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The Secret Life of Machines

📅 1988 ⭐ 7.6 🕐 30m GB GB

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.

Seasons & Episodes
Season 1 6 episodes
E1
The Secret Life of the Vacuum Cleaner 1988-11-15
E2
The Secret Life of the Washing Machine 1988-11-22
E3
The Secret Life of the Sewing Machine 1988-11-29
E4
The Secret Life of the Refrigerator 1988-12-06
E5
The Secret Life of the Central Heating System 1988-12-13
E6
The Secret Life of the Television Set 1988-12-20
Season 2 6 episodes
E1
The Secret Life of the Car 1991-01-08
E2
The Secret Life of the Internal Combustion Engine 1991-01-15
E3
The Secret Life of the Quartz Watch 1991-01-22
E4
The Secret Life of the Telephone 1991-01-29
E5
The Secret Life of the Radio Set 1991-01-05
E6
The Secret Life of the Video Recorder 1991-02-12
Season 3 6 episodes
E1
The Secret Life of the Fax Machine 1993-02-18
E2
The Secret Life of the Lift 1993-02-25
E3
The Secret Life of the Word Processor 1993-03-04
E4
The Secret Life of the Electric Light 1993-03-11
E5
The Secret Life of the Photocopier 1993-03-18
E6
The Secret Life of the Office 1993-03-25
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