knife, Diamonds, Bricks"March 4, 2008 (2008-03-04)
3"Electricity, Floating crane"March 5, 2008 (2008-03-05)
4"Drinking water, Television screen, Family Cars"March 6, 2008 (2008-03-06)
5"Overnight Parcel Delivery, Coal Mining"March 7, 2008 (2008-03-07)
6"Tetra Pak, Pre-Fab Houses, Ambulances"March 10, 2008 (2008-03-10)
7"Weather Forecasting, Hovercraft"March 11, 2008 (2008-03-11)
8"Freeways, Mint (facility) Coins"March 12, 2008 (2008-03-12)
9"Container Ship Estelle Maersk, Peterbilt Trucks"March 13, 2008 (2008-03-13)
10"Windshield wipers, Space Shuttle, Binoculars"March 14, 2008 (2008-03-14)
11"Transporting Oil Rigs, Electric razors"March 17, 2008 (2008-03-17)
12"Halogen light bulb, Muffler, Locks"March 18, 2008 (2008-03-18)
13"Airbus, Chainsaws"March 19, 2008 (2008-03-19)
14"Hydroelectric dam, Silicon chips"March 20, 2008 (2008-03-20)
15"Petrol, Swiss army knife"March 25, 2008 (2008-03-25)
16"Carpets, Lego"March 26, 2008 (2008-03-26)
17"Railways, Ballpoint pen"March 27, 2008 (2008-03-27)
18"Mirrors, Wrapping"March 28, 2008 (2008-03-28)
19"Jeans, Wine glasses"March 31, 2008 (2008-03-31)
20"GPS, Aluminium foil"April 1, 2008 (2008-04-01)

Season 6 (2009)[]

[9]

# Features Date
1"Artificial reefs, Earthquake-proof Buildings, Cars on Rocket Fuel"August 10, 2009 (2009-08-10)
2"Blue Angels Airshows, Indoor Ski Slope, Sushi"August 11, 2009 (2009-08-11)
3"Produce Power from Waste, Customize Supercars, Super Steel Swords"August 12, 2009 (2009-08-12)
4"Cowboys Hats, Deep Sea Dive, Inflight Catering"August 13, 2009 (2009-08-13)
5"De-Ice Planes, Glossy Magazines, Electric Sports Car"August 14, 2009 (2009-08-14)
6"Satellites, Ship Maintenance, Making stretched limos"August 17, 2009 (2009-08-17)
7"Mega Hotels, Lasers, Desert Golf."August 18, 2009 (2009-08-18)
How services are provided at one of the world's largest casinos and a look at how it is possible to build a golf course in the desert
8"Orange Juice, Bending Glass, Solid Rock"August 19, 2009 (2009-08-19)
9"Jumbo Garage, Nuclear Power, Pianos"August 20, 2009 (2009-08-20)
10"G Suits, Smart Grid, Vehicle Slowdown"August 21, 2009 (2009-08-21)
11"Make Assembly Line Robots, Seal Wine Bottles, Desalinate Sea Water"August 24, 2009 (2009-08-24)
12"Design airplane parachutes, Create solar power, Make photochromic lenses"August 25, 2009 (2009-08-25)
13"Blast Through Rock, Map Earth, Provide Flowers Year-Round"August 26, 2009 (2009-08-26)
14"Work in 600-degree Heat, Make Champagne, Expand Ports"August 27, 2009 (2009-08-27)
15"Manufacturing propellers, Intelligent cars, Turning metal into magnets"August 28, 2009 (2009-08-28)
16"Large aquarium, Making sapphire, Bentlys"August 31, 2009 (2009-08-31)
17"Traffic Control Systems, Mining Oil, Film Reconstruction."September 1, 2009 (2009-09-01)
18"Batteries, Building an artificial island, Creating perfumes"September 2, 2009 (2009-09-02)
19"Stainless steel, Making motorbikes, Making paper"September 3, 2009 (2009-09-03)
20"Military helicopters, Metro systems, Engineering artificial reefs"September 4, 2009 (2009-09-04)

