Episode

How Do They Do It?: Whisky Galore, Disaster Prevention

Name: How Do They Do It?: Whisky Galore, Disaster Prevention
Released: 2010-08-06
Duration: 22 min
Cast: Rupert Degas, Robert Llewellyn, Naz Osmanoglu, Jeff Wilburn

How Do They Do It?Season 72010-08-06

Overview

How is water transformed into whisky; and how are they preparing for another natural disaster like Hurricane Katrina?

Details

Series: How Do They Do It?
Season: Season 7
Episode: Episode 11
Air date: 2010-08-06
Runtime: 22 min

Episode context

Whisky Galore, Disaster Prevention is Episode 11 in Season 7 of How Do They Do It?. It aired on 2010-08-06. The runtime is 22 min.

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