Canadian TV series or program
How Do They Do It?
is a television series produced by
Wag TV
for
Discovery Channel
. Each programme explores how 2 or 3 ordinary objects are made and used. The show's slogan is "Behind the ordinary is the extraordinary." The series is broadcast throughout the world on various Discovery-owned networks including:
- Discovery Channel, Science Channel, DMAX and Quest in the United Kingdom;
- Science Channel in the United States;
- Discovery Channel in
Asia
, Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Spain,
Switzerland
, and the
Netherlands
;
- Discovery Channel and Discovery Science in Italy.
Series 1 and 2, which were co-produced with Rocket Surgery Productions, were narrated by
Rupert Degas
; series 3 and 4 were narrated by
Iain Lee
; and series 5 and 6 were narrated by
Dominic Frisby
. In 2008, the UK's
Channel 5
began airing the series, presented by
Robert Llewellyn
. This version was released on DVD in the UK in May 2010.
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In the United States, the series airs on the
Science Channel
and is narrated by Chris Broyles.
This programme is similar to the popular Canadian-produced documentary programme,
How It's Made
, also broadcast on Discovery Channel networks.
Episodes
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Season 1 (2006)
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Episodes in the first season aired with 60-minute runtimes (including commercials).
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Season 2 (2006)
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Episodes in the second season aired with 30-minute runtimes (including commercials).
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Season 3 (2007)
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Season 4 (2007)
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Season 5 (2008)
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Season 6 (2009)
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Season 7 (2010)
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Season 8 (2011)
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Season 9 (2012)
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Season 10 (2012)
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Season 11 (2013)
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Season 12 (2014)
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Season 13 (2015)
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Season 14 (2016)
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Season 15 (2017)
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Season 16
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Special
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Episodes 60 minutes long taken the best from series 3 and 4
FIVE (UK) version
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Series 1
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Each episode is 30 minutes long and airs on terrestrial UK
channel five
. Each programme features 2 items from the original series with 1 new item filmed with presenter
Robert Llewellyn
. Llewellyn also presents links in between the original items.
Series 2
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Series 3
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Series 4
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Series 4 does not feature a specially shot item with presenter Robert Llewellyn; instead this is a reversion of the Discovery Channel series 5 with filmed links presented by Robert between the items. This series was not made available on Five's online video site.
Series 5
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Series 5 does not feature a specially shot item with presenter Robert Llewellyn; instead this is a reversion of the Discovery Channel series 6 with filmed links presented by Llewellyn between the items. This series was not made available on 5's online video site.
Science Channel
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Season Unknown
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Episodes in this group aired with 30-minute runtimes (including commercials). On hiatus as of February 2014.
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