How It's Made
TV Show · Documentary

Examines what materials, technology, and manufacturing processes are used to create everyday products, ranging from the commonplace to the less predictable.

2001 · 21m
Starring Lynne Adams, Mark Tewksbury, Lynn Herzeg
Director Gabriel Hoss, Yves Martin Allard

Season 23

  • EPISODE 1
    Motion Sensors; Belt Loaders; Pheasant Breeding; Diving Helmets
    Explores the production processes behind the manufacture of motion sensors, belt loaders and diving helmets.
    21m
  • EPISODE 2
    Rawhide Lampshades; Chocolate Chip Cookies; MRI Scanners
    A look into the factories where rawhide lampshades, chocolate chip cookies and MRI scanners are made.
    20m
  • EPISODE 3
    Noise Barrier Walls; Front-Load Washers; Bourbon; Flexible Circuit Boards
    Explores the manufacturing process of noise barrier walls, front-load washers, bourbon and flexible circuit boards.
    20m
  • EPISODE 4
    Railway Bridge Ties; Membrane Filters; Hydraulic Post Drivers; Bi-planes
    An exploration of the production process behind railway bridge ties, membrane filters, hydraulic post drivers and bi-planes.
    20m
  • EPISODE 5
    Hospital Laundry; Brass Instrument Restoration; Horse Replicas; Excavation
    A look into the processes behind hospital laundry, brass instrument restoration, horse replicas and excavation.
    20m
  • EPISODE 6
    Ceramic Fireplaces; Synthetic Corks; Parking Garage Floor Slabs
    A look at the engineering processes behind ceramic fireplaces, synthetic corks and parking garage floor slabs.
    20m

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Cast & Crew

  • Lynne Adams
    Host
  • Mark Tewksbury
    Host
  • L‌H
    Lynn Herzeg
    Host
  • J‌W
    June Wallack
    Host
  • G‌H
    Gabriel Hoss
    Director
  • Y‌M
    Yves Martin Allard
    Director
  • A‌D
    André Douillard
    Director
  • L‌M
    Louis-Phillipe Myre
    Director
  • F‌S
    François Senécal-Tremblay
    Director
  • G‌V
    Grégoire Viau
    Director
  • Y‌S
    Yan Savard
    Director

About

How It's Made

Documentary

Examines what materials, technology, and manufacturing processes are used to create everyday products, ranging from the commonplace to the less predictable.

Information

Studio
discovery plus Pop Science
Released
2001
Rated
G
© Maj Media

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Original Audio
English, English (Canada), Korean
Audio

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Africa, Middle East, and India

  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Botswana
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Cape Verde
  • Egypt
  • Eswatini
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • India
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger (English)
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uganda
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Zimbabwe

Asia Pacific

  • Australia
  • Cambodia
  • Fiji
  • 香港 (廣東話–繁體)
  • Indonesia (English)
  • 日本
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • 澳門 (廣東話–繁體)
  • Malaysia (English)
  • Micronesia, Federated States of
  • Mongolia
  • New Zealand
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • 대한민국
  • 台灣
  • Thailand
  • Turkmenistan
  • Vietnam

Europe

  • Armenia
  • Österreich
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France (Français)
  • Deutschland
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Ireland
  • Italia
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg (English)
  • Malta
  • Moldova, Republic Of
  • Nederland
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal (Português)
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  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
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  • Sverige
  • Schweiz
  • Türkiye (English)
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom

Latin America and the Caribbean

  • Anguilla
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Argentina (Español)
  • Bahamas
  • Belize
  • Bermuda
  • Bolivia (Español)
  • Brasil
  • Virgin Islands, British
  • Cayman Islands
  • Chile (Español)
  • Colombia (Español)
  • Costa Rica (Español)
  • Dominica
  • República Dominicana
  • Ecuador (Español)
  • El Salvador (Español)
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala (Español)
  • Honduras (Español)
  • México
  • Nicaragua (Español)
  • Panamá
  • Paraguay (Español)
  • Perú
  • St. Kitts and Nevis
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Venezuela (Español)

The United States and Canada

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  • United States
  • Estados Unidos (Español México)