The Secret Life of Machines
The Secret Life of Machines is an educational television series presented by Tim Hunkin and Rex Garrod, in which the two explain the inner workings and history of common household and office machinery. According to Hunkin, the show's creator, the programme was developed from his comic strip The Rudiments of Wisdom, which he researched and drew for the Observer newspaper over a period of 14 years. Three separate groupings of the broadcast were produced and originally shown between 1988 and 1993 on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom, with the production subsequently airing on The Learning Channel and the Discovery Channel.
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The Secret Life of Machines
The Secret Life of Machines is an educational television series presented by Tim Hunkin and Rex Garrod, in which the two explain the inner workings and history of common household and office machinery. According to Hunkin, the show's creator, the programme was developed from his comic strip The Rudiments of Wisdom, which he researched and drew for the Observer newspaper over a period of 14 years. Three separate groupings of the broadcast were produced and originally shown between 1988 and 1993 on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom, with the production subsequently airing on The Learning Channel and the Discovery Channel.
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United Kingdom
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* Andrew Snell
* Nigel Maslin
* Frank Prendergast
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The Russians are Coming
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1988-11-15
1988-11-22
1988-11-29
1988-12-06
1988-12-13
1988-12-20
1991-01-08
1991-01-15
1991-01-22
1991-01-29
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Elizabeth Queenan
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Epilogue: A modern sewing mach ...... GOODBYE" on a piece of fabric
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Epilogue: A pyramid of washing ...... alks about recent developments
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Epilogue: An office goes haywi ...... usly emerges from under a desk
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Epilogue: Hunkin is "blasted" into the sky in a lift car powered by rocket motors
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The Secret Life of the Car
The Secret Life of the Central Heating System
The Secret Life of the Electric Light
The Secret Life of the Fax Machine
The Secret Life of the Internal Combustion Engine
The Secret Life of the Lift
The Secret Life of the Office
The Secret Life of the Photocopier
The Secret Life of the Quartz Watch
The Secret Life of the Radio Set
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