Season 7 (2010)[]

[10]

# Features Date
1"Peanut Butter; Breaking Point (Household Device Safety Testing)"September 5, 2010 (2010-09-05)
2"Irish Stout; Silk; Canned Soup"September 5, 2010 (2010-09-05)
3"Fire Extinguishers; Cruise Ships"September 12, 2010 (2010-09-12)
4"Diggers; A Taste of the Orient (Soy Sauce); Into the Sky (Willis Tower, Chicago)"September 19, 2010 (2010-09-19)
5"Smooth as Marble; Hot Stuff/Umbrellas"September 26, 2010 (2010-09-26)
6"Soft as Sponge; The Knowledge"October 10, 2010 (2010-10-10)
7"Money Movers; Catch of the Day; Amazing Grace"October 17, 2010 (2010-10-17)
8TBAOctober 24, 2010 (2010-10-24)
9"Crash Testing; Books etc; Margarine"October 31, 2010 (2010-10-31)
10TBANovember 7, 2010 (2010-11-07)
11TBANovember 14, 2010 (2010-11-14)
12TBANovember 21, 2010 (2010-11-21)
13"Car Batteries; Chocolate; Toothbrushes"December 12, 2010 (2010-12-12)
14TBAAugust 2010 (2010-08)
15"Decaf coffee; Smoked salmon; Water jets[11][12]"January 2, 2010 (2010-01-02)
16TBAJanuary 16, 2010 (2010-01-16)
17TBASeptember 2010 (2010-09)
18TBANovember 29, 2010 (2010-11-29)
19TBAFebruary 6, 2010 (2010-02-06)
20TBADecember 20, 2010 (2010-12-20)

Season 8 (2011)[]

[13]

# Features Date
1"Pufferfish, Train hubs, Kilts"September 5, 2011 (2011-09-05)
2TBASeptember 5, 2011 (2011-09-05)
3TBASeptember 12, 2011 (2011-09-12)
4TBASeptember 19, 2011 (2011-09-19)
5TBASeptember 26, 2011 (2011-09-26)
6TBAOctober 10, 2011 (2011-10-10)
7TBAOctober 17, 2011 (2011-10-17)
8TBAOctober 24, 2011 (2011-10-24)
9TBAOctober 31, 2011 (2011-10-31)
10TBANovember 7, 2011 (2011-11-07)
11TBANovember 14, 2011 (2011-11-14)
12TBANovember 21, 2011 (2011-11-21)
13TBADecember 12, 2011 (2011-12-12)
14TBAAugust 2011 (2011-08)
15TBAJanuary 2, 2011 (2011-01-02)
16TBAJanuary 16, 2011 (2011-01-16)
17TBASeptember 2011 (2011-09)
18TBANovember 29, 2011 (2011-11-29)
19TBAFebruary 6, 2011 (2011-02-06)
20TBADecember 20, 2011 (2011-12-20)

Season 9 (2012)[]

[14]

# Features Date
2"Leatherman; Formula 1; Glassware"TBA
3"(Mexican Panama) Hats; World's Longest Road Tunnel (Norway); Catching Pythons in Florida"TBA
4"Guacamole; Swamp Buggy; Scissors"TBA
5"Tennessee Whiskey; Nightvision; Saunas"TBA
6"World in Miniature (working airport); Hurricane Test Center; Growing rhubarb in the dark"TBA
7"Fighter Plane; Trappist Beers; SUV"TBA
8"Leather Footballs; Mussels; Helmet"TBA
9"Almonds; Snowblower; Detergents"TBA
10"Suspension Bridge; Crossbows; Stock Checking"TBA
11"Scania Trucks; Miracle Forensics; Gouda"TBA
12"Vanilla; Anchors; Lighters"TBA
13"(Classical) Guitars; Rope Access; Fast Tractor"TBA
14"Liferafts; Mind Control; Stamps"TBA
15"Tequila; Steam-Powered Megacity; Soft Ice-Cream"TBA
16"Stuntmen; Seabreacher; Amber"TBA
17"Tennis Balls; Surround Sound; Steak"TBA
18"Rayon; Snuff; Cola"TBA
19"The Social Network; Zubrowka; Aerial Cable Cars"TBA
20"Skydiving Suits; Surstromming; Hemp-Crete"TBA
21"Chewing Gum; Fish Hooks; Legoland"TBA

