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How Do They Do It?: Season 14

20 episodes Premiered Jan 6, 2017 Updated Sep 29, 2026
Previously on How Do They Do It?

Season 14 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 13.
  • ⚡ 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.
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Season 14 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 14: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (17): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S14·E3 Core

Mardi Gras, Rock Candy, Dentures

Jan 13, 2017 · 22 min

A look at how the amazing, and massive, decorations on Mardi Gras carnival floats are created, how rock candy is twisted together, and a look at how dentures are made.

S14·E4 Core

Helmets, Tea, District Heating

Jan 13, 2017 · 22 min

How do they harvest and treat the world's most expensive tea? Plus, how does the Siekierki power plant of Warsaw, Poland heat half the city's homes?

S14·E5 Core

Royal Enfield, Art Fraud, Milk

Jan 20, 2017 · 22 min

How do they engineer the latest incarnation of the classic Royal Enfield Continental GT motorbike? Plus, how do 'art detectives' spot a forgery?

S14·E6 Core

Crash Testing, Delftware, Umbrellas

Jan 20, 2017 · 22 min

How do they blend science and destruction at crash test centres? And how do they piece together the complex mechanism of a pocket sized umbrella?

S14·E7 Core

Iron Ore, Wave Flume, Chandeliers

Jan 27, 2017 · 22 min

How do they extract iron ore from one of the most remote mines on the planet? And how do they make chandeliers that are fit for a queen?

S14·E8 Core

Oyster Knives, Stadium Lights, Diamonds

Jan 27, 2017 · 22 min

How do they forge the blades to crack open oyster shells? Plus, how do scientists in a lab grow the synthetic diamonds of the future?

S14·E9 Core

Cheddar Cheese, CPR Mannequins, Dishwashers

Feb 3, 2017 · 22 min

How do they make cheddar, the world's most popular cheese? How do they breathe life into Rususci Anne - the plastic woman that teaches CPR?

S14·E10 Core

Ford Transits, Driza-bone, Saltfish

Feb 3, 2017 · 22 min

How do Ford produce the ubiquitous white van, the Transit? Plus, how do they ensure the Driza-bone coat lives up to its name?

S14·E11 Core

Wood Stoves, Indigo, Synthesiser

Feb 10, 2017 · 22 min

How do they make wood burning stoves that bring warmth to the bleak Norwegian winter? Plus, how do build the synthesiser that changed music forever?

S14·E12 Core

Morgan Cars, Bamboo Cotton, Toilets

Feb 10, 2017 · 22 min

How do they assemble the reinvented Morgan 3 Wheeler? Plus, how do they protect firefighters' hands from heat, flame and chemical attack?

S14·E13 Core

Wind Turbines, Car Tyres, Mushrooms

Feb 17, 2017 · 22 min

How do they make wind turbines with twice the wingspan of a Boeing? Plus, how do they mould car tyres from the ooze of a tree?

S14·E14 Core

Ammo, Dental Drill, Road Markings

Feb 17, 2017 · 22 min

How do they make the tank piercing super bullet? Plus, how do they forge the infamous torture weapon, the dentist's drill?

S14·E15 Core

Giant Power Station, Smallest Aircraft

Feb 24, 2017 · 22 min

How do they make giant floating power stations that provide power around the world? Plus, how do they fabricate the world's smallest aircraft?

S14·E16 Core

Crayons, Mirrors

Feb 24, 2017 · 22 min

How do they create coloured crayons used by children and artists around the world? Plus, how do artisans and craftsmen create treasured mirrors in India?

S14·E17 Core

Electric Race Cars, Mead

Mar 3, 2017 · 22 min

How do they power the next generation of race cars that run on electricity? Plus, how do they make mead - the favourite drink of the infamous Vikings?

S14·E18 Core

Steam-Powered Boat, Waterwall

Mar 3, 2017 · 22 min

How do they build the famous steam-powered paddleboats that cruise the Mississippi River? How did they create the powerful defence system called 'the waterwall'?

S14·E19 Mytharc

Paving Stones, Tuxedo

Mar 10, 2017 · 22 min

How do they make modern paving stones and how has the process changed over thousands of years? Plus, how do they create a traditionally tailored tuxedo suit?

S14·E20 Mytharc

Fire Gloves, Enamel

Mar 10, 2017 · 22 min

How do they fabricate fire gloves for emergency services personnel? Plus, how do they create the enamel that is used in bake-wear around the world?

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