The Secret Life of Machines Season 1

Nov 15, 1988 30m GB

7.6

5 votes

Documentary

Seasons and episodes

1 - 1 : The Secret Life of the Vacuum Cleaner

Nov 15, 1988

1 - 2 : The Secret Life of the Washing Machine

Nov 22, 1988

1 - 3 : The Secret Life of the Sewing Machine

Nov 29, 1988

1 - 4 : The Secret Life of the Refrigerator

Dec 06, 1988

1 - 5 : The Secret Life of the Central Heating System

Dec 13, 1988

1 - 6 : The Secret Life of the Television Set

Dec 20, 1988

Synopsis

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.

Title	The Secret Life of Machines
First Air Date	Nov 15, 1988
Last Air Date	Mar 25, 1993
Episodes	18
Seasons	3
Companies	Artifax
Keywords	invention, engineering, educational, machine