Episode
How Do They Do It?: Parma Ham, Rowing Machines, London Underground Signs
Overview
How is Parma ham, the most famous ham in the world, made? Plus, how do they make rowing machines, and how are the iconic London Underground signs made?
Details
- Series
- How Do They Do It?
- Season
- Season 15
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 2017-12-09
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Parma Ham, Rowing Machines, London Underground Signs is Episode 10 in Season 15 of How Do They Do It?. It aired on 2017-12-09. The runtime is 22 min.
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