# How Do They Do It? (2006)

> An insider's look at the engineering and scientific feats behind the things that shape modern life.

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## Facts

- Seasons: 17
- Episodes: 287
- Episode runtime: 22 min
- Status: Returning Series
- Genres: documentary
- Network: Discovery
- Cast: Rupert Degas, Robert Llewellyn, Naz Osmanoglu, Jeff Wilburn
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0862583/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Tone: upbeat, curious, reassuring, accessible, wonder driven

## Synopsis

How Do They Do It? (2006-present) is a Canadian, American and British documentary series created for Discovery, running for seventeen seasons and roughly 287 episodes of 22 minutes each. Each episode takes viewers inside the engineering and scientific processes that produce the everyday objects and systems of modern life, following the production of a product from raw materials to finished form. Presenters Rupert Degas and Robert Llewellyn guide the tours, moving through factories, labs and workshops to show how each step is carried out and why it works. The engine of the show is curiosity about the hidden machinery of manufacturing: each episode is a self-contained look at one industry or product, with a clear sense of cause and effect. Its shape is a long-running episodic factual series, produced by WAGtv, with a warm, upbeat and reassuring register that treats industrial ingenuity as something to admire. The mood is accessible and family friendly, with no violence or mature material. Fans of Connections, How It's Made and MythBusters will find a similar appetite for practical explanation and the pleasure of seeing how things are built.

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