How Do They Do It?: Season 7
Season 7 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 6.
- 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 7 Progress Shield
Underground World, Gunmakers
Jun 4, 2010 · 22 min
Head underground into America's largest mine to find out how lead is extracted. And how do they manufacture and test made-to-measure shotguns?
Diggers, Taste Of The Orient, Into The Void
Jun 10, 2010 · 22 min
How do they operate the world's most versatile construction machines? Plus, how do they maintain the Willis Tower Skydeck in Chicago?
Peanut Butter, Breaking Point
Jun 11, 2010 · 22 min
How are peanuts harvested, roasted and transformed into peanut butter; and how are domestic appliances tested?
Smooth As Marble, Hot Stuff, Umbrellas
Jun 18, 2010 · 22 min
How do they mine marble for Washington's monuments; how do they make Tabasco Sauce; and how do they produce storm proof umbrellas?
Tales From The Black Stuff, Silk, In The Can
Jun 25, 2010 · 22 min
How do they make Irish stout and how do they use silkworms to create gunpowder bags and clothes? Plus, how do they put soup into cans?
Fire Extinguishers, Cruise Liner
Jul 2, 2010 · 22 min
How are phosphates used to put out fires; and how are cruise liners fuelled up and stocked with supplies before a voyage?
Aircraft Tyres, Six Shooters, Fever Pitch
Jul 9, 2010 · 22 min
How do they make aeroplane tyres; how do they fire the fastest guns in the west; and how do they make artificial turf for football pitches?
Soft As Sponge, The Knowledge
Jul 16, 2010 · 22 min
In this episode, learn how they dive for sponges and how taxi drivers know their way to so many different destinations.
Money Movers, Catch Of The Day, Amazing Grace
Jul 23, 2010 · 22 min
How do they transport cash securely; how do they land big game fish; and how do they produce bagpipes?
Crash Testing, Books Etc, Margarine
Jul 30, 2010 · 22 min
How do they design cars that will protect you in a crash; how do they print a bestseller; and how do they transform oil into margarine?
Whisky Galore, Disaster Prevention
Aug 6, 2010 · 22 min
How is water transformed into whisky; and how are they preparing for another natural disaster like Hurricane Katrina?
Sugar, Fish Farming
Aug 13, 2010 · 22 min
How do they transform raw cane into sugar; how do they farm fish; and how do they create tailor made suits that are ready within the day?
Money, Shoe-In
Aug 20, 2010 · 22 min
How are banknotes designed and printed; and how is leather hide transformed into pairs of shiny shoes?
Battery Power, Chocolate, Toothbrushes
Aug 27, 2010 · 22 min
How do they make toothbrushes; how do they produce millions of car batteries; and how are cacao beans transformed into chocolate?
Eiffel Tower, Snowboards
Sep 3, 2010 · 22 min
How do they carry out maintenance on the Eiffel Tower; and how do they design and build the ultimate snowboards?
Decaf Coffee, Smoked Fish, Water Jets
Sep 10, 2010 · 22 min
How do they turn coffee beans into decaffeinated coffee; how do they smoke fish; and how do they use water to power ships?
Blaze Cops, Oaked
Sep 17, 2010 · 22 min
How do investigators establish the cause of a fire; and why are oak barrels important in traditional French winemaking?
Lawnmowers, Bread, Clean Water
Sep 24, 2010 · 22 min
How do they build the world's fastest lawnmowers; how do they set the price of bread; and how do they use coconuts to clean water?
Matches, Chrome
Oct 1, 2010 · 22 min
How do they produce millions of matches; and how do they buff and polish chrome for the perfect shine?
Off-Roaders, Saddles, Cakes
Oct 8, 2010 · 22 min
How do they build the best off-road cars; how can cowboys stay on a bucking bronco; and how do they transform flour into cakes?