How Do They Do It?

The wizardry behind the push-button ballpoint pen saves millions of shirts from annoying ink stains, soldiers get their pizza fix deep behind enemy lines and a bunch of rivers weeds are transformed into hefty, must-have rugs.

Manufacturers give a behind-the-scenes look at the chart-topping, six-string star of rock and roll, the motorsports secrets to racing around the clock with a road car turned endurance racer and the popular seafood spread made from cod roe.

Manufacturers reveal the secrets behind how the world's biggest newspaper delivers over 80-million copies a day, how the modern sock is crafted to perfection and how ten-thousand tons of blackcurrants are turned into a famous, fruity drink.

One of the world's most-advanced weather-testing facilities subjects cars to all the elements, handmade baseball gloves make the difference between a broken finger and a high-speed catch and traditional Christmas puddings light up holidays tables.

Histories greatest moments are preserved for all time on skin, the fastest moving object in the world of sports takes flight and Vikings harness the explosive power of volcanoes to make gourmet salt.

Humble horsehair is turned into a bed fit for royalty, a 20-million-dollar, space-faring picnic basket keeps astronauts fed and watered for months at a time and subterranean salad is grown in a World War II bomb shelter below London's busy streets.

Fishermen transport lobster from the ocean floor to fine dining restaurants in just a few hours, craftsman follow a three-hundred-year-old design when hand crafting couches and cutting-edge camera lenses are capable of seeing more than the human eye.

Air traffic controllers must manage a beach airport that is flooded twice a day, cutting-edge technology brings a centuries-old processed food to local delis and Bavaria's unofficial national costume helps keep ancient crafts alive.

An Italian manufacturer makes a hat with enough flair for Hollywood's biggest stars, a low-fat, Icelandic dairy dish is set on conquering the world and a British company is engineering the ultimate commuter companion.

Scottish manufacturers use pedal power to weave a high-demand fabric for catwalks throughout the world, an Italian company leads the turnaround of the turntable and an Icelandic delicacy has a fishy tale to becoming edible.