The Secret Life of Machines 1988
- Status
- Ended
- First Aired
- November 15, 1988
- Format
- 3 seasons · 18 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~9 hours (30 min/ep)
- Created By
- Tim Hunkin
- Network
- Channel 4
What is The Secret Life of Machines?
The Secret Life of Machines is a television series first released in 1988. Catalogued under Documentary.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1988
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 18
- Runtime
- 30 minutes
- First aired
- Nov 15, 1988
- Networks
- Channel 4
- Genres
- Documentary
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 8.1/10
- Format
- 3 seasons · 18 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~30 minutes
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- Channel 4
How long to binge?
Estimate the schedule using 18 episodes and an average 30-minute runtime.
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The Secret Life of Machines is a television series first released in 1988. Catalogued under Documentary. Produced and broadcast by Channel 4. Current status: Ended. Spans 3 seasons and 18 tracked episodes.
Should you watch it?
“Discover the inner workings and history of common household and office machinery.”
- learn how common household and office machinery work
- presented by tim hunkin and rex garrod
- limited production details available in the provided text
Watch it if you want to learn about the inner workings and history of common machinery.
The content is educational and documentary in nature.
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What is The Secret Life of Machines?
It is an educational television series explaining the inner workings and history of common household and office machinery.
Who presents the series?
The series is presented by Tim Hunkin and Rex Garrod.
Who created the programme?
The programme was developed by show creator Tim Hunkin.
What was the programme developed from?
It was developed from Tim Hunkin's comic strip The Rudiments of Wisdom.
Where was the comic strip researched and drawn?
It was researched and drawn for the Observer newspaper over a period of 14 years.
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