Episode

How Do They Do It?: Scania Trucks, Miracle Forensics

Name: How Do They Do It?: Scania Trucks, Miracle Forensics
Released: 2012-09-20
Duration: 22 min
Cast: Rupert Degas, Robert Llewellyn, Naz Osmanoglu, Jeff Wilburn

How Do They Do It?Season 92012-09-20

Overview

How are powerful Scania trucks built? How do they use the world's biggest DNA database to solve crime? How is paraffin used to make Gouda cheese?

Details

Series: How Do They Do It?
Season: Season 9
Episode: Episode 12
Air date: 2012-09-20
Runtime: 22 min

Episode context

Scania Trucks, Miracle Forensics is Episode 12 in Season 9 of How Do They Do It?. It aired on 2012-09-20. The runtime is 22 min.

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