Season 10 (2012)[]

[15]

# Features Date
1TBASeptember 5, 2012 (2012-09-05)
2TBASeptember 5, 2012 (2012-09-05)
3TBASeptember 12, 2012 (2012-09-12)
4TBASeptember 19, 2012 (2012-09-19)
5TBASeptember 26, 2012 (2012-09-26)
6TBAOctober 10, 2012 (2012-10-10)
7TBAOctober 17, 2012 (2012-10-17)
8"Harp Strings, Roof Windows, Belgian Waffles"October 24, 2012 (2012-10-24)
9TBAOctober 31, 2012 (2012-10-31)
10TBANovember 7, 2012 (2012-11-07)
11TBANovember 14, 2012 (2012-11-14)
12TBANovember 21, 2012 (2012-11-21)
13TBADecember 12, 2012 (2012-12-12)
14"High Rise Construction, Dr Marten Boots, Cooking Pans"August 2012 (2012-08)
15TBAJanuary 2, 2012 (2012-01-02)
16TBAJanuary 16, 2012 (2012-01-16)
17"Mohair, Quadskis, The Harp"September 2012 (2012-09)
18"Rayon, Snuff, Cola"November 29, 2012 (2012-11-29)
19TBAFebruary 6, 2012 (2012-02-06)
20"Chewing Gum, Fish Hooks, Legoland"December 20, 2012 (2012-12-20)

Season 11 (2013)[]

[16]

# Features Date
1"Opal, Stunt planes, Nougat"September 5, 2013 (2013-09-05)
2"Toilet Paper, Absinthe, Cricket balls[17]"September 5, 2013 (2013-09-05)
3"Locomotives, Clotted Cream, Boomerangs"September 12, 2013 (2013-09-12)
4"Sardines,[18] scooters, Erector Sets"September 19, 2013 (2013-09-19)
5"Salad, Rope, Insulin"September 26, 2013 (2013-09-26)
6", Clogs, Pasties"October 10, 2013 (2013-10-10)
7"Paris Sewers, Beretta, "October 17, 2013 (2013-10-17)
8"Bells, , Dates"October 24, 2013 (2013-10-24)
9"Russian Dolls, Aloe vera, Flags"October 31, 2013 (2013-10-31)
10", False Eyes, Ball Bearings"November 7, 2013 (2013-11-07)
11"Saffron, Ice roads, Shelby cars"November 14, 2013 (2013-11-14)
12", Espresso, "November 21, 2013 (2013-11-21)
13"Chinamax, Russian Standard (vodka), Abalone"December 12, 2013 (2013-12-12)
14", Roquefort cheese, "December 19, 2013 (2013-12-19)
15"Pistachios, Forbidden City, Radar"January 2, 2014 (2014-01-02)
16"Marble, Mah-Jongg, "January 16, 2014 (2014-01-16)
17"Argan oil, KamAZ trucks, Canton Tower"January 23, 2014 (2014-01-23)
18"Civet coffee, St Petersburg Metro, "January 30, 2014 (2014-01-30)
19"Leather, The Grand Canal, Flyboard"February 6, 2014 (2014-02-06)

Season 12 (2014)[]

[19]

