The Secret Life of Machines

The Secret Life of Machines (1988)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Creator: Tim Hunkin
  • First Air Date: 1988-11-15
  • Last Air Date: 1993-03-25
  • Total Seasons: 3
  • Total Episodes: 18
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 30 min.
  • Production Company: Artifax
  • Network: Channel 4
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Summary

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.

  • Keywords: invention, engineering, educational, machine
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    The Secret Life of Machines Seasons

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 1988-11-15
    6 Episodes

    Season 2

    First Air Date: 1991-01-08
    6 Episodes

    Season 3

    First Air Date: 1993-02-18
    6 Episodes

    The Secret Life of Machines Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 1The Vacuum Cleaner30 min
    Season 1Episode 2The Sewing Machine30 min
    Season 1Episode 3The Central Heating System30 min
    Season 1Episode 4The Washing Machine30 min
    Season 1Episode 5The Refrigerator30 min
    Season 1Episode 6The Television Set30 min
    Season 2Episode 1The Car30 min
    Season 2Episode 2The Internal Combustion Engine30 min
    Season 2Episode 3The Quartz Watch30 min
    Season 2Episode 4The Telephone30 min
    Season 2Episode 5The Radio30 min
    Season 2Episode 6The Video Recorder30 min
    Season 3Episode 1The Lift30 min
    Season 3Episode 2The Word Processor30 min
    Season 3Episode 3The Electric Light30 min
    Season 3Episode 4The Photocopier30 min
    Season 3Episode 5The Fax Machine30 min
    Season 3Episode 6The Office30 min
    • Tim Hunkin

      as Himself - Presenter
    • Rex Garrod

      as Himself - Co-Presenter
    Writing Tim Hunkin Writer

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