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How Do They Do It?

Season 12

2015 · 20 episodes · 7h 20m in all

Episodes

  1. 1. Logging, Tiles, Jaffa Cakes

    10 May 2015 · 22 min

    A look at how skyline logging wrangles Vancouver's most elusive trees. Plus, muscle and skill turns ordinary clay into intricate tiles in a Spanish workshop.

  2. 2. Heavy-Lift Aircraft, Hunting Boots, Bananas

    14 May 2015 · 22 min

    Jets over to Spain to one of the most advanced and powerful planes in the world. Plus, there's a secret to making warm waterproof boots and how bananas get just...

  3. 3. Monorail, Royal Copenhagen Porcelain, New York Cupcakes

    21 May 2015 · 22 min

    Commuters rise above Mumbai's chaos by riding India's only monorail. In Denmark, porcelain statues are hand painted and take several weeks to complete. Creative cupcake recipes originate in Manhattan and stretch around the world.

  4. 4. Wine, Goretex Extreme Weather Clothing

    28 May 2015 · 22 min

    Travel down under, home to some of the largest wineries in the world and see how some of the most popular wines are produced. What does PTFE stand for? And how is it used to make extreme weather clothing for the most demanding customers.

  5. 5. Screws, Marmalade, Printed Dresses

    4 Jun 2015 · 22 min

    Building a fighter jet; Turning bitter oranges into marmalade; Printing out a dress fit for the catwalk.

  6. 6. Road Rollers, Canned Bread, Vertu Phones

    11 Jun 2015 · 22 min

    The powerful machines essential to building roads and highways are made; No pans are needed when you can bake bread in a can; Luxurious cell phones are made with rubies and sapphires.

  7. 7. Tinned Grapefruit, Snow Machines, Conveyor Belts

    18 Jun 2015 · 22 min

  8. 8. Harp Strings, Roof Windows, Belgian Waffles

    3 Jul 2015 · 22 min

    Making the world's finest harp strings; Building roof windows that can keep out a hurricane; Making Belgian waffles.

  9. 9. AGA Cookers, Incense Sticks, Jenever

    9 Jul 2015 · 22 min

    Scrap metal is made into a gourmet cooking machine; The exotic aromas of India are created by hand; How sailors got their Dutch Courage.

  10. 10. Robo-farm, Log Stacker, Piano Moving

    23 Jul 2015 · 22 min

    A farm in the Netherlands is run almost entirely by robots. One of the largest toughest log stackers is put to work in Sweeden and grand pianos are navigated through the streets of New York.

  11. 11. Bamboo Scaffolding, Strontium

    30 Jul 2015 · 22 min

    Indian construction crews that use bamboo for their scaffolding needs; Mining strontium for multicolored fireworks.

  12. 12. Espadrilles, Prefabricated Houses, Underground Storage

    6 Aug 2015 · 22 min

    Fashionable footwear; prefabricated houses; underground storage for books and documents.

  13. 13. Macadamia Nuts, Tap Water, Crowd Barriers

    13 Aug 2015 · 22 min

    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.

  14. 14. High Rise Construction, Dr. Marten Boots, Cooking Pans

    20 Aug 2015 · 22 min

    How do they build the biggest apartment block on the planet? How do they make the classic British boot? And how do they make cooking pans tough enough to last...

  15. 15. Sitar, Biltong, Bulldozers

    27 Aug 2015 · 22 min

    How do they craft a classic Indian instrument, the Sitar? How do they make beef biltong? And how do they build monster bulldozers?

  16. 16. Fedoras, Cement, Frozen Peas

    3 Sept 2015 · 22 min

    How do they fashion the iconic Fedora hat? How do they make the cement that builds the world? And how do they harvest and freeze millions of peas in under...

  17. 17. Mohair, Quadski, Harp

    10 Sept 2015 · 22 min

    How do they turn goat fleeces into fabrics? How do they build a quad bike that turns into a jet-ski and how do they create the instrument of angels- the...

  18. 18. Redbush Tea, Luggage Handling, Hairbrushes

    17 Sept 2015 · 22 min

    How do they harvest thousands of tonnes of tea? How to they make sure that your luggage catches the same plane as you? And how do they make high-quality hairbrushes?

  19. 19. Credit Cards, Indian Lunch Deliveries, Boat Lift

    24 Sept 2015 · 22 min

    How do they keep the crooks from cracking into your credit card? And how do they lift a 1000 ton ship 70 meters into the air while it is still...

  20. 20. Power Tunnel, Pizza Ovens, Playhouses

    1 Oct 2015 · 22 min

    How do they build tunnels to prevent blackouts in one of the world's biggest cities? How do they turn millions of hectares of pine forest into perfect pieces of timber?

How Do They Do It? Season 12: quick answers

How many episodes are in How Do They Do It? Season 12?

Season 12 of How Do They Do It? has 20 episodes, about 7 hours in total.

When did How Do They Do It? Season 12 come out?

Season 12 premiered on 10 May 2015.

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