Episode

How Do They Do It?: Powerboats, Swiss Watches, Wallpaper

Name: How Do They Do It?: Powerboats, Swiss Watches, Wallpaper
Released: 2012-01-05
Duration: 22 min
Cast: Rupert Degas, Robert Llewellyn, Naz Osmanoglu, Jeff Wilburn

How Do They Do It?Season 82012-01-05

Overview

How do they build powerboats that can go faster than sports cars? How do they produce Swiss watches? How do they create wallpaper fit for palaces?

Details

Series: How Do They Do It?
Season: Season 8
Episode: Episode 18
Air date: 2012-01-05
Runtime: 22 min

Episode context

Powerboats, Swiss Watches, Wallpaper is Episode 18 in Season 8 of How Do They Do It?. It aired on 2012-01-05. The runtime is 22 min.

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