How Do They Do It?: Season 13
Season 13 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of How Do They Do It? Season 12.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 13 Progress Shield
Baklavas, Gyroplanes, Ukuleles, Catamarans
Aug 8, 2016 · 22 min
How baklava is made; how pilots fly gyroplanes; how a ukulele is crafted; and how the world's fastest ferry was built.
Longboards, Lemonade, Forklifts
Aug 15, 2016 · 22 min
How longboards are made; how lemons are turned into lemonade; and how forklifts are built.
Coffee, Bricks, Lava Lamps, Diamonds
Aug 22, 2016 · 22 min
How coffee is roasted; how bricks are built; how lava lamps are made; and how diamonds are mined from an extinct volcano.
Cameras, Big Airbags, Jelly Beans
Aug 29, 2016 · 22 min
How the world's sharpest photos are taken; what it takes to create an airbag that can catch a falling car; and how jelly beans are made.
Caravans, Tuning Forks, Ice Resurfacers, Festival of Lights
Sep 5, 2016 · 22 min
ncluded: caravans; tuning forks; ice resurfacers; and Festival of Lights.
Vinyl Records, Bumper Cars, Tiger Balm
Sep 12, 2016 · 22 min
Vinyl records, bumper cars and tiger balm are featured.
Non-Alcoholic Beer, Tomcars, Escalators, Lie Detectors
Sep 19, 2016 · 22 min
How non-alcoholic beer, Tomcars, escalators and lie detectors are made.
Axes, Messenger Bags, Fast-Rescue Boats
Oct 3, 2016 · 22 min
How axes, messenger bags and fast-rescue boats are made.
Wensleydale Cheese, Paintbrushes, Eucalyptus Oil; Plastic Wrap
Oct 10, 2016 · 22 min
How Wensleydale cheese, paintbrushes, eucalyptus oil and plastic wrap are made.
The Tesla, Horsehair Fabrics, Pool Cleaners
Oct 17, 2016 · 22 min
Included: the Tesla; horse-hair fabrics; and pool cleaners.
Snails, Cutlery, Fishing Kayaks
Oct 24, 2016 · 22 min
How do they feed France's appetite for snails, turn slabs of steel into shiny cutlery, and craft a kayak you can paddle with your feet?
Emergency Bridges, Marker Pens
Oct 31, 2016 · 22 min
How do they build emergency bridges that can take the weight of a tank, make a marker pen that never fades, and design a 200-mph superbike?
Crystal Glass, Flat Screen TVs
Nov 7, 2016 · 22 min
How do they blow the world's finest crystal, heat the deepest swimming pool, and fill a million bottles a day of the world's favourite ketchup?
Pulverizers, Bomber Jackets
Nov 14, 2016 · 22 min
How do they forge a set of jaws that can chomp through concrete, stitch the historic airman's bomber, and brew the oldest beer in the Western World?
Sydney Opera House, Handsaws
Nov 21, 2016 · 22 min
How do they turn Sheffield steel into a carpenter's handsaw, make a microphone that can pick up a whisper, and safely steer through a frozen river?
Moonshine, Electric Bikes, Wetsuits
Nov 28, 2016 · 22 min
How do they brew moonshine in the heart of New York City, make a battery powered bicycle, and grow the rubber for wetsuits in the Arizona desert?
Gemstones, Cowboy Boots
Dec 5, 2016 · 22 min
How do they mine one of the rarest gemstones in the world, craft the classic cowboy boot, and build a road sweeper that can pick up seven tonnes of trash?
Duvets, Drill Pipes, Rubber Bands
Dec 12, 2016 · 22 min
How do they make the world's softest duvets, drill for oil thousands of metres below ground, and put the stretch in rubber bands?
Aircraft Engines, Fisherman's Friend
Dec 19, 2016 · 22 min
How do they build a diesel engine that can fly, make cough sweets, turn clear plastic into bank notes, and whip up ice cream flavours?
Armored Cars, Christmas Trees
Dec 26, 2016 · 22 min
How do they turn a family car into a fortress on wheels, grow millions of perfect Christmas trees and hammer out the world's finest cymbals?