# Features Date
1"Parmesan, Runways, "July 15, 2014 (2014-07-15)
2"Carpets, Skis, Niagara Power"July 22, 2014 (2014-07-22)
3"Nori, , "July 29, 2014 (2014-07-29)
4"Brass, , Penjing"August 5, 2014 (2014-08-05)
5", , Oil Well"August 12, 2014 (2014-08-12)
6"Bagels, , "August 19, 2014 (2014-08-19)
7" Chlorella"August 26, 2014 (2014-08-26)
8"Turkish Delight, Sunscreen"September 3, 2014 (2014-09-03)
9" "September 10, 2014 (2014-09-10)
10"Beekeeping, Trikes, Body Armour"September 17, 2014 (2014-09-17)
11" Pagani"October 10, 2014 (2014-10-10)
12" Cathedral"October 17, 2014 (2014-10-17)
13" Baubles"October 24, 2014 (2014-10-24)
14"Balsamic Vinegar, "October 24, 2014 (2014-10-24)
15" "November 7, 2014 (2014-11-07)
16"Plaster, "November 28, 2014 (2014-11-28)
17" "December 5, 2014 (2014-12-05)
18" Batteries"December 12, 2014 (2014-12-12)
19" Bubble Tea"December 19, 2014 (2014-12-19)

Season 13 (2015)[]

[20]

# Features Date
1"Logging, Tiles & Jaffa Cakes"May 7, 2015 (2015-05-07)
2"Heavy Lift Plane, Hunting Boots, Bananas"May 14, 2015 (2015-05-14)
Assembling an advanced plane; making warm, waterproof boots. Also: how they get bananas just ripe.
3"Monorail, Royal Copenhagen Porcelain & New York Cupcakes"May 21, 2015 (2015-05-21)
4"Wine, Gore-Tex Extreme Weather Clothing"May 28, 2015 (2015-05-28)
5"Screws, Marmalade & Printed Dresses"June 4, 2015 (2015-06-04)
6"Road Rollers, Canned Bread & Vertu Phones"June 11, 2015 (2015-06-11)
7"Tinned Grapefruit, Snowmaking and Conveyor Belts"June 18, 2015 (2015-06-18)
8"Harp Strings, Roof Windows & Belgian waffle"July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02)
9"AGA cooker, Incense Sticks and Jenever"July 9, 2015 (2015-07-09)
10"Robo-farm, Log Stacker & Piano Moving"July 23, 2015 (2015-07-23)
11"Bamboo scaffolding & Fireworks"July 30, 2015 (2015-07-30)
12"Espadrille, Prefabricated Houses and Underground Storage"July 6, 2015 (2015-07-06)
13"Macadamia Nuts, Tap Water & Crowd control barrier"August 13, 2015 (2015-08-13)
14"High Rise Construction, Dr. Martens Boots & Cookware and bakeware"August 20, 2015 (2015-08-20)
15"Sitar, Biltong & Bulldozers"August 27, 2015 (2015-08-27)
16"Fedoras, Cement & Frozen Peas"September 3, 2015 (2015-09-03)
17"Mohair, Gibbs Quadski and the Harp"September 10, 2015 (2015-09-10)
18"Rooibos, Baggage handling system & Hairbrushes"September 17, 2015 (2015-09-17)
19"Credit Cards, Tiffin and Boat Lift"September 24, 2015 (2015-09-24)
20"Power Tunnel, Pizza oven and Wendy house"October 1, 2015 (2015-10-01)

Season 14 (2016)[]

[10]

