How It's Made
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 · 21m
Starring Lynne Adams, Mark Tewksbury, Lynn Herzeg
Director Gabriel Hoss, Yves Martin Allard

Season 3

  • EPISODE 1
    Cranberries/Cotton Yarns/Road Signs
    Cranberries, cotton yarn and road signs: more everyday objects are put under the microscope to find out how they were made.
    21 min
  • EPISODE 2
    Combination Locks/Caravans/Erasers
    Combination locks, caravans and erasers: more everyday objects are put under the microscope to find out how they were made.
    21 min
  • EPISODE 3
    Vegetable Oil/Hand Tools/Cotton Swabs
    Vegetable oil, hand tools and cotton swabs: more everyday objects are put under the microscope to find out how they were made.
    21 min
  • EPISODE 4
    Boiled Sweets/Polystyrene/Metal Fences
    Boiled sweets, polystyrene and metal fences: more everyday objects are placed under the microscope to find out how they were made.
    21 min
  • EPISODE 5
    Horse-Drawn Carriages; Artificial Eyes; Dog and Cat Food
    Explores the production process behind horse-drawn carriages, artificial eyes and cat and dog food as everyday items are put under the microscope.
    21 min
  • EPISODE 6
    Yogurt; Candles; Neon Signs; Bookbindings
    Explores the production process behind yoghurt, candles and neon signs as everyday items are put under the microscope.
    21 min

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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

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.

Information

Studio
discovery plus Pop Science
Released
2001
Rated
Pentru toate vârstele
© Maj Media

Languages

Original Audio
English, English (Canada), Korean
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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)
  • Россия
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • España
  • 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

  • Canada (English)
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  • Estados Unidos (Español México)