The Secret Life of Machines (2021)
- Original title
- The Secret Life of Components
- Genre
- documentary television program
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 3 seasons, 18 episodes
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two presenters explain how common machines like washing machines, televisions, and toilets work. They show the history and inner parts of each device in a simple way.
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What happens
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 broadcast on The Learning Channel and the Discovery Channel in the U.S. In 2021, Hunkin made "remastered" versions of all episodes available online, on his YouTube channel. Each episode has a short reminiscence appended to it. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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