# Features Date
1", Cuckoo Clocks, and "August 8, 2016 (2016-08-08)
How drinks cans are made; how cuckoo clocks are made and how paddle boards are crafted.
2"Longboards, Lemonade, and Forklifts"August 15, 2016 (2016-08-15)
How longboards are made; how lemons are turned into lemonade; and how forklifts are built.
3"Coffee, Bricks, Lava Lamps, and Diamonds"August 22, 2016 (2016-08-22)
How coffee is roasted; how bricks are built; how lava lamps are made; and how diamonds are mined from an extinct volcano.
4"Cameras, Big Airbags, and Jelly Beans"August 29, 2016 (2016-08-29)
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.
5"Caravans, Tuning forks, Ice resurfacers, and Festival of Lights"September 5, 2016 (2016-09-05)
Included: caravans; tuning forks; ice resurfacers; and Festival of Lights.
6"Vinyl Records, Bumper Cars, and Tiger Balm"September 12, 2016 (2016-09-12)
Vinyl records, bumper cars and tiger balm are featured.
7"Non-alcoholic Beer, Tomcars, Escalators, and Lie detectors"September 19, 2016 (2016-09-19)
How non-alcoholic beer, Tomcars, escalators and lie detectors are made.
8"Axes, Messenger bags, and "October 3, 2016 (2016-10-03)
How axes, messenger bags and fast-rescue boats are made.
9"Wensleydale Cheese, Paintbrushes, Eucalyptus Oil, and Plastic Wrap"October 10, 2016 (2016-10-10)
How Wensleydale cheese, paintbrushes, eucalyptus oil and plastic wrap are made.
10"Tesla Model S, horse tail fabrics & Automated pool cleaner"October 17, 2016 (2016-10-17)
Tesla Model S, horse tail fabrics, clean the largest swimming pools
11"Pianos, Electronic impact drills, Gears and Aircraft chairs"November 6, 2016 (2016-11-06)
12"Electric Toothbrushes, Stamps, and Motorcycle"November 6, 2016 (2016-11-06)
13"Electronic door locks, Fiat Sedici E, and Deli Meats"November 13, 2016 (2016-11-13)
14", Slot Machines, Pinball Machines, and Boomerangs"November 13, 2016 (2016-11-13)
15"Bicycles, Racing Cars, Fire Extinguishers, and Banjos"November 20, 2016 (2016-11-20)
16"Kitchen shears, Airlines, Asphalt Tinola, and "November 20, 2016 (2016-11-20)
17"Watches, Icons, and Luxury cars"November 27, 2016 (2016-11-27)
18"Paper flowers, Formula 1, MotoGP, and NASCAR"November 27, 2016 (2016-11-27)
19"Violins, , and Barber chairs"December 4, 2016 (2016-12-04)
20"Laminate, , Motor Diesel, and Drums"December 4, 2016 (2016-12-04)

Season 15 (2017)[]

[21]

# Features Date
1"Satellites, Robotic medication dispensers, Incense cones, Skoda Fabia K."August 28, 2017 (2017-08-28)
2"Mouth fish phines, Dolls, Tattoos & Motorcycle blocks"September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26)
3"FLONs, Change Machines, Car machines, and Sugar"October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06)
4"Iveco Trucks, Diesel Filters, and Walking Canes"October 23, 2017 (2017-10-23)
5"Zaccer, Road Cases, Candy canes and Rally cars"October 23, 2017 (2017-10-23)
6"Drinking[clarification needed], DAF Trucks, Luxury Watches and Nail clippers"October 28, 2017 (2017-10-28)
7"Asphalt Ringier, Uranium, Macaroons, and Pills"November 9, 2017 (2017-11-09)
8"Electric Sports, Sushi, Soy Sauce, and Detergents"November 27, 2017 (2017-11-27)
9"MAN Trucks, Oil, Gin and KIA R Electric"November 29, 2017 (2017-11-29)
10"Paper fans, Asphalt power[clarification needed], Tea, and Bassoons"December 9, 2017 (2017-12-09)
11"SEK, Lime chairs, Diesel blocks, and chandeliers"December 12, 2017 (2017-12-12)

Season 16[]

# Features Date
1TBATBA
2TBATBA
3TBATBA
4TBATBA
5TBATBA
6TBATBA
7"Bufori cars, whistle, paprika"TBA
8"Pile driver, cricket bat, hand fan"TBA
9TBATBA
10TBATBA
11TBATBA

Special[]

Episodes 60 minutes long taken the best from series 3 and 4

# Features Date
1"Fighter Jet, Moving Earth, Telescopes, Black Box, Space Shuttle"September 3, 2007 (2007-09-03)
2"Extracting Copper, Empire State Building, Nuclear Sub, Rescue Services, Biggest Ships"September 4, 2007 (2007-09-04)

FIVE (UK) version[]

Series 1[]

Each episode is 30 minutes long and airs on terrestrial UK channel five. Each programme features 2 items from the original series with 1 new item filmed with presenter Robert Llewellyn. Llewellyn also presents links in between the original items.

