BBC4, this should be interesting.

BBC4, this should be interesting.

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26 March 2016 at 08:15 #231712
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BBC4 this Tuesday the 29th March at 10.00pm,

Mechanical Marvels, Clockwork Dreams, the history of automata by Prof Simon Schaffer
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26 March 2016 at 08:15 #34641
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26 March 2016 at 08:56 #231719
Douglas Johnston
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I saw this programme when it was first shown and it is well worth a look. Some of the mechanical marvels are truly amazing, and a lot of them were made a very long time ago with only very basic equipment.

Doug
26 March 2016 at 09:32 #231726
John Haine
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Just a shame about Simon Schaffer over-interpreting.
26 March 2016 at 14:56 #231790
frank brown
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What about that automata that writes his name in longhand with a dip pen , absolutely amazing.

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