How Do They Do It? (UK)

The working processes of America's largest mine, and how made-to-measure shotguns are manufactured

Examining the operation of versatile construction machines, how beans are turned into sauce, and the processes involved in maintaining the Willis Tower Skydeck in Chicago

The technological processes involved in manufacturing peanut butter, and how domestic appliances are tested

The mining of the marble used in Washington DC's monuments, and the manufacture of Tabasco sauce and storm-proof umbrellas

Examining the production of Irish stout, the use of silkworms to make gunpowder bags and clothes, and how soup is put into cans

Examining how phosphates are used to put out fires, and the processes involved in refuelling and resupplying cruise liners

Examining how aeroplane tyres find grip, the processes involved in laying artificial turf, and how the fastest gun in the west is fired

Examining the technology used to dive for natural sponges, and how taxi drivers know their way to so many different destinations

How cars absorb the impact of a crash, the processes involved in printing a blockbuster, and how vegetable oil is used to make spread

The processes involved in turning water into whisky, and the preparations that are being made for another natural disaster on the scale of Hurricane Katrina

Exploring how fish are farmed, raw cane is turned into sugar, and how suits are tailored in just one day

Converting sulphuric acid and lead into 100 million car batteries; turning cacao beans into bars of chocolate; how toothbrushes clean our teeth.

The complex technological processes involved in creating banknotes, and how leather hide is turned into a pair of shoes

The complex processes involved in maintaining the Eiffel Tower, and how chrome is polished to make it extra shiny

An exploration of how water is harnessed to power ships, the creation of decaffeinated coffee from beans, and the production of smoked fish

Exploring how investigators establish the causes of fires, and the importance of oak barrels in traditional French winemaking

Examining how oak trees are used in the production of wine, and the processes involved in investigating the causes of fires

How the price of bread is set, the production of speedy lawnmowers, and how coconuts clean water

The processes involved in turning trees into matches, and how chrome is polished to make it extra shiny

The complex technological processes involved in making off-road vehicles, the best way to stay on a bucking bronco, and how flour is used when making cakes