# Features Date
1"Excavators, London's sewers, Tyres"January 10, 2008 (2008-01-10)
2"Salt mine, hovercraft, training shoes"January 17, 2008 (2008-01-17)
3"Lightbulbs, demolition with explosives, giant cranes"January 24, 2008 (2008-01-24)
4"Cold War Military Recycling, the perfect Martini, plasma TVs"January 31, 2008 (2008-01-31)
5"Fibre Optics, Movements of Goods, zips"February 4, 2008 (2008-02-04)
6"Fireworks, Limestone, Rail Tracks"February 11, 2008 (2008-02-11)
7"Pencils, Pilot a Cargo Ship, Golfballs"February 18, 2008 (2008-02-18)
8"Thames Barrier, Newspaper Recycling, Glassmaking"February 25, 2008 (2008-02-25)
9"High Speed Racing Boat, Mobile Phones, Kugira"March 3, 2008 (2008-03-03)
10"Recycling, Self Winding Watches, Flat Pack Tanker"March 10, 2008 (2008-03-10)

Series 2[]

# Features Date
1"Mid-Air Refuelling, Skyscrapers, Tea"March 17, 2008 (2008-03-17)
2"Airbags, Internet Shopping, Car Recycling"March 24, 2008 (2008-03-24)
3"Ice Breaker Ships, Bells, Rubber Bands"March 31, 2008 (2008-03-31)
4"Diamond Mines, Electricity from Coal, Ten-Pin Bowling"April 7, 2008 (2008-04-07)
5"Wood Harvesting, Car Transportation, Confectionery"April 14, 2008 (2008-04-14)
6"Resilient Banknotes, Art of Falconry, Largest Lorry"April 21, 2008 (2008-04-21)
7"Armoured Car, Thames Cleaning, IKEA"April 28, 2008 (2008-04-28)
8"Combine Harvester, Satellites, Crash Helmet"May 5, 2008 (2008-05-05)
9"Gold Mining, Fire Resistant Materials, Skyscraper Lifts"May 12, 2008 (2008-05-12)
10"Airbus 380, Pit Stops under 10 Seconds, Tomato Ketchup"May 19, 2008 (2008-05-19)

Series 3[]

# Features Date
1"High-Speed Catamarans, Stunt Planes, Contact Lenses"October 9, 2008 (2008-10-09)
2"Channel Tunnel, Escalators, Car Production"October 16, 2008 (2008-10-16)
3"Aluminium Cans, Steam Locomotive, Golf Clubs"23 October 2008 (2008-10-23)
4"Tugboat, Water Drilling, Mountain Bike"October 30, 2008 (2008-10-30)
5"Lancashire Fire Service, Traffic-Management, Gigantic Tunneling Machine"November 6, 2008 (2008-11-06)
6"Marmite, Uncapsizable Lifeboat, Energy-Efficient Lightbulb"November 13, 2008 (2008-11-13)
7"Steel Works, Recycling Rubbish into Compost, Wensleydale Cheese"November 20, 2008 (2008-11-20)
8"Thames Water Ring, Wind Farm, Ice-Surfacing Machine"November 27, 2008 (2008-11-27)
9"Heathrow Luggage, Golf Course, Printer Cartridges"December 4, 2008 (2008-12-04)
10"American Fire Engines, Oil Refinery, Air Traffic Control"December 11, 2008 (2008-12-11)

Series 4[]

Series 4 does not feature a specially shot item with presenter Robert Llewellyn; instead this is a reversion of the Discovery Channel series 5 with filmed links presented by Robert between the items. This series was not made available on Five's online video site.

