Name: How Do They Do It?
Released: 2006-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Chris Broyles, Robert Llewellyn, Rupert Degas

Available on Investigation Discovery, Food Network, Science Channel, Discovery, TLC, Travel Channel, HGTV, Prime Video, discovery+, Tubi, Hulu, Sling TV, HBO Max, Plex, Animal Planet, Philo

An insider's look and interviews show the engineering and scientific miracles behind the things that form the modern world.

Documentary · 2006 · 22 min

Starring Chris Broyles , Robert Llewellyn , Rupert Degas

EPISODE 6

Submarine; Moving Earth; Beer Car

How do they rescue the crew of a sunken submarine? How does a 6000 tonne monster digger manage to walk? And how do they run a car on waste beer?

22 min · Mar 7, 2007
EPISODE 2

Family Car, Titanium, Letter

Experts reveal how the metal behind the fastest plane ever is made, how letters get from one end of the UK to the other in just 24 hours and how regular cars are modified to race the most dangerous outdoor circuits in the world.

21 min · Apr 4, 2007
EPISODE 3

Forest Fires, Car Exhaust, Space Station

Astronauts train for the weightlessness of space without leaving the ground, toxic chemicals are removed from car exhaust fumes and fire fighters extinguish vast forest fires in some of the most inaccessible areas on the planet.

20 min · Apr 11, 2007
EPISODE 5

Nuclear Sub, Crash Test Dummies, Fruit and Veg

The crew of a nuclear submarine reveal how they stay safe during a fire. Later, the science behind the world's most advanced crash test dummies and a multi-million dollar greenhouse that provides produce year-round are explored.

21 min · Apr 18, 2007
EPISODE 6

Land Mines, Air Boats, Car Warehouse

Massive mining machines are made to be mobile, while one of Europe's largest warehouses has to organize and house 350,000 car parts and boats are built to navigate the swamps of Florida.

21 min · Apr 18, 2007
EPISODE 7

Black Boxes, Steam turbine, Racing Car

Investigators show how they retrieve and analyze the data stored on an airplane's black box. Then, workers transport a massive steam turbine halfway around the world and fireproof suits are made to protect race car drivers.

20 min · Apr 25, 2007