Name: How It's Made
Released: 2001-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Lynne Adams, Mark Tewksbury, Lynn Herzeg

TV Show · Documentary

A look behind the scenes at how everyday things are manufactured. Typically each episode includes three to four products featured, with a mix consisting of common items such as jeans, aluminium foil and cereal, and less predictable ones like wax figurines, braille typewriters and pinball machines.

2001 · 22m

Starring Lynne Adams, Mark Tewksbury, Lynn Herzeg

Director Gabriel Hoss, Yves Martin Allard

EPISODE 1

Paving Asphalt/Marshmallow Cookies/Loudspeakers/Electronic Door Locks

Paving asphalt, marshmallow cookies, loudspeakers, and electronic door locks. Where did they come from and how were they made?

21 min
EPISODE 2

Wood Burning Stoves, Orthoses, Ballet Slippers, Buses

Wood-burning stoves, ballet slippers and buses: more everyday items are put under the microscope to find out how they were made.

21 min
EPISODE 3

Robotic Arms/Tattoos/Sanitary Napkins/Concrete Pipes

Robotic arms, tattoos, napkins and concrete pipes: more items are put under the microscope to find out how they were made.

21 min
EPISODE 4

Hockey Gloves; Snack Cakes; Remouled Tires

Hockey gloves, remoulded tyres and wastewater treatment: more items are put under the microscope to find out how they were made.

21 min
EPISODE 5

Ambulances, Dining Room Furniture, Diatonic Accordions, Acrylic Awards

Ambulances, dining-room furniture and accordions: more items are put under the microscope to find out how they were made.

21 min
EPISODE 6

Alkaline Batteries, Wheelchairs, Cowboy Boots

Alkaline batteries, wheelchairs, flutes and cowboy boots: more items are put under the microscope to find out how they were made.

21 min