# Features Date
1"Panama Canal, Waste Disposal"16 August 2010 (2010-08-16)
2"World's Strongest Knife, Diamonds, Bricks"23 August 2010 (2010-08-23)
3"Live pylon repairs, Floating Crane"6 September 2010 (2010-09-06)
4"Drinking Water, Television Screens, Luxury Cars"13 September 2010 (2010-09-13)
5"Overnight Parcel Delivery, Coal Mining"20 September 2010 (2010-09-20)
6"Tetra Pak, Pre-Fab Houses, Ambulances"27 September 2010 (2010-09-27)
7"Sat Nav, Aluminium foil"4 October 2010 (2010-10-04)
8"Carpet, Lego"11 October 2010 (2010-10-11)
9"Container Ship Estelle Maersk, Peterbilt Trucks"18 October 2010 (2010-10-18)
10"Windshield wipers, Space Shuttle, Binoculars"20 October 2010 (2010-10-20)
11"Transporting Oil Rigs, Electric Razors"25 October 2010 (2010-10-25)
12", Mufflers, Locks"27 October 2010 (2010-10-27)
13"Airbus, Chainsaws"1 November 2010 (2010-11-01)
14"Mirrors, Car Wrapping Labels"8 November 2010 (2010-11-08)
15"Jeans, Wine Glasses"15 November 2010 (2010-11-15)
16"Freeways Construction, Minting Coins"22 November 2010 (2010-11-22)
17"Railways, Ballpoint pens"29 November 2010 (2010-11-29)
18"Hydroelectric Dam, Silicon Chips"4 December 2010 (2010-12-04)
19"Petrol, Swiss Army Knife"13 December 2010 (2010-12-13)
20"Weather Forecasting, Hovercraft"20 December 2010 (2010-12-20)

Series 5[]

Series 5 does not feature a specially shot item with presenter Robert Llewellyn; instead this is a reversion of the Discovery Channel series 6 with filmed links presented by Robert between the items. This series was not made available on Five's online video site.

# Features Date
1"Blue Angels Airshows, Indoor Ski Slope, Sushi"4 January 2011 (2011-01-04)
2"Artificial Reefs, Earthquake-proof Buildings, Cars on Rocket Fuel"10 January 2011 (2011-01-10)
3"De-Ice Planes, Glossy Magazines, Electric Sports Car"17 January 2011 (2011-01-17)
4"De-Make Assembly Line Robots, Seal Wine Bottles, Desalinatize Sea Water"20 January 2011 (2011-01-20)
5"Design Airplane Parachutes, Create Solar Power, Make Photochromic Lenses"24 January 2011 (2011-01-24)
6"Cowboys Hats, Deep Sea Dive, Inflight Catering"27 January 2011 (2011-01-27)
7"Stainless steel, Making motorbikes, Making paper"31 January 2011 (2011-01-31)
8"Blast Through Rock, Map Earth, Provide Flowers Year-Round"7 February 2011 (2011-02-07)
9"Large aquarium, Making sapphire, Bentlys"14 February 2011 (2011-02-14)
10"Satellites, Ship Maintenance, Making stretched limos"21 February 2011 (2011-02-21)
11"Batteries, Building an artificial island, Creating perfumes"28 February 2011 (2011-02-28)
12"Jumbo Garage, Nuclear Power, Pianos"7 March 2011 (2011-03-07)
13"Produce Power from Waste, Customize Supercars, Super Steel Swords"14 March 2011 (2011-03-14)
14"Manufacturing propellers, Intelligent cars, Turning metal into magnets"21 March 2011 (2011-03-21)
15"Traffic Control Systems, Mining Oil, Film Reconstruction"28 March 2011 (2011-03-28)
16"Mega Hotels, Lasers, Desert Golf"4 April 2011 (2011-04-04)
17"Orange Juice, Bending Glass, Solid Rock"11 April 2011 (2011-04-11)
18"Work in 600-degree Heat, Make Champagne, Expand Ports"18 April 2011 (2011-04-18)
19"G Suits, Smart Grid, Vehicle Slowdown"9 May 2011 (2011-05-09)
20"Military helicopters, Metro systems, Engineering artificial reefs"16 May 2011 (2011-05-16)

Science Channel[]

Season Unknown[]

Episodes in this group aired with 30-minute runtimes (including commercials). On hiatus as of February 2014.

# Features Date
1"Leather Pouf Ottomans, The Grand Canal (China), FlyBoards"February 6, 2014 (2014-02-06)

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